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Do Not Curse The Darkness
Sometimes, the night seems so long and the darkness so black, you wonder if you can hold on until the sunlight cracks it open. That is the time to strike the flint that sparks your soul and create your own … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Daily Life, Spirit, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, darkness, spirit
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Hey Donkey
Hey Donkey! Sometimes I think you have the right idea. When you’re tired, when you’ve had enough, you just stop and lay down. “That’s it”, you say. “I’m finished. No more today.” I wish I could do that, just quit … Continue reading
Only The Strong Survive
This morning when I opened Facebook, this photo showed up in my News Feed from a page called The Mind Unleashed. I thought “Wow, how true is that” and immediately shared it. I’ve been thinking about it all day, … Continue reading
Fresh Earth
I sit in the quickening darkness and listen. The birds last song of the evening giving way to the night chorus of peepers. The panting of the dogs as they tire themselves out struggling over one last stick. Eventually, even … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living, Daily Life, Faith, Gratitude, Love, Spirit, Uncategorized
Tagged dogs, Faith, Love, spirit
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There’s Always Good
We are doing a lot of landscaping and hardscaping this year. We plan to make our own outdoor retreat with a terraced bank and a waterfall. So we had to take down a number of trees that were too close … Continue reading
Posted in Country Living, Daily Life, Faith, Gratitude, Love, Spirit, Uncategorized
Tagged Faith, Love, spirit, Spring
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Making God Laugh
“If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” Woody Allen That’s one of my favorite quotes. Always has been. You never know how true it is though until it happens to you. A week ago Saturday, my … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Gratitude, Love, Marriage, Spirit, Uncategorized
Tagged hospital, Husband, letting go, Love, MRI, spirit
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Letting Go
How hard that is, the letting go. I want to hold on forever. I reach, I close my fist, but there is only smoke between my fingers. Mine. Such a foolish word. Everything is pulled from our grasp eventually. The … Continue reading
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One More Summer
Give me one more summer, Old Man. One more summer to walk down the road While you trot along beside me in the tall grass. It’s too cold for you now And you are so unsure on the ice. … Continue reading
Nobody’s Fool
I have spent most of my life working in Manhattan. I even lived there for six years after college. I’m street smart. I know what neighborhoods are OK to be in by myself and which are not. I know how … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Dogs, Gratitude, Random Acts of Kindness, Spirit
Tagged Dog, kindness, Love, spirit
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Spirit Pony
My Spirit Pony comes to me when I sleep. She paws the earth, snorts and shakes her head. “What do you want,” I ask. “Come with me,” she says. “I can’t. I’m tired and must work in the morning.” “Nonsense,” … Continue reading