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Tag Archives: gratitude
What the heart knows now
Today is the last day of my seventy-five day journey to connect more deeply with God, Spirit, Holy, Love…to explore “What the Heart Knows” during the waning days of 2020. Wow! What a ride it’s been. I can’t believe we’re … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged commitment, daily blogging, exploration, friends, gratitude, heart, holy, namaste, presence, purpose, readers, spirit, spirituality, what matters
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Turkey, brussels sprout salad, hurting hearts, gratitude and thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving all you dear readers with your roasting turkeys, your whipped mashed potatoes, your savory stuffing, your brussels sprout salads, your pumpkin pies. Or perhaps you’re feasting on pizza? Coq au vin? Paella? Butternut squash risotto? Grilled cheese sandwich? … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, brussels sprout salad, family, friends, gratitude, nature, non-gratitude, readers, sadness, Thanksgiving, turkey
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Reflections on daily blogging
My 75 day commitment to connect more deeply to the Holy Heart, Spirit, God, Love…to explore “What the Heart knows” during the waning days of 2020 is halfway over now. We’re counting down toward year’s end. Thirty eight, thirty seven, … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, challenges, commitment, daily blogging, gifts, gratitude, heart, holy, inspiration, love, spirituality, thoughts, waiting
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Try this gratitude practice to boost the immune system
Lots of folks are trying to boost their immune system lately. Eating healthy and exercising can strengthen it, but how about this simple gratitude practice? I have been feeling a little blue today–the first time in a couple of weeks … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged appreciation, family, friends, gratitude, health, immune system, nature, spirituality, thankfulness
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“You’ll lose all your readers if you write a spiritual blog every day.” (Fact check: not true.)
About a week ago this idea arose like a cartoon lightbulb above this head. It said, “How about dedicating the waning days of 2020 to connect deeper with Heart, Spirit, God? How about offering words, feelings, typing fingers to what … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, commitment, gratitude, heart, humor, love, pandemic, readers, spirituality, storyteller, What the Heart Knows
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The unsayable and the ordinary
I have been trying to write a blog since 6:30 a.m. Two creative writing pieces. Each one started strong, dribbled out in the middle and seemingly died a dark and exhausted death. Kind of like carved-out pumpkins jeering back at … Continue reading
Posted in October 2020
Tagged autumn, cold, creative writing, gratitude, junk, leaves, ordinary, photography, sheds, snow, thoughts, Upper Peninsula
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Make a list of good things when you’re feeling blue
Yesterday was *mostly* not a good day. I was quite sad about many things, which shall remain nameless. In the middle of the day, however, my good buddy, Susan and I met for a picnic at the waterfront park. We … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged blogging, feelings, friends, friendship, gratitude, personal, sadness, thankfulness, thoughts
60 Comments
Birthday seashells and blessings (like friends, electricity and raspberry crumble)
Today is my birthday. Sixty three years old, or so the birth certificate says. My mom agrees–back in 1957 she gave birth to her first little baby some time just after 1 a.m. She doesn’t remember the exact time, and … Continue reading
Posted in July, 2020
Tagged birthday, blessings, Chevy Malibu, Facebook, family, friends, gratitude, personal, power outage, Second Sand Beach, straight line winds, Upper Peninsula
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Deep January days in the woods
Good morning from our little stretch of woods and lake and snow and cold. Sitting here at this computer I watch lazy flakes of snow silhouetted against black and gray tree limbs. Yonder brown oak leaves dangle from branches that … Continue reading
Posted in January, 2019
Tagged authentic movement, cold, emotion, friends, gratitude, nature, outdoors, personal, spiritual, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, winter, woods, yoga, Zentangle
39 Comments
In-between
Shhh, dear reader. Let’s whisper. Let’s remember. Let’s lower our voices. Because this is the in-between time. It’s in-between Christmas and New Years. It’s in-between gift-giving and a brand new start. It’s in-between the old and stagnant–and the unknown.
Posted in December 2018
Tagged 2018, 2019, birth, Christmas, gratitude, hope, imagination, inspiration, new possibilities, New Years, please, thoughts, unknown
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