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Tag Archives: gratitude
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
61 Comments
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
26 Comments
Sprinkling petals atop snow
On some January mornings the sun rises and casts lemon shadows against the blue-shadowed snow. In the night deer nibble spruce branches and bed beneath them during this dark phase of the moon.
Posted in January 2015
Tagged Christmas cactus, gratitude, nature, offering, photography, rituals, snow, spirituality, winter
80 Comments
Making a list and checking it twice
Dear Santa, My friend, Suzi Banks Baum–you know who she is–the one with Lake Superior flowing in her veins and heart–even though she lives somewhere out East, maybe in the Berkshires or some place near that Atlantic Sea–posted a blog … Continue reading
Posted in December 2013
Tagged Christmas, gratitude, humor, inspiration, life, Santa, Suzi Banks Baum, thoughts
27 Comments
The titillation of conflict
I am still amazed at our human propensity to be titillated about conflict. Something in the human mind loves drama. We so often rush to read about negativity, challenges, despair, suffering. We’re often intrigued to learn more about the day’s … Continue reading
Posted in November 2013
Tagged blessings, challenges, conflict, drama, gratitude, life, Thanksgiving, thoughts
33 Comments
Gratitude for sh*t
Gentle reader, We’ve now reached Week 3 of this Gratitude series. This week something happened. I hesitate to tell you what. It might offend your sensibilities. Literally, this might stink. It is a very sh*tty blog. But let us persevere! … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged blessings, garden, gratitude, humor, Keweenaw Bay, life, thoughts
39 Comments
Can’t wait to get out of this boat & share weekly blessings
Way back at the end of September–gosh was that only a week ago?–I vowed after reading Harula’s post: Once a week in October, November and December I will share Blessings, both received and given. To consciously acknowledge some of the ordinary … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged blessings, blogging, compassion, Good Deeds, gratitude, inspiration, life, love, personal, thoughts
55 Comments
