Tag Archives: happiness

Icy tears

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Kathy

She opened the door to 12 bitter degrees. Wind blew through polka-dot pajamas. Tears froze on her cheeks. Moon’s full breast ached. She wanted to run barefoot into icy snow but instead whispered “Goodnight…” and burrowed beneath four blankets to … Continue reading →

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Is life looking up…or down?

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Kathy

I suppose life is a mixture of ups and downs. It’s hard to say. One minute we’re smiling, the next there’s challenges all around. Just wanting to show you these two photos this afternoon. Perhaps you want to ponder. Are … Continue reading →

Posted in October, 2021 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Joy! With whipped cream on top! Just dancin’ around the Christmas tree…

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Kathy

I planned on writing more today about our human emotional-spiritual dredging project. How it’s possible to illuminate our sorrows with the flashlight of love through gentle awareness and deep inquiry. How we can turn more steadfastly toward the light of … Continue reading →

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Bad girl, bad dog, bad person: don’t beat yourselves up, please

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Kathy

Yesterday I still felt zamfizzled. If you are zamfoozled about what that means please click here. However, some chores were accomplished. Christmas decorations now deck the halls of our little house in the woods. We’re also smack-dab in the middle … Continue reading →

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Will money and time buy happiness?

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Kathy

A younger Facebook friend posed a question yesterday: If you had an unlimited amount of money and time, what would your LIFE look like? I scrolled through all the answers. Many people wanted to travel all over the wide world. … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Eve blues

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Kathy

  Dear Blogging Friends, I am having one of “those” Christmas Eve moments.  I’m sure some of you have had them too.  Those moments when you’re suddenly feeling blue, out-of-sorts, dismal.  It’s not yet time to open gifties (that’s tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Slow down, you’re movin’ too fast, you got to make the morning last…

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Kathy

Sitting in a quiet house this morning sipping hot dark coffee with soy creamer from a deep blue mug.  Not running hither and yon, caught up in the what-must-be-done-next. Excuse me, I will wander out on the deck to give … Continue reading →

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“You always happy”

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Kathy

1.  Since last Tuesday I have been a wild & crazy blog writer sharing everything from the deeply profound to the mundane.  The internal blog writer has something to say every five minutes.  Am considering hog-tying her so I can … Continue reading →

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Can I come over to your house?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Kathy

A sweet thing happened recently in my blogging world. My childhood best friend, Carol, suddenly appeared with a comment on my Neil Armstrong tribute post!  What do you know! (The tribute talked about Carol and me sleeping out in my parent’s … Continue reading →

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“Alone” is a relative term & other early morning musings

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Kathy

A quiet morning dawns in Lake Superior land.  Light barely shows above the black shadows of trees at 7 a.m.  The temperature this morning was a balmy 47 degrees (8.3 Celcius). I did start a fire in the woodstove and … Continue reading →

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