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Starfish, hummingbird frolicking in hose spray and other underwater adventures

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Kathy

Good morning, dear multi-colored and multi-faceted starfish! I have missed you as you shine your light over and under water. I hope these late spring days (we call it summer here in the short season of the Upper Peninsula) find … Continue reading →

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Swooning

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Kathy

This morning, sipping hot coffee on the couch, I announced to Barry, “The Winter King kissed us with snow again last night.” He eyed me above his coffee mug, raising his eyebrows only slightly. “What–are you taking some online poetry … Continue reading →

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On Cattail Pond

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Kathy

  Some of you may remember the movie “On Golden Pond” that came out in 1981.  Don’t you love the image that name invokes?  A serene pond-lake golden in the sunset.  A pair of loons welcoming the main characters home.  … Continue reading →

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You are a cell in my body

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Kathy

  I’ve been thinking this weekend how every person we meet has the potential to change us, to widen our world, to prompt us to let go what no longer serves. How each friendly or shining spirit can lift us … Continue reading →

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How do you celebrate 1,000 blog posts?

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Kathy

Hip hip hooray!  This is the 1,000th blog post on Lake Superior Spirit written since January, 2010! I’ve just finished scribbling a post about what I’ve learned, how I’ve grown, blah-blah-blah.  However, the Universe tossed it into the Internet wastebasket … Continue reading →

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Three dancing maidens

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Kathy

Once upon a time there were three dancing maidens.  You wish to know their names? The oldest maiden was called Time. The second-oldest maiden was called Life. And the third-oldest maiden was called Joy. Time arrived first to create the … Continue reading →

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The labyrinth to our hidden inner pond

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Kathy

Each of us, in our lifetime, in our own way, seeks our hidden inner pond.  We seek the place deep inside us which is Home.  We seek the deep well of peace, beauty and love.  We seek the Inner Pond … Continue reading →

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Prediction from a forest fairy

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Kathy

I was sitting on the deck earlier this weekend–minding my own business–when a forest fairy flew between the leaves of a nearby maple tree.  (I suppose some folks might call her a Wood Nymph.) It whispered, “Change is in the … Continue reading →

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What to do if you’re lost in the woods without a compass

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Kathy

1.  Don’t panic.  You have a deep inner wisdom which already knows how to get out of the woods.  Which can never be lost.  (On the other hand, sometimes panic can give us some energy to reach that inner knowing.  … Continue reading →

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