“The stronger the reverence for natural life, the stronger grows also that for spiritual life.” – Albert Schweitzer, French-German theologian Today I signed up for KindSpring.org’s 21-Day Reverence Challenge. I’m super excited about it. Here’s how they describe it: “Beauty lies in details. To notice it, you have to be paying attention. In a world…
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Siblings
The difference between our cats: a photo essay. These two. They look exactly alike, but they could not be more different. Can’t tell who’s who? Hint: Murphy loves us; Violet loves gravity.
Morning Affirmations & Stuff
This morning an email landed in my inbox from Spirituality & Health that included a wonderful list of “20 Morning Affirmations.” Here is a link to the full list, but below I pulled out a few examples, accompanied by some of my recent photos. – I greet the day with joy and gratitude. – I am so…
Reminiscence
Take care of all your memories, for you cannot relive them. – Bob Dylan
What’s the hurry?
I’m pleased to share that I have a Distracted Churchgoer post that does not include photographs from church. It nearly killed me, but I promised myself ahead of time that I’d leave my phone in my purse during the service. First temptation: a man with four children slid into the pew ahead of me —…
Unusual Beauty
“The world is full of nice people. If you can’t find one, be one.” Tonight, I found a really nice one. We’re back at the hospital for another round of the dreaded MRIs. The same MRIs that confine my kids to a claustrophobic tube for anywhere between three and four hours a pop. A recent…
Hey…and Other Random Surprises
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” – Dr. Seuss Every now and then, when I rummage through my photo library, I notice that my recent photos follow some sort of pattern or trend. Lately, that pattern seems to be random moments of surprise while going about my daily business. Moments…
We’re All Stories in the End
May every chapter be beautiful.
Happiness is…
…not taking yourself too seriously. (Anybody else reminded of that classic Cadbury Easter Egg commercial?)
The Real Deal
I saw this sculpture at the art museum last weekend and I keep coming back to this photo of it. This piece made me stop and stare for the longest time. Have you ever seen Jesus portrayed as a joyful baby? Or Mary gazing at him with the love a real mom has for her…
Well, That Makes Sense.
It’s interesting (and entirely appropriate) that the first day of spring coincides with the International Day of Happiness, don’t you think? (Even if ours did start with an unexpected snow shower.) Hello, Spring. Hello, Happiness. Here’s to the season of renewed hopes, new beginnings, and fresh starts.
An Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. This is the Irish blessing the Monsignor sang acapella…
Today’s Post is Brought to You By…
…the letter “T.” Tuesday’s trip to Trader Joe’s for truly terrific tulips. (Thanks, folks. I’ll be here all week.)
Outtakes…Without Deleted Scenes
Even for a Monday today was odd. And right out of the gate, too. During church this morning, I watched as a ladybug crawled up the back of the lovely yellow sweater of the gentleman in front of me. Starting at the waist, this little critter made its way up to the guy’s collar, and it was…
Art in Bloom
Today brought a trip to the art museum for Art in Bloom, an exhibit featuring floral interpretations of some of the museum’s collection. Gorgeous stuff…
It’s a Mystery
“Life is a mystery, not a problem waiting to be solved.” — Albert Einstein Very recently I’ve taken two photos with very similar – and unusual – subjects. Two separate occasions, miles apart. Black and white glasses with varying levels of damage, sitting on concrete walls by parking lots. I am a big believer of signs from the universe…
A Very Good Day (Part II)
Got my birthday (cup)cake after the Garden at SweetArt, where love, magic, sweets and fantastic art are served every time. Because I can say after 45 years…life is short, eat dessert first. I have no other reason for posting this photo than I thought it was funny. That’s some cute advertising. After cupcakes, we headed…
A Very Good Day (Part I)
My big birthday has come and gone, brought to a close with a really lovely visit with my Mom. I loved getting to spend the day showing her around my beloved city. The first stop was the Botanical Garden for the Orchid Show. I’ve been there so many times, but the Garden never gets old —…
Spring Affirmations
A walk through the Botanical Garden this morning revealed some glimpses of color and earliest signs of spring, as well as some fun shapes, patterns and even a few stories. The Garden always seems to be the place I can go to decompress and re-center when life gets busy. Today was no exception. With gratitude, here…
Distracted Churchgoer, Part II
About a month ago, I was a little on the distracted side at church — to the point of creating a blog post about it. Well…it happened again. In all fairness, I blame these two gentlemen in front of me. They were wearing identical shirts. It’s hard to tell from this photo, but trust me. Identical….
Love Made Visible
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha Happy Valentine’s Day! While I don’t have a sweetheart this year, I am still so ready to celebrate. Today marks the beginning of Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 14-20, 2016)! Read about it here. A whole week…
Pictures of My Loved Ones
As I’d mentioned in a previous post, when my 92-year old aunt passed away recently, she left behind a gold mine of family photos and history. While I gained new insight into my grampa’s love for my grandmother during my first few explorations through the photos, today I discovered further evidence of grampa’s love. Only this love…
Today I was Grateful for…
“Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there’s always something we could be grateful for.” – Barry Neil Kaufman, writer I just realized that it’s been awhile since I’ve put together a gratitude list. Lately I’ve let outside stuff and…
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