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Santa Hat Chronicles: Relishing Joy
“We must risk delight…We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of the world.”~Jack Gilbert An attractive, older couple walked by my table in the coffee shop and were seated nearby. When I saw them occasionally … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged Christmas, comfort, Connection, delight, evanescence, expansiveness, gladness, human, Joy, quotes, Santa Claus, Santa Hat, struggle
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Unexpected Radiance
One reason I love living on this marsh so much is that on a late afternoon like this one, I’ll be sitting sipping my hot tea, watching the steely clouds roll in relentlessly, engulfing us like some deep, cold grief, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Nature, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged Beauty, comfort, grief, Inspiration, Joy, light, marsh, nature, possibility, quotes, radiance
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The Magical Potion of Passion
Last night, a faraway friend came for dinner and described his excitement at getting back to his passion: scuba diving. I knew both about the longstanding passion and the lengthy gap between now and when he used to dive … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged aliveness, body wisdom, comfort, coming alive, coming home, contagiousness, dancer, elixir, excitement, expansiveness, goosebumps, Inspiration, Joy, magical, passion, positivity, potion, vitality
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Blessing The Space Between Us
I am smitten with “To Bless The Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings,” a shimmering gem of a book by the late Irish poet, philosopher, mystic, visionary, John O’Donohue. His luminous work about betweenness rocked my world awhile ago … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged belonging, betweenness, blessing, comfort, Connection, encouragement, expansive, hope, humanity, illumination, Inspiration, John O'Donohue, Love, positivity, possibility, reverence, space between us, transition
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Courage or Comfort: A Dialogue in Hip Hop
As much as I wanted to attend, I almost didn’t get myself to a recent hip hop class with some renowned master artists. ‘Didn’t think my temperamental, 58-year-old joints and tetchy ego could handle it. Then I found myself offering … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged "Rising Strong", bravery, Brené Brown, building bridges, comfort, comfort zone, Connection, courage, Dance, dialogue, expansive, failure, foreign language, hip hop, Inspiration, language, movement, openness, possibility and expansiveness, quotes, risk taking, unfamiliar, wholehearted
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knowing when to exit
it was far too late to be leaving so, how can the grinding weight (misgivings, grieving?) chill us still, like footsteps frozen by narrowed paths too trodden; funny how comfort both coddles and numbs- a blanket becomes a halter (or a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged alive, Change, collective thinking, comfort, courage, exit, fully alive, individual life, individuality, Inspiration, keep moving, leaving, loss, meaningful, moving, numbing, poetry, sidelines, social pressure, transition, uncertainty, unconventional, unfamiliar, unknown, venturers, vitality
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river of heart
there is a river within all around weaving glowing love all play a part there flows a river within all around easing, flowing love in and out the open heart
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, poetry, Soulful
Tagged comfort, community, compassion, Connection, ease, flow, glowing, heart, Inspiration, Love, openness, river, spirit
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for the homeless woman at the highway entrance ramp
Too late I saw you, too far away in the last lane, but now your fragile cardboard “will work for food” freezes me across the 5-degree wind chill. Some people will actually question if you are homeless, but all I know … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged blessing, comfort, homeless, Inspiration, Joy, Kindness, mindful, poetry, soulful, struggle, suffering
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haven haiku
security once scuttled breeds subtle unease the questions niggle ~~ I search for solace your love’s soft blanket swaddles these interiors ~~ you are my haven as warm cups of tea soothing memory cuddled ~~ you breathe love through me … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged comfort, haiku, Insecurity, Inspiration, Love, love poem, open, poetry, possible, serene, soothing, soulful, tea
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balm of beauty
when life’s rambunctious sea bounces relentlessly unseats these feet eddying confidence no grounding recompense, when the keening squalls darken and roil mind’s open waters so far from soil’s reassuring evidence what steadies, saves in waves bounteous is beauty all around us is … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged balm, Beauty, challenges, comfort, flowers, Inspiration, mindful, nature, Ocean, peaceful, poetry, sea, soul, soulful, storms
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