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Rainstorm and Rainbow Revelry on a Cloudless Day
I love rain drops and rainstorms, reveling in the many sounds they make, the feel of raindrops on my skin, the sight of each drop as it splash-dances onto whatever it touches, the way they freshen the air, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Beauty, Blessings, Inspiring, Joy & Happiness, Making Memories, Miracles, Nature, Non-Fiction Writing I've Done, Teamwork, Unexpected Pleasures
Tagged ancient plants, author, beauty, ferns, mist, nature, non-fiction writing, rain, rain drops, rainbow, rainbows, rainstorms, redwood groves, redwood trees, redwoods, sun, writer
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They Are Not Gone
(Source: “Rumi’s photo” as seen on FB). “Death has nothing to do with going away. The sun sets. The moon sets. But they are not gone.” -Rumi
The Battle Outside My Window
A mighty battle raged outside my window I was witness to the awesome show Between the clouds, wind, rain, and sun The combatants fought on unwilling to run Clouds and wind were fickle allies In the ever-changing skies First fought … Continue reading
An Unexpected Pleasure
I have mentioned a time or two that it sometimes takes awhile for me to become human in the morning–and often involves substantial amounts of caffeine in order to do so. Today was one of those mornings. I was awakened … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Beauty, Nature
Tagged bush, Dog, dogs, floral, glorious, head, illuminated, morning, morning fog, plesure, rose, sun, unexpected
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Remember Why You’re Holding On
“The moment you think about giving up, think of the reason you held out so long.” –Michele Serens Mann Sounds like good advice to me! Storms eventually end if you hang in there long enough. In the darkest nights and … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Quotes I Love
Tagged advice, attitude, beginnings, brutal, brutal storms, challenge, chang of view, change of attitude, dark, darkest nights, eluded, give up, giving up, good, good advice, hang, hang tough, held on, held out so long, hing in there, hold on, holding on, in front of me, inspired, inspired by memories, light, long time, Michele Serens Mann, moment, new, new days, problem, puzzle, reason, Relationship, simple, simple change, situation, skin, solutions, sounds, storms, sun, think, time, view, warmth, warmth of the sun, you
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I Have Much to Learn From My Dog
A friend forwarded these and they seem right on to me. My dog Duke has been modeling these for me for six years and I still struggle to consistently do them. What can I say? I’m a slow learner. When … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged care, Caring, coming home, compassion, Dog, Friend, friends, Friendship, fun, grass, greet, greeting, heat, home, hot, ill, illness, learner, Love, loyal, Loyalty, nuzzle, sun, tail, teach, warm, warmth, wisdom
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