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Gratitude for Ordinary Miracles and Kindness

Quote of the day: “I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind.” ― Neil Gaiman I’m feeling my weekly quota of gratitude multiply as I practice Read more…

By Marilyn, ago
I get by with the help of my friends

I Get By With a LIttle Help From My Friends

Quote of the day: “Nobody ever tells a story about the guy who played it safe. Nobody talks about the girl who did what everyone expected her to do. Nobody makes a movie about the person who spent all their life blending in. Do something remarkable. Something worth writing about. Something Impossible. Fear is real. There’s something else about fear. Fear is beatable. If you’re not going to die, what’s the worst that could happen? What’s the absolute worse thing that could happen? You might lose a few bucks, get a bruise, take a few steps back or have to start over. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago
Live like you're dying

Live like you’re dying

Life is short. And none of us knows how long we have left. So I say, live like you’re dying. Savor each moment as the miracle it is. See beauty wherever you look. Do good deeds. Be kind. Be generous. Laugh a lot. Go on adventures. Do something new. Do something old. Hug someone you love. Tell someone you love them. Make a difference. The photo in today’s post was textured with the lovely Kim Klassen’s kk_partings texture – 1 layer in multiply blend mode, 1 layer in overlay blend mode.

By Marilyn, ago
Fall Weekend

A Fall Weekend Journey

Quote of the day: “Your first daily priority should be stillness, attention to what you really know and what you really feel.” — Martha Beck, Leaving the Saints Last weekend we traveled to Iowa to see a dear cousin, my aunt, other cousins, and two of my brothers. On the way we took the back roads and stopped along the way wherever we wanted, to explore, walk, and make photos. With the dry summer the countryside is looking very golden and brown. Farmers are working hard harvesting corn and soybeans. I grew up on a farm. This trip I spent much of my Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Hawaii Winter Walk-about

Quote of the day: “The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.” ― Rabindranath Tagore I did it! I bought my plane tickets for my Hawaii winter walk-about—December 3 through March 12. I have a starting place for my walk-about and I trust that everything will flow from there (I do admit to being a bit nervous about it). I Read more…

By Marilyn, ago