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Accepting what is

Quote of the day: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” — Melody Beattie I live with chronic illness. Sometimes it interferes greatly with my life. Sometimes not so much. After several weeks of doing really great and making great progress increasing my fitness activities and being able to do more that I want to do, this past week has been one of physical Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Friday Gratitude and Blessings

Quote of the day:  anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you       — David Whyte, poet Here’s to life and beauty and ordinary miracles! Here’s to green and gleaming and blue sky mornings! Here’s to friends and family and time spent together, memories of times gone by! Here’s to books and passion and playing through life! Linking with love to Liv Lane’s Little Bliss List today. My gratitude list this week:

By Marilyn, ago

Texture Play – Passion Play

Quote of the day: “Passion will always move you in the direction of your authentic self.” —Danielle LaPorte This week I have been passionate about playing with photography with no specific outcome in mind. Just playing. In the process of playing I’ve learned a lot. That’s the funny thing about play—animals and children play because it’s what comes naturally—and  play is an important mechanism for learning. So, I say, “Play away!” Look for where you feel passion in your life and use that to move you into your authentic self, your authentic life. A life of integrity is a life where Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Photo play – HDR

Quote of the day: “Your curiosity is your growth point. Always.” —Danielle LaPorte I had a little flu bug today and didn’t feel like doing a lot. But I wanted to play with my camera and make some photos. I’ve wanted to try making HDR photographs for a long time and today I felt like playing with them and learning how to make them using Photoshop. It was totally play for me and so much fun. I made a series of photos (using a tripod) of things I found around the house at different exposures. Then I got out my  Photoshop book: Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Making it Happen

Quote of the day from Danielle LaPorte’s wonderful Fire Starter Sessions: A Credo for Making it Happen “I’ll figure it out” is the mantra of choice. Accordingly, this buzz kill must be stricken from the lexicon: “I just don’t know what to do.” If you’ve never done it before remember that everything you’ve ever done or has happened to you in your entire life and the history of human kind has brought you to this point—that’s a whole lot of life force on your side. … and more in her book I’ve been reading Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Read more…

By Marilyn, ago