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Begin Where You Are

This is the street where I live. Look around and you can see green trees, green grass, flowers, a wide paved street, and spacious houses. I experience so many blessings in my life that I cannot begin to count them. Still every day I try to pay attention and count my blessings, knowing that I AM truly blessed. Begin Where You Are Look around. What do you notice? Think about the blessings in your life. Can you name three without thinking? If not, can you name one? Last night it rained. And today it looks like it may rain again. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Late Summer Grace

I began my morning walk on a path that I often follow, the one that is catty-corner across the street from our house. The path goes down a steep hill and then beside a pond and through the trees for about half a mile. With today’s humidity I welcomed the shade above my head. As I walked under the trees’ shady boughs I gave thanks for Late Summer Grace The magic of this simple path never ceases to astonish me. Birds, wildflowers, ducks in the pond, squirrels scampering, and the grace of trees surround me. The path borders many shady Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Living Hope-free

No matter what we do day to day, the seasons turn in nature and in our own lives. All life goes through stages of birth, growth, decline and death. Through all of these stages I am aspiring to be Living Hope-free To me it means that I don’t waste time lamenting what was or what might be. Instead as much as I can I embrace the reality of what is. I am very fortunate and blessed so it may be easier for me to embrace the reality of what is, more than others in our world. And I don’t take Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Grace of Gravity

Today’s topic is The Grace of Gravity for no other reason than I read a short poem about the Grace of Gravity and it spoke to me. The body aches To come too, To the light, Transmit the grace of gravity    — Rebecca Elson Where would we be without gravity? Floating through the air untethered from the weight of our bodies, untethered from the earth… Sometimes when I watch talented dancers it looks like gravity has suspended it’s force for a moment here and there. And yet, it is gravity that makes the dance possible and the dancer who Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Inspiration

Where do you go for creative Inspiration? Sometimes I find creative inspiration by looking closely at ordinary life all around me. But other times I feel dull and empty and even ordinary miracles don’t inspire me. In times like that I seek out the creative work of other photographers, writers, and painters. Recently I discovered the photography of Cig Harvey. And then I checked out her book, Blue Violet, from the library and later explored her website. When I looked through her book, I felt as if I had found my muse. All I could think was, “Wow! Wow! Wow!” Read more…

By Marilyn, ago