First light We had six full days of dry weather, the sun summer-high and fierce in the sky, though already I see how the days are shortening; when I awaken it is darker than it was just a two weeks ago, and soon enough it’ll be even darker than it is now. I don’t mind, […] […]
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Every day we have the power within us to make the world a brighter place or a darker one. Our light is a positive part of our being that shines through our attitude and our demeanor. Look into the face of an infant and you will see the unblemished light that we all carry from birth. […]
Friday March 31, 2017 27th Day of Lent A rushed week, demanding that I make many difficult decisions, left my body drained of energy and my mind filled with stressful thoughts. How, I wondered, was I ever going to manage these challenges? After relaxing quietly for awhile, the seemingly serious issues began loosening their grip. I began […]
Have you noticed how we’re always being drawn into the desire for something: the newest phone, the newest car model, the latest fashion, the newest remodeling design, a newer spouse…the list goes on and on. It’s enough to make one wonder if any of us are content with what we have, right now. What makes us so […]
TOP O’ THE MORNIN’ TO YOU! ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND OF ST. PATRICK, IN THE 15TH CENTURY, HE DROVE ALL THE SNAKES FROM IRELAND; QUITE A TASK , TO BE SURE ! TO THIS DAY, THAT COUNTRY IS SUPPOSEDLY FREE OF THE SLITHERING CREATURES. WHAT REPTILES DO YOU NEED TO DRIVE OUT OF OUR OWN […]
Observe the cat upon this page. Philosophers in every age; The very wisest of the wise Have tried her mind to analyze In vain, for nothing can they learn. She baffles them at every turn, Like Mister Hamlet in the play, She leads their reasoning astray; She feigns an interest in string, Or yarn, or […]
I’VE COME TO DISLIKE THE IDEA OF FORCING BLOOMS IN SPRING. IT’S SO TEMPTING, AFTER A LONG, COLORLESS WINTER, TO BRING OUT A SPLASH OF FORSYTHIA YELLOW ON A BARE BRANCH IN A HOUSE-WARMED VASE, OR TO FORCE A CROCUS BULB TO PRODUCE ITS BRILLIANT BLUE ON A DINING TABLE. THESE HUMAN EFFORTS MAY PLEASE OUR SENSES, YET ARE […]
MARCH 12, 2017 12TH DAY OF LENT YESTERDAY, IT SEEMED USELESS TO PLAN. I’D DECIDE TO DO ONE THING…WORK ON A PAINTING…WRITE IN THIS BLOG, GO FOR A WALK ETC., AND ANOTHER THING, AN EXTENDED VISIT TO SOMEONE DEAR IN A NURSING HOME…THE EMERGENCY CARE OF A BELOVED PET, THE UNEXPECTED NEED TO RUN TO THE […]
MARCH 10, 2017 10TH DAY OF LENT SOMEONE I HAPPENED TO SEE ON TELEVISION, REMINDED ME, IN A NEGATIVE WAY, OF A PERSON I HAD KNOWN YEARS AGO. SUDDENLY, OLD PAIN AND RESENTMENT, LIKE MUD STIRRED UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF A CLEAR POND, CAME POURING INTO MY MIND, TEMPTING ME TO THINK OF EVENTS LONG […]
MARCH 9, 2017 DAY 9 OF LENT WE SELDOM HEAR THE GREAT OLD WORD, “REJOICE”, USED IN MODERN CONVERSATION AND WRITING. THAT’S A SHAME, BECAUSE IT DESCRIBES KINDS OF DELIGHT AND JOY THAT FEW WORDS COVER. SOME OF US THINK THAT WE WOULD ONLY FEEL LIKE REJOICING IF WE WON THE LOTTERY OR GOT A BIG PAY RAISE OTHERS […]
Meditations by Still Waters and Other Writings 