January 10, 2016
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore
January 10, 2016
Linde isn’t sure where she’ll be in twenty years. She has so many options….so many paths that she could take. One could be winning a gold medal in ping pong at the 2024 Olympics. She regularly beats her older brother Jake who marvels at her incredible talent. Linde then might become the proprietor of a […]
January 9, 2016
Mary Ellen is eighty-three and still plays tennis and golf each week. Her husband passed away six years ago and….for the first few weeks, she was lost. A friend came by each morning and forced her to take a long walk on the beach near her home in Sarasota. At first, she thought Jane was […]
January 9, 2016
Like a three year old going down the slide for the first time….there is fear. But fear is an imposter….after the first successful trip it fades away like a leaf in November.
January 9, 2016
What’s been lost as technology has taken over is the quiet time jotting down thoughts in a journal. The written letter or card are pretty much extinct unless it’s Christmas. There are those introspective few who still carve out time to sit on a secluded hillside above the beach. The rhythmic waves acting like a […]
January 9, 2016
5-4-3-2-1…..GO! Take a deep breath and go for it. Live your own Nike logo while you still have that breath to take.
January 8, 2016
A very young cowboy disregarded his wife’s wishes. While she was at the theatre seeing the movie Brooklyn, I made a quick trip to the pet store. It was hard not to feel sorry for the various pets behind bars looking out with pleading eyes. There was one dog that really caught my eye. I […]
January 7, 2016
“We listen too much to the telephone and we listen too little to nature. The wind is one of my sounds. A lonely sound, perhaps, but soothing. Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for — sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive, or quiet and calm. As a matter of fact, one […]
January 7, 2016
Roger had been down in the dumps for the past few weeks. His best friend had passed away unexpectedly and work was a bore. Sometimes, long walks were the only thing that would clear his mind. Yesterday, he found his favorite spot and it seemed that he was given a message….that all would be all […]
January 6, 2016
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people stay a while and leave footprints in our hearts and we are never the same. Anonymous
January 6, 2016
Ellen had been sidelined for over a month with feisty neck pain. Initially, it was a delight to see her running again and ripping her two handed backhand like before. Her coach and playing partners were very impressed. What we didn’t expect….or appreciate, was when she’d clap her racquet and say ‘woo hoo’ after winning […]
January 6, 2016
A very young man hurriedly slipped on slacks, sweater, and shoes this morning and headed out the door. There was no time for breakfast but…..no worries…..for nourished he’d shortly be by the words of Shane Farmer. “Far too many of us greatly underestimate the impact and influence we have on those we meet each day. […]
January 6, 2016
Oh, the comfort, The inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person. Having neither to weigh out thoughts Nor words But pouring them all right out, just as they are, Chaff and grain together ; Certain that a faithful hand Will take them and sift them; Keeping what is worth keeping and, With the breath […]
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