Trust

January 15, 2016

“I’m lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family. If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.” JoJo

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Taylor

January 15, 2016

“Mom….you should know the signs by now. When my face turns red like this, don’t just hold your nose….hurry up and get those baby wipes!”

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Jamaica

January 15, 2016

I’ve been to Bermuda and Hawaii and spent two weeks in Australia visiting Cheryl and Bill. A friend showed me a picture taken recently in Jamaica and it’s now been added to my bucket list.

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Chelsea

January 15, 2016

Chelsea spent six weeks at Children’s Hospital and turned three years old while being treated there. When she was released, her family had a big birthday bash at a local recreation center. Lana is her daycare teacher and the young girl was thrilled that she would surprise her on this special day.

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Life

January 15, 2016

“In three words, I can summarize all I’ve learned about life….it goes on.” Robert Frost

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Tennis Terms

January 15, 2016

The Business End of The Set Four games all and what do you focus on to keep it simple and play your best? Make a high percentage of first serves. Play solid rather than spectacular returns. Get to net before your opponents. Leave the last point behind and focus on this point. A Tell Any […]

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Oh Sun

January 15, 2016

Oh sun, I feel you underneath my skin. The heat you radiate amazes me. Your light, a precious gift, I stay within until you dip yourself beneath the sea, red glowing – signaling night to begin. By Andrea Dietrich

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Risks

January 15, 2016

“Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don’t go out on the branch, you’re never going to get the best fruit.” Sarah Parish

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A Songbird’s Dream

January 15, 2016

In the early morning hour With the warmth the sunlight brings Awakes the tiny songbird With a song he has to sing For while he slept in peaceful slumber He dreamt a dream so fair And now there is nothing more important Than this dream he has to share So perched high upon a treetop […]

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Fire in the sky

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

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Focus

January 10, 2016

“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.” HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON

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Vision

January 10, 2016

“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” Theodore Roethke

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Surf’s up

January 10, 2016

“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf” Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Linde

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 […]

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Smile

January 9, 2016

A man was walking through a market when he saw a camel smiling from ear to ear. He wondered why the people all looked so serious.

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Mary Ellen

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 […]

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What fear?

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.

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Heart transplant

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 […]

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Take a breath

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.

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No words

January 9, 2016

There are some pictures that don’t require a quote or description. It is enough to just let the feeling they create settle over you….to let the peace and splendor work their magic in silence.

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