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If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.”~Nadine Stair.  It is Friday bliss list time. Liv Lane’s idea for the bliss list is …

“What would happen this week to make the week perfect, glorious and grand?” This was a question asked in the writing class I am taking with Jess Morrow called Invincible Summer. (It is a fabulous class! Bringing up lots of healing moments for me, as well as fun writing). Jess encourages us to free write …

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” ~Kahlil Gibran.  Red, is a symbol for beauty, romance,  confidence, enthusiasm and passion. It catches my eye, like this pointsettia captured some rain drops.  Enjoy the red summer flowers blooming. It is Friday! It is summer. It may be a great time …

Blue skies smiling at me. Nothing but blue skies do I see. Those words and the song have been rolling around in my head all day. It brings a lovely image to mind, of the sky smiling down upon us. We had intense rains the last few days. The dense, heavy grey and black clouds finally surrendered …

The color pink reminds me of the love of the angels. Imagine the angels are surrounding sending you a stream of pink light, in whatever shade would be perfect for you today. Perhaps you need more pale pink softness and light. Or bright pink vibrant energy and happiness. The angels invite you to step under the archway …

  “Yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness. Shades of golden yellow carry the promise of a positive future. Yellow will advance from surrounding colors and instill optimism and energy as well as spark creative thoughts.” (from squidoo) Tuesday is Yellow, in the Beyond Layers ll photography class. It is color week…very fun! The color yellow makes …

“It’s good to touch, the green green grass of home.”~Claude Putman, Jr. So, you know how sometimes themes emerge in life? In two different, unrelated e-courses I am taking, both instructors announced the theme for this week is color. In Beyond Layers ll, a photography/inspirational class we will have a color to capture in photos …

When the peonies bloom perhaps I could rest my head on their cascade of blossoms and soak them into my body and soul.”~Nancy Lennon The peonies are fascinating, perhaps because the image of peonies nourishing me came through in writing the blog post Bud or Blossom. But it is also the way they blossom hugely, full …

I tried listening. Is it really silent in nature? In the morning, as I listened more closely, I heard the sounds of: The goldfinches sweet singing The light breeze gently rustling the leaves One of our cows mooing in the distance Perhaps it is more silent at night. At 10pm, the frogs were singing, loudly …

This quote was the writing prompt in the Invincible Summer e-course. The first week is about free writing and allowing our voice to come out. I was surprised at the words that wanted to emerge. “I look at my pink peonies still tight in the bud, and it feels safe. Yet I would miss seeing …