“Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn! Look to this Day! For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence. The Bliss of Growth, The Glory of Action, The Splendor of Beauty; For Yesterday is but a Dream, And To-morrow is onlyContinue reading “Thought for Today”
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The Taste of Real Food
It amazes me how good fresh, natural food tastes. What compares to a fresh strawberry, or a luscious juicy peach trickling juice down your arm? Even a fresh, crisp garden salad has a wonderful taste and crunch all it’s own. While eating a lettuce wrap I noticed the flavors of the meat, tomato, even theContinue reading “The Taste of Real Food”
Thought for Today and a Few of My Own
“Life’s too short to just use one color of green.” — Dee Greuning When you think of “green” does one particular color come to mind? There are many different shades and gradations of green. Why limit ourselves to just one? This applies to more than just color. We leave most of the world unexplored becauseContinue reading “Thought for Today and a Few of My Own”
Thought for Today
“Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.” ~ Aldous Huxley
A Cold Smoothie for a Hot Day
Smoothies have replaced ice cream for us. To make one of our favorites I combine: 1 cup almond milk 1 frozen banana 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder 2 Tablespoons flax seed meal 2 Tablespoons natural peanut butter (optional) 1 Stevia packet (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla. Process in blender adding enough ice cubes to make it asContinue reading “A Cold Smoothie for a Hot Day”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong
A Potted Cat? REALLY??!!!
Thought for Today
“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” — Maya Angelou, All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
And the #1 Staycation Idea is…..
Drumroll please… Organize your own at home spiritual retreat. * Turn off your phone and take off your watch. * Choose books, CD’s and videos to study during your retreat or study the sacred texts of your tradition. * Allow plenty of time for rest, reflection, meditation and journaling. * Spending time outside in aContinue reading “And the #1 Staycation Idea is…..”
Thought for Today
“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” ~John Updike
Top 10 Staycation Ideas #2
Think you can’t afford a vacation this year? This is one of my top ten ideas for fun and relaxation close to home. Take a tour of your State Capitol building. This is something everyone should do at least once. This may be a bit of a drive depending on where you live, but willContinue reading “Top 10 Staycation Ideas #2”
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