Category Archives: Thought for Today

Happy Quilting Day!

Every year quilters celebrate the 3rd Saturday of March as National Quilting Day. I will be hanging a few quilts outside my house today and have invited my neighbors to do likewise. I learned years ago that many people warm feelings and good memories about quilts and quilters in their lives. When I was stillContinue reading “Happy Quilting Day!”

Moving Through Fear

“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, reveling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of shared values, of meaningful community.“ — bellContinue reading “Moving Through Fear”

Changes

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou We all want to change and transform, but it is not always easy. The process is also not always pretty, but the results can be beautiful. What changes are you going throughContinue reading “Changes”

Sometimes I Worry

I have to admit that like everyone else I worry. I worry about Bob’s health. I worry about the destruction of trees in my neighborhood and those who want to put up gates to keep “strangers” out. I worry about global warming and the destruction of the planet. I worry about COVID. I worry aboutContinue reading “Sometimes I Worry”

The Greatest Disease

“The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread but there areContinue reading “The Greatest Disease”

A Valentine’s Day Treat

Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day I decided to repost an oldie but goodie. Genie’s Note:  A few of my readers may not know that before I was Espirational I was Gluten-Free and Loving It (on another blogging platform).  That blog is long closed, but I am still loving the gluten-free life.  So for Valentines Day IContinue reading “A Valentine’s Day Treat”