It has been a long journey of isolation, grief and soul searching for a lot of people on the planet since the pandemic started. And finding the will to celebrate life’s precious moments, when we feel there is little to celebrate, seems sometimes impossible. What once gave us joy and hope has now become another…
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Art In Progress
I’ve always been drawn to art. Not that I am excellent at it, but I’ve always had this inner need to create. As a little girl, my favorite things to do were drawing, making pottery and sewing clothes for my dolls. I apologize to said dolls for making them look like potato sacks but, in…
Creative Stillness
“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” – Albert Einstein
Paddy’s Day
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! “May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright, happy hours. That stay with you all the year long.” –Irish Blessing
Travel Bug
I don’t know if this is a common side effect of the current global pandemic or just me, but I’ve been daydreaming of traveling for about a year now. Call it boredom or withdrawal, I envision myself exploring new places, new countries, new horizons. So over the last few months, I have created a travel…
Basking In Nature
My earliest and happiest memories are of times exploring the outdoors with my family. We spent many summers hiking mountain trails, riding bikes in the forest and picking wildflowers on evening strolls. And it has shaped who I am today. I am the happiest when surrounded by nature, and the joy and peace I experience, when…
With The Heart
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” -Helen Keller
Pear Goodness
If you like the delicate taste of pears and the gooeyness of a thick custard, keep reading! I came across this recipe a while ago and I’ve always wanted to give it a try. Well, I finally did. And it was so good, it was like heaven on a plate! So here it is. Pear…
Such The Feelings
“Such were Elizabeth Elliot’s sentiments and sensations; such the cares to alloy, the agitations to vary, the sameness and the elegance, the prosperity and the nothingness of her scene of life; such the feelings to give interest to a long, uneventful residence in one country circle, to fill the vacancies which there were no habits…
Kindness
There seems to be an endless wave of negative comments and opinions on social media these days and having to defend our personal choices has become an exhausting task. “Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks”, scripture says. A way of saying our words are a direct reflection of the state of…