Tag Archives: heart warming

The Beauty of Love

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Flying home at the end of a business trip yesterday, I was seated across the aisle one seat back from a twenty-something mother with a tiny infant in her arms and kindergarten aged boy seated next to her. Watching them … Continue reading →

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Let the Gratefulness Overflow

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

You think this is just another day in your life. It’s not just another day. It’s the one day that is given to you. To-day. It’s given to you. It’s a gift. It’s the only gift that you have right … Continue reading →

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Understanding, Knowledge, and Insight

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Do not believe in… anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in… anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in… anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. … Continue reading →

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Scrubbed Clean

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

The sort of morning that appeared last Thursday was one where the air had been scrubbed clean by the rain of the day before. The sky was more blue; the light of the sun more crystal-like. The distant horizon seemed … Continue reading →

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Because I Will Make It So

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through … Continue reading →

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Snips and Snails and Puppy-Dog Tails

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

My boyhood memories that are predominately good are those from before the age of seven. Then life was filled with awe, joy and wonder. The painful realities from the adult world had not touched my little brother and me yet. … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Sunrise and Three Sayings

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Be thankful for your allotment in an imperfect world. Though better circumstances can be imagined, far worse are nearer misses than you probably care to realize. Richelle E. Goodrich

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In the Garden of Mystic Lovers

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

The day is overcast and the sky is slate gray. Light rain is falling making the air moisture laden and foggy. For some people such a morning might set off a tinge of sadness, or even depression. But not for … Continue reading →

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No Name Necessary

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

A best friend is one of life’s greatest gifts. It’s one sometimes taken for granted until a moment comes when he or she does or says something amazingly insightful; something you need to hear, but are avoiding; something essential that … Continue reading →

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One of A Kind

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

December 19, 1932 — March 9, 2013 Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Harry was locally sourcing his food years before chefs in California starting using cilantro and arugula (both … Continue reading →

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