Tag Archives: joy

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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Two Years Today

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. … Continue reading →

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My Imperfect Seeking

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Response to the post here yesterday, “Stuck In the Labyrinth“, was much stronger than usual. Thank you for reading and for your re-posts! I suppose it is a commonality we all have: too much time spent thinking about the past … Continue reading →

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Great Wealth of Life

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Grab  your imagination hat and put on your best fantasy shoes. Dress up in daydreams and set your mind on make-believe. Then come along with me in a delicate journey of words arranged to inspire. I wandered lonely as a … Continue reading →

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Enlivened My Dream All the More

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Last night a dream passed through my night where I was with another under an umbrella in the pouring rain trying to stay dry. The drops were coming down fast and hard so we tried running and seemed to just … Continue reading →

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Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Originally Posted here one year ago on December 19, 2011 Virginia was the daughter of Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  In answer to her question “is there really a Santa Claus” her … Continue reading →

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22 Years Later

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Beautiful love stories still happen. This is from Huffington Post: Cathy Knorr and Trevor Webb tied the knot, their relationship came full circle — and they had a middle school love letter to prove it. At their October wedding, the … Continue reading →

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Thinking There Is One More Stair

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

A dear friend, Jan, died in a car accident over five years ago. I still have not had the heart to move the photos I have of her and her husband into an archive. Without the ability to explain it, … Continue reading →

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The Day Before The Day Before Thanksgiving

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Today, tomorrow and Thursday/Thanksgiving Day GoodMorningGratitude.com will feature a favorite poem about the holiday. I feel gratefulness year round more than I have ever, but never as acutely as I do right now. I know this stretch of holidays from … Continue reading →

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A Little Advice

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

My son and his lady dear are away on a month-long experience in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand in celebration of achieving his doctorate. He posts photos and recaps of each day on a travel blog. I’m touched by the smiles … Continue reading →

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