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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Encouragement
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…and then I came across this little gem and wanted to share it. "…more peaceful than morning." Unwrapping a delivery at the Gallery where I work, I spotted this. No photo required!
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Let the beauty that you love be what you do. Rumi
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The thing about evacuating ahead of a powerful, deadly storm, that may or may not be a direct hit on your world, is that you say "goodbye" to your life, your things and your home, not knowing what you will find when you return. Here in St. Augustine, most of us have been…
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A Beautiful sunny holiday. Lots of families out to enjoy the beach, playing, fishing, reading in the sun. An overheard conversation about Hurricane Harvey – on people's minds – and another Hurricane barrelling toward the islands. But life must go on, if we are to make sense of any of it.…
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In between the sky and the sea. Rain clouds closing in from the south and the north. Whenever a boat takes to the water, there is a story to tell. Storms, sea creatures, and the one that got away. There is always a story! Crescent Beach, storms brushing by…
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Last call, last chanceLast song, last danceSometimes you just don't know when that's gonna beHold me baby, give me a kissLike tonight is all there isCause there's a last time for everything It's a Brad Paisley song that someone mentioned in a piece I found somewhere, and it stuck with me. Can…
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Happy Flowers! Laine's Orchid and daisy!
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If we regret or want to "do over" any part of our lives, we somehow betray our own selves – our younger, vulnerable selves. No Egrets!
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Spiders and webs, what a brilliant idea! How did Mother Nature come up with these things? This spider is so curious that it is difficult to discern its head from its toe. There are so many secrets in life to unravel, it's astonishing. Reprinted from Laine's Blog,…
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A Favorite Poem For the Anniversary of My Death By W. S. Merwin Every year without knowing it I have passed the day When the last fires will wave to me And the silence will set out Tireless traveler Like the beam of a lightless star Then I…