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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Encouragement
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Harvest Moon… not so big and orange as one might expect, but plenty of brilliant white light, and it may have ushered in the first night of sleeping with the windows open, all night long! What's in your harvest for this summer, nearly gone? Change is in the air… …
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If you have never had the joy of pruning one of these beautiful shrubs, try to avoid it for the rest of your life. No matter how hard you try to prevent it, the gimungus thorns on the Bougainvillea will get you. On your hands (yes through the gloves), your arms, even…
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"What do we do now?" Tadpoles, frogs, emerging from the ooze!
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You cannot be unhappy in the present moment. OSHO said this and I think that it is true. The difficulty is finding the present moment, even when you are standing right in it. Sunrise, St. Augustine Beach.
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Can a person really be too tired at the end of a sun filled day to have a piece of ice cream cake? Apparently so! Blings Landing, sunset.
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Watch the birds, they have much to teach us about being "all in," and saying "YES!" to life. The morning's first birdsong, begets the day's first smile. YES! Tiger Tail Beach, Florida, ©2003.
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There is a time and a season for everything… Cherishing and letting go, all at once. Learning this, to cherish and let go. Maybe learning this. It's a good idea anyway! The Victory II, gone to rest. One of the first sightseeing boats in St. Augustine…
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Sometimes you can't see which way the road bends up ahead, (especially if you're older and driving at night – not pictured here!) But if you keep the faith, the way reveals itself like a ray of light. Cascades Park, Virginia, ©2010.
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Last look before leaving the beach as the tide runs out. Storms across the way. Safe here for now. Matanzas Inlet, St. Augustine, Florida.
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Some critters know how to relax. A mouth full of something or other and a full body stretch from here to there! Where's my hammock?