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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Encouragement
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Clear eyed. Swift. Focused. After an osprey dives from sky to river or ocean to catch her dinner, she shakes herself in mid air to loosen the water from her feathers, all the while a fish is squirming in her clutches, wondering what just happened! Osprey, St. Augustine.
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Safe enough to sleep wherever exhaustion steals you away and to know that you are surrounded by family and friends. Faith that you are loved and accepted for who you are and that you can love like that too, without expectations. And a heart big enough to see the blessings wrapped…
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If I were a dolphin I would have to make a lot of changes – move much more quickly, eat a steady diet of fish (without the taco!) talk more, laugh more, and play more everyday! I'd have to get rid of ALL of my things and stop worrying about anything! Hmmmmmmmm……
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Sea foam. Water, in perhaps its most vulnerable state, easily scattered by the wind or the next foot fall, always on the verge of disappearing. When we allow our own vulnerability, can we trust that, like this froth, we might get tossed into the unknown, but we'll return stronger, better and bigger?…
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A corner of the sun reaches out from behind the clouds, with a twinkle that is too bright to look at for very long, as the tide keeps pulling in and in. Sunrise, St. Augustine Beach, Sunday, December 2, 2012.
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Pelicans coasting up and down on the air currents, as graceful as anything that flies. Watching them reminds me to relax and lighten up. They seem to know that life is meant to be enjoyed and that there's time enough for the important things, and that play is one of those important…
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Florida is full of surprises. Who knew that you could pull together a fife and drum band from the Clay County Sheriff's Department, get them to wear skirts and perform in public? They are really good and they even let a woman join in on the fun!! How cool is that?…
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A beautiful moonlit beach makes a walk irresistible. My shadow stays close by, but almost eludes the camera. Almost! Shoes in one hand, camera in the other, life is sweet. Moonlight on the water, fishing boat on the horizon. St. Augustine Beach
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The season begins… Make it your own! St. Augustine's Nights of Lights, from now until the end of January, 2013.
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Thanksgiving Giving Thanks Thanks Giving There's so much to be grateful for… food on the table, enjoying the hammock without mosquitos, another year that I don't have to roast the turkey, yet get to enjoy it and all the trimmings. (Thanks Karen!) Thankful for good friends getting closer and for feeling…
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