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Gleanings From Living Long
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Category: Encouragement
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It was late in life when I saw my first cedar waxwings and they completely surprised me! Ever since then I feel blessed when they zoom through town. It's funny how we perceive nature as blessing us. Lately it has been happening more and more, and not just with the "special birds," but…
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The Last Supper. 12 Disciples. One might be full of fear. One might be unfaithful. One might be a woman. History or myth? Truth or fiction? What really matters? To you? Take away the rituals and the robes and aren't all the teachings the same? Love. Compassion. Kindness. We…
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A huge burst of energy stormed its way through here on Saturday. The darkest clouds, huge winds and sideways rain scrambled the air. It was the day of the night when I tried on someone else's shoes, attempting to understand how her life might feel. An impossible task, especially if the…
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Sunset behind them, daybreak ahead… What will tomorrow bring? More kindness, less worry, sunshine or rain?
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Sunset sentry, overlooking the St. John's River. All's well with the world. Great Egret, Welaka, Florida
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There is a saying that - "Life is what happens to us while we are busy making other plans." Life in all of its messy perfection, like wildflowers by the side of the road that escaped the boundaries of the perfect garden years ago to create another version of Eden. Here it's wild…
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How tightly wrapped are you? Will you unfold into something big and beautiful when your time comes? Most definitely! Happy first day of Spring!
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Nestlings are so very vulnerable. This little one endured severe thunderstorms, only to be stalked by a crowd of noisy crows and survived that too. Nature provides lots of drama for her creatures. Perhaps we all have a nestling within us…our inner hatchling. It's the part of us that has come through…
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Lucky stars above you, Sunshine on your way, Many friends to love you, Joy in work and play. Laughter to outweigh each care, In your heart a song. And gladness waiting everywhere All your whole life long. Shamrock flowers! (May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow!)
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Remember Phone booths? Remember when astronauts used to land in the ocean in capsules? We've come a long, long way- phone calls with video, space shuttles that land like jets, robots roaming on mars, telescopes exploring deep space. What does the future hold for us? Will we be able to bend time…
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