Life

Arghh! I Screwed Up!

photo credit: Simon Pais “Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your [...]

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The Moment

photo credit: icemomo "To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours is wisdom." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson We traverse through this life we are living. It is a journey for each of us. A unique and very personal journey, one [...]

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On Fields Pond

“ "We carry with us the wonders, we seek without us.” ~ Sir Thomas Browne To step away, to see with different eyes. Perhaps that’s it. To see “you” in a whole new light. To connect to something deeper, something more meaningful. What is it that really draws us to visit new places, or to [...]

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My Hope For You

photo credit: whisperwolf “When all is said and done, you are part of me. That's the way it was meant to be. People are brought together for a reason, everything happens for a reason. I believe the reason that you and me were brought together was because we complete one another. We fill in each [...]

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Enlightenment of the Soul

"Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water." ~ Zen Proverb The Enso (Zen) circle. Enlightenment, strength, elegance, the Universe, the void…an expression of the moment…and a symbol of when the mind is free to let the body and spirit create. This has become a part of me, quite literally. And [...]

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Life, Reflection, and Cancer

"Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn't you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are." ~ Rachel Naomi Remen Today, I would like to introduce Gail Konop Baker. Gail and I crossed paths recently. In that crossing, [...]

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And Why Do We Laugh?

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." ~ Victor Hugo Do you ever have one of those moments where you maybe question if something is the right thing to do? You hear what your heart is saying, and yet – it can still feel like you're putting yourself out there. Or [...]

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Sunday Thought For The Day

photo credit: kool_skatkat "I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. There is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame of [...]

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RAOKA: Family

Family "Families are like fudge… mostly sweet with a few nuts." ~ Author Unknown Preface: Random Acts of Kick Arse is a movement to bring more of {monthly theme} into our lives, and the lives of those around us. April Theme: Family. Find ways to incorporate the concept of family into daily life. [...]

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I Am NOT An Abomination

I have a special guest visiting today. Vanessa, from VanessaLeigh, is here and sharing a deeply personal part of her own life journey. I approached Vanessa about sharing this part of her journey, and what love means to her, knowing fully that this is a subject that can sometimes be a challenging discussion. Love. And [...]