Why is health such a big issue? Because people are not healthy; we don’t feel good and it stops us from living the way we’d really like to. I’ve been doing some work recently for a company that makes a health product, so health improvements are on my mind. But health has always been a…
I had to really stretch myself on this one this week. How do I take a photo that shows optimism? Do I have a photo in my files that expresses optimism? Essentially at my core I am an optimistic person, but I have to admit that I get blue sometimes. There are plenty of issues…
Times change but traditions go on. People change, grow up, move away, pass on, and new people come along. Sometimes I think we create traditions for the sake of stability. Everything in life changes and we don’t have much control over most of it. But a tradition can go on in some form even after…
What is a new year? A long time ago someone decided to mark time in this way and we continue to imagine it to be so. But what if someone decided to mark time differently? Why does the new year not start on the first day of spring? That would make more sense to me.…
Happy Christmas to all bloggers, visitors, friends – well everyone and anyone who happens to catch this post. I just want to say that I’m really grateful to everyone who leaves a like or a comment. I have not been posting very much this past year mostly because of lack of time, so I really…
Gathering every year to celebrate the gift of life, the gift of each other – friends, family and others. The miracle of living in this moment right now with all these special people. Gatherings are changing, children have grown up, my friends are all old, perhaps I am old too. But I don’t feel old…
My biggest creative challenge is organization. Let’s face it, I’m a mess.I just don’t have a certain type of organizational skill – you know, the kind that files things in a systematic way.
That’s what cats do, they are always watching everything, except when they’re sleeping. But even then, sometimes you can catch them with one eye open. I took these photos with my phone recently during my morning meditation. They keep me company, sort of. Well, at least they’re quiet. Anyway, I enjoy watching them as they…
The world is full of problems and sometimes it seems like there’s nothing we can do. It can be overwhelming so sometimes we just look the other way – until it happens to us or someone we love. I know from personal experience the pain and suffering a family goes through when someone is suffering…
It was only the interior that was ornate, the rest of the mission property was beautiful but in a more simple and serene way. I prefered the grounds, which I will show in a future post. But what makes this mission truly special is it’s history which dates back to 1692 and the fact that…
Someone’s knocking at my door. What? On Halloween? This can’t be. Another knock? Sure enough, there are little children dressed in cute costumes. How can this be? It may be an annual tradition for others all around the country, but in this town where I live the tradition has been different. For as long as…
When my daughter and I made plans to drive out west from New Hampshire the first thing we both decided was that we had to see Niagara Falls. Neither of us had ever been, and even though we have seen many photos we wanted to check it out for ourselves. We thought it would be something…
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