If I want to see eye-to-eye with my
soul, I have to
look within
and not
blink.
JDG
Caution: Speed Trap Ahead
If you don’t dot each
and every “i”, the police
of punctuation
will charge you with negligence
or maybe reckless writing.
JDG
Winter Break
Before the leaves
bud with their bright Spring promise,
bare limbs stretch and rest.
JDG
Clear But Not Simple
You may eat anything in the garden
except for the
fruit of that
one tree.
It’s
hard
for us
humans not
to focus on
what we can’t have and lose sight of the rest.
JDG
It Started With A Question
“What are you staring at?”
a young girl asks.
The nursing home patient says,
“My dog. She’s leaving now.
I don’t know when
I’ll see her again.”
With this, The Three Wishes
project began and a fund-raiser started.
“If I could bring you 3 things
in the whole world,
what would those be?” she asked the residents.
Some answers – A fast-food meal,
a warmer blanket, a visit from my pet,
new shoes, Cheetos, a pair of pants
that fit, a trip to a near-by waterpark.
She asked. She listened. She acted.
And now many lives are brighter.
JDG
To Contribte: Go to gofundme
RubyKate and Three Wishes
Behold The Water Bear
Behold the water bear
microorganism extraordinaire,
survivor of five mass extinctions
in half a billion years,
withstander of minus 328
and plus 300 degrees,
radiation, and outer space.
Even if we don’t make it,
it looks like they will.
JDG
Image Credits
Creator: Meckes+Ottawa
Credit: Science Photo Library
Copyright: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library
Channeling Phil Connors on Groundhog Day
Wanted to share this wonderful Groundhog Day post from LuAnne.
Every day the same, yet
every day is different
no guaranteed success
no guarantee of failure
just a day with endless possibilities
so, write if you’re a writer
paint if you’re a painter
play if you love music
cook if that’s your art
snap a shot if that’s your thing
tend a garden, tidy up
sew or dance or ice sculpt
practice being kind
do creative work each day
there is no starting point
there is no destination
joy is in in the journey
Every year on February 2, at my house we celebrate this American holiday by watching Groundhog Day – again! Recently I reread an article by Austin Kleon called, Want to be an artist? Watch Groundhog Day,that discusses how the main character of the movie, Phil Connors, discovers a key to practicing the art of life. This post was inspired by Austin Kleon’s article…
View original post 19 more words
