Kristen has invited us to think about attitude for Rory’s 3.2.1. Quote Me Challenge this week. I discovered a poem and some quotes about optimism and its link to attitude which makes me reflect on my own life. Enjoy! Heal YourselfBy: Laya Sarath The self within you is perturbed Rusty, Dusty, unclear and broken Ruptured…
A-to-Z Challenge: Numinous
The excitement of life is in the numinous experience wherein we are given to each other in that larger celebration of existence in which all things attain their highest expression, for the universe, by definition, is a single gorgeous celebratory event. Thomas Berry Previous Posts in 2019 A to Z Challenge A B C D E F G H I J K…
A-to-Z Challenge: Madrigal
It’s a wonderful time when you sit down around the table for dinner and discuss life. No matter where you are, it gives the semblance of normalcy to my crazy world. Melina Kanakaredes I have been blessed to have experienced a madrigal dinner twice in my life. The first time was in high school. It…
A-to-Z Challenge: Light
Hello, hope you had a wonderful weekend! One of nature’s most amazing natural phenomena is bio-luminescence, the ability of an organism to create its own light. Mother Nature is astounding! Two years ago, MIT engineers embedded nano particles into a watercress plant so that it will glow in the dark for 4 hours. Various startups…
A-to-Z Challenge: Kalinin
As it unfolded, the structure of the story began to remind me of one of those Russian dolls that contain innumerable ever-smaller dolls within. Step by step the narrative split into a thousand stories, as if it had entered a gallery of mirrors, its identity fragmented into endless reflections. Carlos Ruiz Zafon A few days…
A-to-Z Challenge: Justice
Hello everyone! Lady Justice wants to say hello as well. This morning I read an article from opendemocracy.net : Six boys, one cop, and the road to restorative justice I’ve been meaning to explore a concept that caught my attention a few years ago. My former ethics professor once told us there was a Fulbright…
A-to-Z Challenge: Inamorato
Worthwhile Moments A rose’s fragrance fills the air uniting the space between usAs the sun sets leaving nothing more to discussMy inamorato’s warm kisses ignites a fire of deep desire Filling my life with joy and making it brighterIlluminating a connection that is passionate and sizzlingSharing with each other all that is interestingAs I close…
A-to-Z Challenge: Hibiscus
#Quadrille – Not So Easy, Ace Ace, Elusive conundrum Encumbered by your gold standard When did three little lines that form the letter “A” dominate our lives? Iconoclasts have grown within your regime Our pursuit towards the milieu of achievement has developed our acumen Sine qua non in certain realms Alright, my poem may be…
A-to-Z Challenge: Garden
I Love the Rain… … because it nourishes my garden during a scorching summer day here in Texas. Hm, maybe it would be a different story if I live near a city where acid rain takes place: mutant flowers and creating a dangerous place to dance in. I have so many things I want to…
A-to-Z Challenge: Fly
Skydiving is special because it’s almost the closest to an out-of-body experience you can have. Georgia King When I first moved to town, I was trying to learn where everything was by visiting various major landmarks. One day, I saw this large sign on a building off the side of the highway. I pondered what…
