Why do I Write?
I came across a post on Facebook, this evening, which asked the question of all artists, why do you write, play music, sing, paint, sketch, or whatever else you do? Of course, there were a number of responses, many of…
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I came across a post on Facebook, this evening, which asked the question of all artists, why do you write, play music, sing, paint, sketch, or whatever else you do? Of course, there were a number of responses, many of…
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I read the script and looked at pictures from a story about the Ama divers of Japan, this morning. I saw something about this last year. I found an incredible beauty in the “work” that these women have traditionally done.…
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The changing of the seasons has always fascinated me, as well as seemingly sending me on a new adventure, ever changing. Early in my adult life I declared that I could never live anywhere that didn’t have four distinct seasons.…
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I moved from Massachusetts to Colorado in August, 1978. The following writing is from a letter written to my eldest brother, Joe (who was living in Troy, NY), in the early spring of ‘79. At the present time in my…
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Standing outside, in the waning night, I looked to the Moon, one day past full. Through the hazy sky She appeared peaceful, directing my attention toward a bright star (or planet) directly overhead. This is when I noticed the abundance…
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I’ve always found there to be a little misguidance in people’s fixation on glorifying Jesus. We’ll often hear of people expounding on how we should “believe in Jesus”, “pray to Jesus”, etc. Being brought up Roman Catholic, we were taught…
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The Truth is within us all. It doesn’t matter what nation or creed we come from. It doesn’t matter the wars that have been fought over and are fought over these things. The Truth is within us all. We need…
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Everyday, in this life, there’s something new and wondrous to discover, within myself or without, in Nature or not, in my Children, Family, Friends or other. Everyday, in this life, there’s something new and wondrous to discover. PJQ
I went to spend time with the Alders, today. In keeping with the theme of Autumn and with little encouragement from a breeze, they granted me a shower of leaves, as I approached, in a show of welcome to their…
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I’ve looked at the recent pictures my son took of me, for the event of my 60th birthday. In many of these photos, I witnessed a sadness, a stress, in my eyes. Or, so I thought it was. I put…
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