“But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.” – Benjamin Diraeli What is it that makes up the minutes, hours, days, and weeks of our lives? Is it the ordinary or extraordinary moments that count? Or is it neither the ordinary…
When was that point in your life when you felt the happiest, the most fulfilled, the most comfortable? Have you gotten there yet? Are you there now? Are you still waiting? Or do you wish you could go back in time? I was recently discussing all the ways in which…
At first glance, the obvious stars of this photo are the yellow, translucent petals. Filtering the sunlight at various degrees, they make the flower seem more like an astrological star than a horticultural stunner. But take a closer look. Where would the lucent petals be without that strong and sturdy…
This Monday’s post is linked up with Monday’s Listicle’s, with the prompt of “10 Things That Make My Life Easier.” The following is a list of ten things that make my life not only easier, but oh-so-much better. Friends and family. Yes, this one is obvious, but I’m still basking…
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom,” Thomas Jefferson once said. Yet, how does one come upon honesty? Is honesty the mere telling of factual information, recounting a series of events, and not cheating at Words With Friends (about which my good friend Eric recently blogged)? Or…
Spring is in the air. Tonight we will “spring” the clocks ahead one hour, temperatures are rising, and just a couple days ago I spotted a bright red cardinal perched in the tree in our backyard. Spring also means spring cleaning. The change in season and warmer weather inspires us…