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Posted on April 10, 2016 by beth

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Filed under Life and tagged astonished, life, living, mary oliver, pay attention, story, writing | 42 Comments

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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Ann Koplow on April 10, 2016 at 8:58 am said:

I pay attention, am astonished, and am telling you that I love Mary Oliver and this post.

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 10:30 am said:
  
  i’m so glad, ann.
  
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Paul on April 10, 2016 at 9:09 am said:

Ha! Sounds like Grace.

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 10:30 am said:
  
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dianasschwenk on April 10, 2016 at 9:21 am said:

Love these instructions! <3
Diana xo

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 10:30 am said:
  
  me too )
  
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Elyse on April 10, 2016 at 10:04 am said:

She must have been a blogger!

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 10:31 am said:
  
  yes! funny, i was thinking this is why we blog –
  
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on April 10, 2016 at 10:19 am said:

Yeah!

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 10:31 am said:
  
  yep )
  
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Movin' it with Michelle on April 10, 2016 at 10:25 am said:

I love Mary Oliver’s work. Great reminder!

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 10:32 am said:
  
  i do too –
  
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reocochran on April 10, 2016 at 10:58 am said:

Fantastic! Happy Sunday to you and yours!

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 11:11 am said:
  
  And to you, robin )
  
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lifeonthecutoff on April 10, 2016 at 12:08 pm said:

Perfect – and I do try to do all.

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 1:59 pm said:
  
  Good )
  
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murphysmission on April 10, 2016 at 2:01 pm said:

I do!!! ;) And then I duck! Quite often! ;)

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 2:06 pm said:
  
  Me too, Susie!
  
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  - murphysmission on April 10, 2016 at 2:12 pm said:
    
    that is why I like us!
    
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russtowne on April 10, 2016 at 2:18 pm said:

Applying those guidelines to your posts, I’d say you’re living life “right”, Beth.
Russ

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 3:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Russ !
  
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Chatter Master on April 10, 2016 at 7:11 pm said:

I paid attention to my entire day being AT HOME, I was ASTONISHED that I got to spend the entire day at home. And now I’m telling about it. :)

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 8:08 pm said:
  
  perfect )
  
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Eric Tonningsen on April 10, 2016 at 7:48 pm said:

Little happens if we do not create time for the first!

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 8:09 pm said:
  
  yes so true, eric –
  
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fingerprintwriting on April 10, 2016 at 8:09 pm said:

I’m enjoying the comments on is post:)

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- ksbeth on April 10, 2016 at 8:41 pm said:
  
  thanks, i always love the comments so much )
  
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Eli Pacheco on April 10, 2016 at 9:20 pm said:

If you pay attention to life, you can’t help but be astonished. The rest takes care of itself. Tell me about it!

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- ksbeth on April 11, 2016 at 5:12 am said:
  
  absolutely )
  
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Joyful2bee on April 11, 2016 at 9:17 am said:

Keeping a childlike wonder and pleasure about life helps keep your heart and mind and even your body younger too! Great post.

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- ksbeth on April 11, 2016 at 1:23 pm said:
  
  you are so right, and thank you )
  
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Lucie on April 11, 2016 at 2:10 pm said:

Mary Oliver is another one of my favorite writers…love, love, love her! :)

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- ksbeth on April 11, 2016 at 3:15 pm said:
  
  me too –
  
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renegade4god on April 11, 2016 at 5:29 pm said:

Too astonished at the simple truth to say anything earlier.

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markbialczak on April 12, 2016 at 8:19 am said:

Check. Check. Check. Good job, my friend. <3

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- ksbeth on April 12, 2016 at 10:35 am said:
  
  Thanks, mark –
  
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roughwighting on April 12, 2016 at 12:06 pm said:

Thanks for the reminder. I love being astonished.

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- ksbeth on April 12, 2016 at 2:58 pm said:
  
  me too –
  
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Brenda Davis Harsham on January 1, 2017 at 1:28 pm said:

Why am I not surprised that you’ve written about Mary Oliver, too? :-)

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- ksbeth on January 1, 2017 at 2:30 pm said:
  
  kindred spirits )
  
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  - Brenda Davis Harsham on January 1, 2017 at 10:45 pm said:
    
    Happy New Year, Sister! :-)
    
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ksbeth on January 1, 2017 at 11:34 pm said:

and to you –

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