after experiencing
every kind of spring/fall/winter weather front
in the span of a single whirlwind of a day
there is new light
in the early morning
with
a quiet dusting of snow on the ground
clouds in the sky
streaks of blue
and
a moon hanging high
we’ll try again.
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‘every moment of light and dark is a miracle.’
-walt whitman
my next stack to climb.
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“I will always find peace in rain and adventure in reading.”
-viola cn
“I made this thank you note. I’m going to give it to my family.”
“what are you thanking them for?”
“I’m going to thank them for being my family.”
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“if the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
*Meister Eckhart
*Eckhart von Hochheim (c. 1260 – c. 1328), commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
(not me, but someone who approaches things the same way I do)
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my favorite quote or word to live by:
‘go.’
in every sense of the word.
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image credit: vintage pinterest
“peace is the only battle worth waging.”
-albert camus
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art credit: laurachjones art – ‘peaceful’
walking on a bridge and looking down at each side
same day, same time, same place
what you don’t see
is what is happening just below the bridge
to make each side of the very same river
act in a very different way
“no bridge has ever taken sides.”
-ljupka cvetanova, the new land
back to school today
back to the kinder
who are not limited by conventions
and are open to the future.
lincoln logs were invented by frank lloyd wright’s son.
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a trivial gift for you on january 4th, in honor of national trivia day
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‘i think Iim a trivia nerd. i love to learn about everything. i’m curious.’
-adam rodriguez
I was 6 years old and so excited to finally get my chatty-cathy
a doll with a string in the back
that you could pull and she would talk
(18 phrases at random)
‘please take me with you’
‘may I have a cookie?’
‘I love you.’
she was a wonderful doll
we were happy together
until
I came home one day
and noticed to my horror
that my oldest sister
had given her a haircut
(picture a choppy hacked pixie cut with stringy bits)
I did not have a good reaction to it
I exploded in tears
very dramatically
sobbing and instantly tattling on her
chatty’s hair never grew back
and one day she was gone.
(the doll, not my sister)
after all these years
I still bring it up
to my sister
every so often
she always tells me
she had no idea
I would have such a strong reaction
she was just trying to give her a fancy hair style
and while I have long-ago forgiven her
I still have no idea
what chatty may have said to her during the haircut.
‘
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“a beloved doll’s voice speaks directly to your soul
in a way that cannot be explained in words.”
-gayle wray
p.s. I am not a fan of dolls as an adult, they kind of terrify me, especially talking ones.
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image credit: Mattel Toys
I didn't have my glasses on.... 