Tag Archives: life

Mar19

go.

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when people ask

what is your mantra or what quote do you live by?

my answer is simply one word:

go.

this covers everything for me-

go ahead

go slowly

go with care

go away

go for it

way to go

go now

go with the flow

go out of your way

go all in

let go

go with a kind heart

go take a closer look

go find your way

easy come easy go

go for broke

go in peace

go around it

go softly

go to sleep

go when you need to

give it a go

go over the top

go see the world

go live life

go help

go deep

go on

go toward

time to go

go gently

go home

go.

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how do you go?

 

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“there is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.”

-tennessee williams

 

 

Mar17

luck.

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“i’ve always believed in luck.

i love the fact that people can change their lives instantly.”

-fiona barton

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happy st. patrick’s day

 

 

 

 

 

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Feb27

living and learning.

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love seeing my granddaughters

riding while filled with a gentle spirit and mutual trust

love all the other grandies coming out

to see what they have been working on

love that they each have different things they love to do

karate, basketball, writing, swimming, cooking, reading, fantasy games,

swimming, horseback riding, drawing, helping people, flying, exploring,

floating, small business building, playing, celebrating

yet they all have the same tender spot for animals 

while living life and learning.

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“from horses we may learn not only about the horse itself

but also about animals in general,

indeed about ourselves and about life as a whole.”

-george gaylord simpson

Feb14

peace by chocolate on valentine’s day and every day.

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This is a true and incredible human story, of a refugee family losing everything, leaving their home, and finding a new home and new life in an unexpected place and in unexpected ways. I’ve been following their story since their arrival in Canada and they are a wonderful example of will, grit, tenacity, family, compassion, overcoming odds, and a sheer refusal to give up. They are paying it forward by giving back to the people in their new community and beyond. Supporting those who welcomed them and may need the help that they so generously received when they were in desperate need. Plus, their chocolate in incredible.

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So exciting!

We are so happy to announce that the movie based on our story, Peace by Chocolate – The Film is coming to theatres, exclusively at Cineplex across Canada on May 6th and the official trailer of the movie was finally released. This movie is a platform to share hope with Canadians and the world -something we all need more than anything these days. See you all at the theatres this spring. (no date yet for u.s. or international openings)
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“generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do,

but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.”

-khalil gibran

Feb10

to shoe or not to shoe?

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yes, these are my glitter shoes again, brought out for special occasions. 

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while i do so love to be barefoot or in sandals whenever possible

there are times when shoes are needed,

like novemeber-march in michigan

and sometimes on small holidays or dance party fridays.

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“when I die I don’t want to be wearing shoes.

i want to have just enough notice so that I can pull them off and get comfortable.

shoes mean death snuck up on you.

shoes mean you had other plans.” 

-jason buchholz, a paper son

Feb6

zoom out.

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just as i was thinking about it being so cold in ann arbor

that the water bottle in my car froze,

my friend sent this pic 

saying it’s so hot in perth

that the cadbury bars melted.

i said, ‘at least it’s warm there,’

she said, ‘at least you have snow there.’

zoom.

 

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“life is about perspective and how you look at something… ultimately, you have to zoom out.”

-whitney wolfe herd

 

Jan24

‘this is the great secret of life.’ – michael beckwith

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written by one of my idols-

 for her writing, her wisdom, and in how she chose to fully live her life.

Jan21

memoir.

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the kinder wondered what happened to the big, old tree they used to play under

it was a good tree

we sat under it when it was hot in the sun and its shade kept us cool

we collected pretty leaves that floated down from it in the fall

it was on a hill and we ran by it in the winter when we were playing in the snow

pieces of it had been falling off for a very long time

we guess that maybe it was very old and very sick and it was getting too tired

 the kinder began to put its little pieces back on to decorate it

we hope that in the spring

a new sapling will come up near where the old tree used to stand so tall.

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“a tree’s wood is also its memoir.”     

-hope jahren

Jan2

brim.

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on new year’s eve

i was reminded

that life

is at least half full

and often at the brim. 

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“life’s enchanted cup sparkles near the brim.”

-lord byron

Dec18

officially on staycation.

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my staycation agenda:

“take wrong turns. talk to strangers. open unmarked doors.

and if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing.

do things without always knowing how they will turn out.”

-randall munroe

come to think of it, i’ve done this my whole life

 

 

 

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image credit: vintage pinterest – beach in nantucket, ma