I love that feeling
of getting in the car
after a long day
closing the door
absorbing the warmth of the sun
slowly relaxing and melting into the seat.
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apricity – the warmth of the sun in the winter.
this term comes from the latin meaning “to bask in the sun.”
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source: google images
while spending the better part of a morning
at the salon
and at the having my hair washed stage
a woman I’ve never met
hair in foil for highlights
wrapped in a black robe
walked up
and stood before me pointing
then proclaiming,
to the entire salon:
“now here is a woman who is contented and relaxed,
taking 10 minutes, all for herself!”
something about my demeanor
must have given me away
for she was spot on.
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“contentment is the only real wealth”
― albert nobel
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image credit: google images
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.
愿新年为您带来快乐，友爱和宁静。
yuàn xīnnián wèi nín dàilàái kuàilè, yǒu’ài hé níngjìng.
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what would bring you joy, love, or peace in the new year?
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image credit: freepik
“people fail to get along because they fear each other;
they fear each other because they don’t know each other;
they don’t know each other
because they have not communicated with each other.”
– dr. martin luther king, jr.
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image credit: shutterstock
silence on a hot summer night in ann arbor
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“the most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.”
-simon van boy
floating on the lake at midnight in the quiet air
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“there is a budding tomorrow in midnight.”
– john keats
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irish hills, michigan, usa – summer 2018
windows open
to the breezy rain
stormy waters rolling onto shore
and i’m soon to be
sleeping by a dock in the bay.
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“water is the driving force of all nature.”
-leonardo da vinci
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traverse bay, traverse city, michigan, usa – summer 2018
“on memorial day, i don’t want to only remember the combatants. there were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live”
— eric burdon, the animals
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image credit: kalikirkpatterns.com
the end of a peaceful day spent at the lake
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“no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.”
-zora neale hurston
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irish hills, michigan, usa
I didn't have my glasses on.... 