-
Serene Sunsets (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 17)
Minnesota’s 10,000+ lakes create a special space … one where peace and serenity reign as the loon’s haunting call floats across the water. When the sun dips below the horizon, the sky may take on a golden hue, or brilliant pinks and oranges and reds … or sometimes it just quietly shifts to soothing blues…
-
Magical Night Sky (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 15)
Even when it’s only a glow along the horizon, the northern lights still dazzle and leave us in awe. Standing at the end of the forest, with eyes toward the Northern Minnesota sky, the rest of the world simultaneously falls away and seems to grow limitless. Every viewing is just as magical as if one…
-
Giving Back (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 16)
Today in Minnesota, it is “Give to the Max Day” — give early, give often, and encourage others to do the same!! Millions of dollars are raised in a 24-hour period to support non-profit organizations across the state. We wait for today to make our annual donation for some organizations and give a little extra…
-
Music and the Arts (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 14)
What are your career plans? Have you secured an internship? What’s the pay scale for graduates in that major? All important questions, but just as important are things like music, the arts, thinking critically, and expanding your horizons by studying subjects unrelated to your chosen vocation. I was reminded of these broader concerns when I…
-
Book Club (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 13)
Another evening of stimulating conversation, laughter, and an interesting read for our bi-monthly book club. This time, a play — Sweat by Lynn Nottage. Timely in reflecting many of the themes we see playing out in society today. The club selection two months earlier was Al Franken’s latest book, Giant of the Senate, a sobering yet humorous…
Travel. Garden. Eat. 