Tag: mindfulness
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Zen on the Trail
It has been a long week. The candle was burning at both ends most days; I sacrificed some needed sleep to find those extra hours in the day. So when the end of the work day rolled around on Friday, it was tempting to just pour a glass of wine and tell myself I could…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Life is a) Blur
The background blurs as the boys run playfully by …. years ago …. life is a blur as the years fly ….. These boys are now teens — one in college and the other a high school junior off to college visits later this week. And yet, on some days memories like this snowy October day…
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Paying Joy Forward
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ~ E.B. White These words echoed…
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21 Days of Gratitude
It is not too late to take the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge! Between November 7th and Thanksgiving Day (celebrated on November 28th in the United States), KindSpring will send a daily reminder of gratitude if you formally participate in the challenge. I am looking forward to actively seeking expressions of gratitude and parlaying those expressions into…
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Be Conscious of Your Treasures
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” – Thornton Wilder ~ Kat
Travel. Garden. Eat. 