Thanksgiving For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~ By Ralph Waldo Emerson This is one of my favorite Thanksgiving poems. In four short lines, Emerson covers the bases: if our basic needs are being … Continue reading
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Home Is Where Your Heart Is
With Thanksgiving Day around the corner, the nurturer in me is thinking more about my family, and how I want to make them feel “at home” as we share this special day together. While my husband will lovingly prepare the turkey, I will prepare the tables with decorations and favors; ways for us to show … Continue reading
Cosmic Zoom: Our Place in the Universe
Just the other day, after writing about how we, as humans, fit into scope of the natural world, I remembered an inspiring short film that I saw several years ago. I was so impressed with the simplicity of the presentation and the profound way it communicated our position in, and our perspective view of not … Continue reading
A New Simple Pleasure: HBO’s Enlightened
My newest simple pleasure is the new HBO series Enlightened. Laura Dern stars as the irrepressible Amy Jellicoe, a self-destructive, forty-something executive whose less-than-stellar life choices and big-time office meltdown leave her with no place to go but up. After spending time meditating and re-thinking life, Amy comes back from a Hawaiian treatment center ready to … Continue reading
Finding Our Place in the Natural World
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” John Muir (1838-1914) A naturalist, a preservationist, and one of the earliest advocates of the national park idea, John Muir’s words ring true today more than ever. When I read this quote, I wondered if John … Continue reading
Finding Peace in Your Day
“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” (Unknown) I have always liked this quote. While I have to admit that I would like, often, to be … Continue reading
Can Heaven Be A Place On Earth? Part 8 in an 8 Part Series
“Can Heaven be a place on Earth?” What began as an interesting question became a quest to: 1. learn what people of various faiths and backgrounds believe about Heaven, 2. to learn how we are connected in our needs, hopes, and values, and 3. to find a way to connect these concepts with life in … Continue reading
Can Heaven Be A Place On Earth? Part 7 in an 8 Part Series
“Can Heaven be a place on Earth?” What began as an interesting question became a quest to: 1. learn what people of various faiths and backgrounds believe about Heaven, 2. to learn how we are connected in our needs, hopes, and values, and 3. to find a way to connect these concepts with life in … Continue reading
Can Heaven Be A Place On Earth? Part 6 in an 8 Part Series
“Can Heaven be a place on Earth?” What began as an interesting question became a quest to: 1. learn what people of various faiths and backgrounds believe about Heaven, 2. to learn how we are connected in our needs, hopes, and values, and 3. to find a way to connect these concepts with life in … Continue reading
Can Heaven Be A Place On Earth? Part 5 in an 8 Part Series
“Can Heaven be a place on Earth?” What began as an interesting question became a quest to: 1. learn what people of various faiths and backgrounds believe about Heaven, 2. to learn how we are connected in our needs, hopes, and values, and 3. to find a way to connect these concepts with life in … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 