Familiar acts are beautiful through love. -Percy Bysshe Shelley When I read this quote I find comfort. Shelley’s words remind me that it is not in the grand gestures, but in the simple everyday routines where beauty and love can be found. Acts of kindness, of giving and sharing, of listening and playing: these are … Continue reading
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My Five Comforts For Today
It’s that time of year for catching colds and flu… and even though I have been taking the best precautions, one of those little viruses managed to get me with my guard down! I have a chest cold. 😦 What can you do? It happens to the best of us, right? Today I decided to … Continue reading
May The Force Be With You
I love talking with kids. And listening to them. Especially young children. Kids are eager to share their thoughts and ideas, their feelings and knowledge. Sometimes I am amazed, other times I am amused, and sometimes I feel deeply touched. Sometimes I just laugh. This was one of those times. I was working with one … Continue reading
Wish To Be What You Are
The better part of happiness is to wish to be what you are. – Desiderius Erasmus When I first read this quotation by the Dutch Renaissance humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, I wondered at whether happiness, as described by the quote, could be attainable in the modern world. I like this quote, because I believe the statement … Continue reading
A Charming Getaway: Midnight in Paris
My husband and I don’t get out to the movie theater often. With the sky-high price of tickets and the exorbitantly overpriced concessions, we don’t mind as much waiting for the films to come to cable (which is a splurge, too!). So when we found ourselves flipping through channels the other night, a recent Woody … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 