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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Gifts of Excellence
This past weekend, I was graced with gifts of excellence for a full 48 hours. I left Sonoma on Saturday to go to L.A. to see my family for my 50th birthday and to attend the Academy Awards the following day … Continue reading
Posted in Writings
Tagged Academy Award, Africa, Art Nouveau, Chris Rock, Cirque du Soleil, Gift, Gustav Klimt, Pendant
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Look to Beauty
Buddhists say, “Life is suffering.” They advise us, to accept what is so. Knowing life is suffering and that life is also more, than suffering, (after all, I am a glass is half full, kinda gal), I accept what is. However, it … Continue reading
Posted in Writings
Tagged Beauty, Bird, Buddhism, Cooper, Cooper Hawk, Garden, Gertrude Stein, Rose, Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
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Coming to Life
Nature inspires me, grounds me, keeps me sane, alive with wonder. Now that restful winter is turning to lively spring, I feel myself coming to life in a newly bloomed, juicy, creative and fertile way. As I write about life … Continue reading