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Published December 9, 2015 by Nan MykelSource: No author is an island …
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Tuesday Motivation
Published December 9, 2015 by Nan MykelSoothing Poem
Published December 2, 2015 by Nan MykelBy Derek Walcott:
LOVE AFTER LOVE
The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was yourself.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
For This, I’m Thankful
Published November 27, 2015 by Nan MykelSarah’s list is much more body/senses oriented than my list:
I am thankful for…creativity…..
curiosity and the ability to reason……
sensitivity to beauty, art, music, dance, poetry, ritual,
appreciation of nature……family……
friends…..
the ability to read and write…..
emergence……
sleep……
consciousness……
humor……
the observation that our fear of death lessens as we age……
the fact that we faint when physical pain exceeds our bearable limits, etc.
With Thanksgiving almost upon us, I wanted to be aware of and thankful for the little things in life:
- my husband, of course, my sons, my best friend and my little doggie
- waking up on the weekend and just laying in bed for a while with my honey
- the first smell of rain hitting the ground
- my morning cup of coffee
- that first taste of something delicious and sinful
- sipping that perfect glass of wine
- fresh air and the warm feeling of the sun on my back
- nature – trees, flowers, creeks and rivers, oceans, amazing landscapes
- a crisp sunrise or a warm sunset
- when I actually see the look of love in someones’ eyes
- a gentle but strong hug
- watching animals frolick around
- getting into a nice warm bed on a cold night
- decorating for the holidays and enjoying holiday music
I am sure there are more but these came to mind…
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