The road may be long, but no matter your path, how far you have traveled, you can always find your way back home. —-Mandy Hale Going home for Thanksgiving need not be a long trek over turnpikes and through airports. There is another kind of homecoming, when we are pulled back in time. Like a…
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Lessons from the Old Cedar Chest
The art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. – H. Havelock Ellis To Readers: Did your family use a cedar chest to store and protect clothes from one season to the next? The biannual trip to the cedar chest was a traditional exercise in holding on and letting…
Rooted in Tradition: Extraordinary, Ancient and Deep
Tapping into our traditions reinforces our common bonds. At the right time, with the right light, Everything is extraordinary. (Aaron Rose) Something old, deep and powerful passes between us, glowing in our unique ways. One light does not diminish another. —-g. hill You make the world brighter by the depth of your roots.The lamps are…
October’s Duality: Absence and Presence
One of the best feelings in the world is knowing that your absence and your presence both mean something to someone. —- Hoda Kotb (*citation below) Dedication: This post is in honor my Aunt Helen Trionfo, and all our dearly departed souls whose voices we still hear and presence we feel. There are some who…
The Dew of Little Things: Dawn’s Liquid Light
Note: This post is dedicated to my fellow predawn walkers who know not all stars remain in the night sky. Some are sprinkled in morning dew, bright shimmering luminaries twinkling upward: Dawn’s Liquid Light. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. —–Khalil Gibran Every dewdrop reflects a…
The Triumph of Seeds: What Lies Within
The triumph of life is that the fruit is already in the seed. (Shelly) Note: I borrowed this title from the book: The Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson.* If you are a lover of nature, Hanson is part storyteller and part botanist. Life begets life. The regenerative power of seeds is a metaphor for…