Tag Archives: #BeautyofLife

Freedom 55 Festivities

Whew! Wasn’t that a party? In facing the reality of my illness, many folks asked what they could do. I took a risk that could have backfired. I asked them to throw me a Freedom 55 Bash, knowing full well … Continue reading

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All Its Glory

  Spring has flourished this week. The natural world has awoken and is stretching out its limbs in all its glory. Walking anywhere is an absolute treat as colours are splashed all over the place, crying out for our attention. … Continue reading

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Rooted in the Land

The land always holds a piece of my soul. I am the daughter of a farm boy whose garden in the city infuses life into his old blood. Every fall, he says he will not plant again the next year. … Continue reading

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Breathtaking Beauty

Have you ever experienced that moment when you cannot breathe because something is so beautiful?  Sometimes a photo just cannot do justice to something so spectacular. Approaching the Basilica of La Sagrada Familia I was struck by how different it … Continue reading

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Embracing Silence

“We are gradually losing the art of silence. Of walking down the street lost in our own thoughts. Of closing the door to our rooms and being quiet. Of sitting on a park bench and just thinking. We may fear … Continue reading

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Infinite Beauty of God

When we see a beautiful object, a beautiful garden, or a beautiful flower, let us think that there we behold a ray of the infinite beauty of God, who has given existence to that object. – St. Alphonsus Mary Liguori … Continue reading

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Beauty as Duty

We have been given a duty In every day to find beauty Glimpse it hiding in the Light Always within your sight A splash of colour bright A flower in bloom that’s white Or catch it in the subtle joy Of … Continue reading

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The Beauty of Our Lives

Last week I was at a funeral for a 98-year-old friend. Today was another funeral for a friend’s 90-year-old father who played piano for events planned by a committee I served on for many years. That committee really was one … Continue reading

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