October 25, 2026
Beauty and joy are fundamental to the human experience. They are critical elements that affect our physical health, emotional well-being, and social connections. Abraham Maslow placed aesthetics high on his hierarchy of needs. Looking at beauty releases the same feel-good chemicals in the brain as being in love, eating chocolate, and exercising.
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October 18, 2026
I am feeling so much grief today. There isn’t a lexicon that I can use to describe how I feel. The recent school shooting conjured up deep feelings about all the brutality in the world today, yesterday and all the days before!
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October 11, 2026
"The breath of life is right inside of us, to feel the dance of life within you, and know that nothing’s impossible.”
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October 4, 2026
Poetry mines the depths of our hearts and souls to put words to our thoughts and feelings. It is a vehicle for understanding ourselves as well as our world. It can soothe us or shake us awake in only a few lines. Poetry is a close focus on something cared about.
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September 27, 2026
I am angry this morning. Actually, I am furious! I wasn’t going to write anything today because of that fury…but I am boiling over. I have to say something. Every personal wound I believed had healed has become tender again.
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September 20, 2026
We are a part of nature’s cycles, not separate from them. Fall is our opportunity to recalibrate, get in touch with those deeper rhythms that shape us, and restore some balance in our own lives. We are part of those cycles of growth, rest, and renewal.
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September 13, 2026
Do you ever come across something that just softens your edges immediately? Something that just melts you, leaving you with a peaceful, easy feeling? Every once in a while it happens to me suddenly and out of nowhere. I am left wondering what just happened? Written or spoken words or music could create this phenomenon.
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September 6, 2026
Labor Day signals the end of summer, and for some of us, it is a paid holiday. But it has a much deeper meaning that we may easily overlook. It’s been called America’s forgotten holiday.
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August 30, 2026
It happened to me suddenly. One day, about three years ago, I woke up and realized I was a crone. I never thought about it much before that day in early spring. I was old. When did that happen? I resented it and resisted it for a while. Then, slowly, I began not only to accept it but to celebrate it. I realized things had changed. I can no longer do some things I used to do, and it takes longer to do others. But I am still here.
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August 23, 2026
We all know trees support us in many ways: shade, purifying the air we breathe, giving us wood to build with, and just being a general comfort to us humans. I am going to ask you to try a little experiment today, or whenever you have the opportunity. Spend time with your favorite tree if you have one, but if you don’t, find one. What do you notice about the tree and how you are feeling with it?
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