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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SHE CAME TO ME, UNEXPECTEDLY</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a vision, in a brief moment, such intense clarity. A knowing that I have always been and always will be protected and divinely guided, if only I will accept and allow and listen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her wings, they shelter me. Her strength flows through my veins. She infuses my spirit with freedom and flight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Metamorphosis. Rebirth. Renewal.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SHE CAME TO ME, UNEXPECTEDLY</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">BUT SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN BESIDE ME.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After she came to me, a few days later, I had a most magical encounter. An unexpected meeting with a monarch caterpillar! I'm not sure I've ever seen a monarch caterpillar, or perhaps it is because I've just never noticed the miracles of beauty and life around me with such awe and appreciation until lately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Native Americans believe that "Butterfly Medicine" is helping those who encounter it to <a href="http://www.drstandley.com/animalmedicine_butterfly.shtml" target="_blank">"look beyond the physical realm and progress into the spiritual realm. The Butterfly is the only living organism capably of changing its entire genetic structure from caterpillar to butterfly. The butterfly represents the spirit changing and evolving to an ascended level of consciousness. When butterfly medicine grabs your attention, it is asking you to embrace your own ability to transform your life. This takes courage because it means letting go of things that no longer server your highest good". <b> </b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With Love and Light, and Butterfly Flight...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Each day, sometimes several times a day, I find feathers. It actually feels as if they find me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They usually present themselves during my morning and evening walks with my dog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The are just there, in my path, or they peek slightly out of the grass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe I find them because I know they are there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I choose to think feathers are magical, and symbolize beautiful things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are considered the calling cards for our Angels and Guides. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> "Feathers appear when Angels are near". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are Validation of being on the right spiritual path. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A reminder to lighten up, and not take life and its many challenges so seriously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abundance, and unconditional love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This morning, while on my walk, I found my first feather in the middle of the walking path. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was in a moment of true gratitude when out of the sky fell a tiny, sweet little feather...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">right.into.my.hand! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was brought to tears with this ethereal and mystical gift. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's not every day you catch a feather falling from the sky. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Great is the sun, and wide he goes </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Through empty heaven with repose; </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">And in the blue and glowing days </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">More thick than rain he showers his rays. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Though closer still the blinds we pull </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">To keep the shady parlour cool, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Yet he will find a chink or two </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">To slip his golden fingers through. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">The dusty attic spider-clad </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">He, through the keyhole, maketh glad; </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">And through the broken edge of tiles </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Into the laddered hay-loft smiles. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Meantime his golden face around </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">He bares to all the garden ground, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">And sheds a warm and glittering look </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Among the ivy's inmost nook. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Above the hills, along the blue, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Round the bright air with footing true, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">To please the child, to paint the rose, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">The gardener of the World, he goes. </span></span></div>
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(Photographs taken at Three Oaks Recreation Center in Crystal Lake. GO THERE if you are local. A little slice of heaven in our back yards).<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was young, I had a red, Kawasaki 125 dirt bike, complete with a kickstart, choke and hot, Southern evenings. I would count the hours until I could get home, finish homework, and head out the door to crank her up (sometimes, it would take a while) and just <b>RIDE</b>. She'd sputter and die, but I'd crank and crank until she'd finally start, engine spitting and oil smoking. I still remember that smell. My little brother had a Honda 50. Off we'd go, for hours, round and round our property on a circular trail until the dusk arrived, and the sun said goodbye. Summertime was the best. It was an absolute escape for me...and God did I desperately need that departure from my life. The only thing that was most difficult about my evening rides was the moment I'd reach the fork in the trail...the wide open dirt road. Every single time around, oh how I wanted to take that fork, and let go, go fast, and go free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, I can take the fork on the wide open road, and I do so with great anticipation and great respect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great anticipation, because I never know what is waiting ahead for me after I round the bend. My senses, always heightened. For I must be fully and completely engaged in each moment, without hesitation. The sounds of my motor beneath me makes me feel alert and alive . Scents, so many wonderful, authentic, organic scents. Fragrant, blooming flowers and trees, the pine sap and grass. Pastures of green and smoking leaves. Birds swoop down from the sky, and seem to dance with me, if only for a moment. Hot air balloons gently lift off the ground. Sometimes, the setting sun is in front of me, sometimes, behind, but it's always there, surrounding me with blankets of soft light. It illuminates the road before me. I feel the changing temperature as I ride through an oasis of tall, towering trees. It's hot, it's cold, it's cool. Oh my God, deer appear, from out of nowhere. Now, I'm really alert and alive. Which is why I always greet my rides with respect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a dance, this ride, and it's about honor. Honor and respect for a machine that is larger than me in so many aspects. Respect for others, respect for myself. But it's agreeable, and we dance together in beautiful harmony. The longer we are together, the more we bond. I get what I need...therapy and freedom from the endless to do lists, emails and "deliverables" of life. A chance to just be, for that's all I can be in this sacred space of me, a machine and mother nature. And it's empowering to master the ride. It's not about domination; it's about collaboration. And that waltz is wonderful and liberating, even ecstatic. It's flying, without wings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For anyone, especially women, thinking about getting a bike, I highly encourage it. Yes, it's risky...but isn't everything in life, on some level? It's the degree of risk that supports the highest reward. I've never felt more free and more relaxed than when I'm riding. It's an addiction, a healthy one, that is fulfilling on some many levels. My father, one of the bravest men I know, having served three tours in Vietnam, is one of my biggest fans and advocates. He's been riding for years, and being able to share this love of the road with him is very special. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I encourage you...take that fork in the road, and let go, go fast and go free. The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, especially on warm, Summer nights :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Do you notice?</b> Do you? Do you notice the small, amazing, beautiful things in your amazingly beautiful life? <b>Do you notice?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Do you notice</b> the ever-changing hues of the sky under which you walk, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>every single day</b>?</span> How sometimes it's filled with soft, wavering tones of blues and pinks, and other days, it's fiery, consumed with shades of siennas and golds? How it transforms, like magic, from morning, to noon, to night? <b>Do you notice</b> the millions of stars, and vastness of our universe on a crystal, clear evening? <b>Do you notice</b> how you are part of this divinity? Small and infinite at the same time? <b>Do you notice</b> the rings around the moon, and how she shifts and moves, pregnant and full, to crescent and curved? Then how she disappears, only to peek out again, slowly, leisurely, night by night. Do you notice the clouds, when they are heavy with rain, or lazily passing by, with a soft, temperate breeze? <b>Do you even notice</b> the wind, how if feels against your skin, on a cool, summer evening, after a humid, hot day? <b>Do you notice</b> the sweat on your brow, and how it stings as it rolls into your eyes? Like bridled tears. <b>Do you notice</b> the scents of an early spring or a late fall? Sweetness of flowers, spice and fire. <b>Do you notice</b> how the wet grass on a midst-filled morning feels against your bare, soft feet? Or how the leaves look and sound when they twirl, gently, dancing to the ground to form a spellbinding kaleidoscope of color, blankets of beauty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Do you notice</b> the euphoria and gratefulness in your parent's voice when you call them just to say "hi"? <b>Do you notice?</b> Do you observe when they are sad, or lonely, missing you? <b>Do you notice</b> how blissful they are when you spend those extra few moments with them, that you "sacrificed" from you seemingly important and busy day? It makes them feel special and valued, even though you might be a million miles away, focusing on your insignificant to do lists. Are you truly, fully present with them, sharing that moment in time with them, that you will <b><span style="font-size: large;">never, ever</span> </b>get back? <b>Do you notice </b>their unwavering devotion to you, their belief in you, and your dreams, if you are oh so fortunate? Do you really listen to the angelic sound of a child's innocent, immaculate giggle? <b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you notice how they notice you?</span></b> Emulating you, admiring you? How they stare into your eyes, to recognize, your soul? <b>Do you notice </b>how it feels with a wet, cold nose pressed against your cheek, a request to give you, selflessly, unconditional love? <b>Do you notice</b> a heart-filled welcome home, a magnificent gift after a long, hard, stressful, day? Do you? <b>Do you notice?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Do you notice</b> the seemingly insignificant, meager, subtle, small gifts we are given <b><span style="font-size: large;">every single day</span></b> in this amazingly, beautiful life? Please begin to notice. I am trying to notice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Every.Single.Moment. Every.Single.Day</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Little did I know that my sweet dog was in the Autumn of his life, and as January arrived, he would quickly move into the Winter of his days. It was painful. Excruciating? Agonizing? Actually, there really are no words to adequately express the feelings that such a tremendous loss brings with it. If you've ever really loved something, and lost it, then you are enlightened to this heartache. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">But Nature is beautiful in her ever turning wheel, and just like the cold, harsh Midwestern Winter, the loss of Guinness was also a season in my life. As </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Winter slowly retreats and gives way to the flourishing blossoms and colors of Spring, I am embracing her lesson of this loss and flow. By releasing fear and anger, and surrendering my pain, I'm feeling renewed and my creativity is slowing raising her head. I still cry almost every day, but I know he walks beside me, and will always be with me. And I know, without hesitation, that he guided Stout my way. Who else would give me such a miracle, complete with a heart on his nose?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am going to die with my music still in me. I'm going to die with my music still in me if I don't start making some radical changes in my life. Yes, this is a rather intense and introspective, personal statement. It's not easy to admit that I'm lacking color and energy, and have, by default "succumbed to the numb". I recently read a quote by Anais Nin that seemed to shake me to my core because is resonated so deeply with my soul. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">When I first started making jewelry, I felt like a giddy child that had just been given the keys to a magical kingdom. I spent hours exploring and playing and making things. I was spellbound by this mystical place. My muses constantly surrounded me, and urged me to try new things. And I felt this way about it for years. But lately, my muses are elusive. I missed them at first, but then I got used to them not being around. Deep exhaustion set in. A kind of "bone deep" tired. And then...numbness. A surrender to the gray, grind of life. Existing but not really living. I've slowly allowed the demands of life to extract the life force of creativity and exploration from me. My soul is sad right now. But I view it as a wake up call to take heed and notice. To acknowledge and embrace, once again, the things that make my heart happy and the activities that cause my soul to sing. I have to create and dream. I love writing and art and poetry and music. I must surround myself with these pleasures to feel alive and justified. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818;">I realize that these feelings are cyclical, and they will pass. One of my favorite authors</span>, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/901977.Clarissa_Pinkola_Est_s" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Clarissa Pinkola Estés</span></a>, says, <span style="line-height: 18px;">“The psyches and souls of women also have their own cycles and seasons of doing and</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">solitude, running and staying, being involved and being removed, questing and resting, creating and incubating, being of the world and returning to the soul-place.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><br />
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I adore Autumn. I love everything about it. The scents and the colors and even the way the light gently falls on the early morning and late evening. Rich hues of auburn, sienna and gold. The aroma of freshly baked bread and thick hearty soups. Sweaters and boots, hoodies, blankets and fires. I was born during the Fall, and celebrate this season more than any other. </div>
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But as much as enjoy this time of the year, I'm always met with a bit of melancholy that I cannot explain with the turning of the great wheel. The warmth and light, like a sweet friend or beloved relative who has visited with you, and shared hours of fun and laughter, alas must bid you adieu. You miss this friend for days after her departure. You feel empty, alone and shed a few tears. Something is definitely missing, and nothing seems to replace this sinking feeling. </div>
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We are approaching the Autumn Equinox, otherwise known as Mabon. Mabon marks the time of reaping the harvest and gathering the fruits of summer labor and toil. The day and the night are equal. Balance exists, if only for a day. However the scales will tip, and our beautiful, sweet golden light will once again will slowly slip away for a while. I always miss the light,and the absence of it makes me a bit sad. </div>
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These pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago. This GOLDEN color was permeating the early evening sky and I was able to capture a moment. Pure, sweet, GOLDEN light. It graced me with its presence, it then, just like that, it was gone. I was gently reminded that nothing gold can stay...</div>
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<i><b>"The days may not be so bright and balmy - yet the quiet and melancholy that linger around them is fraught with glory. </b></i><i><b><span class="">Over everything connected with Autumn there lingers some GOLDEN spell - </span></b></i><i><b><span class="">some unseen influence that penetrates the soul with its mysterious power.</span></b></i></div>
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MAY YOU ALWAYS BE SURROUNDED BY THE LIGHT</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Oh how I love the Moon. La Luna. The feminine divine. I've always been drawn to her. All her phases. Her soft, gentle glow among the stars provides me with comfort. She is ethereal and magnificent. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Here are a few new items from my Fall "Vintage Moon" Collection. I am loving how the patina pieces evolved. The sunflower and seahorse are perfect demonstrations of taking something old and lifeless and infusing color and creativity. My Mom gave me the seahorse years ago. It was a worn pewter color and although a very special to me, I felt it needed to be amended with some warmth and light. (Next time, I'll take before pics).</i></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5715151416039786893" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/APathtoSpiritSig.png" style="background: transparent; border: none;" /></a>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017913686809901417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151416039786893.post-58925250976819695082014-07-30T20:49:00.001-07:002014-07-30T20:49:38.489-07:00Sweet Summer Light<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Like old age, it’s not yet over, but there’s no denying the time of day.”</b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">~<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/73862.Vicki_Covington" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Vicki Covington</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1532918" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Bird of Paradise</a>~</i></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 18px;"><i>I love the soft, sweet light of a late Summer evening. It's the slow decline of the Sun's beautiful light. You can almost feel the tease of an early Autumn in the air, and the magic of a moment is captured in a memory and if you're lucky, a snapshot in time. This afternoon, I lingered in the honey light, played a bit with my camera and was SO surprised to find a small blackberry bush in my little neighborhood. I was immediately transported back to my youth. We'd pick berries and cherries and peaches for pies, which my grandmother would make from scratch. I took some time, ate a few sweet berries, and quietly whispered a prayer of gratitude for those precious memories and for this day, for my life and this magical sweet Summer light.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>"There are magical moments in every day. </i></span></div>
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<i>I still believe in magic. I must believe. I have to believe. I hold tight to the dream that anything is possible. I always want to look at the world through the lens of child, free of limitations and judgements and fear. I desire to observe the small wonders and miracles found in the beauty of each day with wonder and awe. </i></div>
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<i>I love to end the day in peaceful solitude, with a sky full of stars, and the symphony of nature gently easing and calming my soul. I am reminded of just how amazing this Earth and this life really is. I am grounded and centered and for a moment, I am free of worry and stress. And a Summer gift...the evening sky is illuminated by something strange and wonderful, mysterious and free.</i></div>
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<i>I always have been, and always will be by <b>mesmerized by fireflies</b>. They shine...from the inside out, a lesson we must all learn in order to be whole. The guide us peacefully to forget our worries and focus, if just for a moment, on the miracles experienced in every day life. They symbolize passion and self illumination, the heart of a child and freedom of expression. </i></div>
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<i>Allow yourself to be caught up in the beautiful, magical moments of this ordinary life. And in those moments, you'll quickly realize just how extraordinary this life and this journey really is and can be, if you let it ;-) </i></div>
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background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">/</span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ˈ</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'p' in 'pie'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">p</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/æ/ short 'a' in 'bad'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">æ</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'t' in 'tie'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">t</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ɨ/ 'e' in 'roses'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ɨ</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'n' in 'nigh'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">n</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ə/ 'u' in 'syrup'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ə</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">/</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> or </span></span><span class="nowrap" style="white-space: nowrap;"><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">/</span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'p' in 'pie'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">p</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ə/ 'u' in 'syrup'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ə</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ˈ</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'t' in 'tie'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">t</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/iː/ long 'e' in 'seed'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">iː</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="'n' in 'nigh'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">n</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;" title="/ə/ 'u' in 'syrup'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">ə</span></span></span></a></span><span class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Help:IPA for English"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">/</span></span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">) </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I adore patina. I am mesmorized by the depth and variety of color. It's something reminiscent of times gone by; a forgotten keyhole weathered by Mother Nature; an old, worn door, beaten by the elements. It is soft yet powerful and warm. Old libraries, old staircases, old fences. You can find patina everywhere. It's so inspiriring to me. I've researched and played until finally, I've found the perfect patina. I adore it on jewelry, but there are so many possibilities. Oh, imagine the possibilities..</span></div>
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This evening, I'm contemplating and appreciating the simple, sweet things in life that make me genuinely happy and content. <br />
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My Dog makes me HAPPY! When I see his amazingly cute and giddy face, I know he's HAPPY to see me. The gift of his unconditional love and unending kindness is a healing balm to my soul. He's TRUE LOVE. <br />
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My niece makes my HAPPY! She's new to this crazy, beautiful world, and embraces her expression freely. She's innocent, and expressive and so interested in everything. She's an angel, and unbound by her very nature; for she's not jaded by lies or poisoned by dogma. And she's TRUE LOVE.<br />
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RIDING makes me HAPPY. When I was young, I had a Kawasaki dirt bike. It was my escape. I rode in the evening until the sun went down. I think that's why I so enjoy evening rides now. The beauty of the setting sun over massive fields gently blowing in the wind. I LOVE the feeling of FREEDOM and PEACE I experience when I'm in these moments. TRUE BLISS!<br />
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Making JEWELRY makes me HAPPY. To be able to express myself by bringing an idea into fruition is magical. To create something unique that's never graced this planet is really inspiring and always leave me motivated to create more. Maybe not today, but I will ALWAYS make distinctly unique jewelry. I LOVE that I can spend HOURS and completely lose track of time...this, my friends, is soul validation.<br />
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CREATING makes me HAPPY!! I love photography and the ability to capture unique and precious moments in time. The ability to play with my camera, and play with LIGHT and images in nature is therapeutic and healing. It's all about seeing life through a different lens, literally. Seeing the beauty in all of the amazing creations that surround me is salvation. <br />
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So this evening, I'm truly GRATEFUL for the simple, sweet things in my life. I'm BLESSED and HAPPY and LOVED.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Soft, sweet Southern Spring mornings. Morning glories, covered in dew. The sound of an old-fashioned percolator, and the smell of freshly brewed coffee. She drank it from a saucer. Hot homemade biscuits, real churned butter and real milk, melt in your mouth cantaloupes. Roosters crowing.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Wild cherries and peach blossoms and pears and plums. Cotton clothes hanging on the clothesline. Flowers...everywhere! Hanging pots and honeysuckles. Hydrangeas hyacinths and roses and lilies. Magnolia and wisteria. Gardens. FRESH vegetables, canned for the Winter. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Daddy long legs and bumblebees. Porch swings and snapping beans. Buddy, the squirrel (I have a scar from a bite). FiFi! Scary (terrifying) ghost stories. The pearl-handled gun. Afternoon "stories" and afternoon nap time. Afternoon mischief ;-) Playing in mud puddles (yes, we did). EXPLORING. Fighting. Discovering. Laughing. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Family. Love. Dovie. I'm missing her today. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>She was an anchor for us all. A core of youthful gathering. Summers were long, and many memories were made at her humble home. A tough, independent woman, my grandmother was a true survivor. And she taught us all so very much. She was loving and generous in her own special way. She cooked and baked and gardened and canned and planned. And we all gathered and grew and learned about life from her. I have so many wonderful, treasured memories of the time spent with her and my cousins during the long, hot Georgia summers. Her place, her being...she was a solace. Not like soft cashmere, but more like warm wool. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Today, I just want her to know that I miss her and I sincerely thank her for being my grandmother. As a child, I desperately needed a place, a space, to feel safe and warm and protected. She was that place. And I will never, ever forget...I Love You, Dovie. Today and always. </i></span><br />
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rec·la·ma·tion: the act of returning something to a former, better state.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></span></h1>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">SPRING is almost upon us...almost. For those of us in the Midwest, she is much like a highly anticipated visitor we've been waiting to see for months, and her arrival continues to encounter delay after delay. Nevertheless, she's close and for me, Spring is the perfect time for welcoming renewal, rejuvenation and another "R" word, reclamation. </span></span></div>
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<i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/981745" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">~</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've just finished re-reading this fantastic book, and was reminded, once again, about the ebbs and flows we, as women, experience during our lives. We laugh and we cry; we feel like we are on top of the world, and just as quickly as we reach a pinnacle, we plummet back down to a crevasse. For so long, I thought I was alone on this crazy journey of emotional ups and downs, seeking answers from all the wrong places. Yes, I do not deny that depression is real, and must be addressed holistically. But I'm speaking here about the normal, natural cycles that women experience from a very early age, and will continue to experience as she matures through life. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One day, we are brilliant, bright hues of reds and oranges and yellows; passionate and expressive, overflowing with creativity and abundance of joy and love. During this cycle, we immerse ourselves in loving and learning and playing. Our muse is surrounding us, and we go with her, freely and fully. These are the days we will not forget. We don't want to forget; we'd live here forever if we could. But then it happens. A little gray sets in and the next thing you know, we are catapulted into a deep, dark place that feels so lonely and remote. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">During this cycle, we feel sad and empty, and seek solace from what feels like never ending drama and chaos. We are bone tired; exhausted. We withdraw, and enter into our silence, where we ultimately get back in touch with our souls, which is where true healing takes place. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We become grateful again, and just like the first daffodils peeking out of the cold earth as Spring slowly appears, we emerge with a softness and gentleness that only we can understand. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here, we weep because we are happy. We embrace and live in the moments of simple pleasures like spoiling those we love. This space is like a little piece of heaven on earth. </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You see, we are all </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">kaleidoscopes of color and emotion, and it's okay to encompass ALL the hues of life. It's a beautiful life and without the darker hues, we'd never realize the full brilliance of all those beautiful, bright, lovely colors. </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>She's the innocent child, the spirit that wants to fly.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>She's one of the stars, and her light embraces all who are near her.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>She is there, begging for you to notice her sweet, sweet soul.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes M'aam, I'm a Southern Girl! Born and raised. Can you ever imagine then, where I get my LOVE for sparkling, shiny and decadent jewelry? I have such fond memories of my Grandmother, and, of course, her jewelry box. I would spend what seemed liked hours, trying on her "aurora borealis ear bobs", and playing with her rhinestone chains. I will hold the magic of those moments in my most treasured memories forever. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes, when Spirit speaks, it's very quiet and soft, like a gentle breeze. Other times, it nudges you, a wee bit firmer, yet never rude or bothersome. And sometimes, more often that we realize, the voice of Spirt speaks SO clearly to our hearts that it simply cannot and will not be ignored. This is when we MUST, without hesitation, open our minds and our hearts to its call. We know the voice, yet oftentimes, we get so busy in our daily routines that we ignore it. But lately, I've been listening, and I must tell you, my heart is leaping! A purpose, a calling, a reason...it's all coming together, piece by piece, bit by bit. The ideas, the people, the "cause and effect" actions that have lifted me up recently, so much so that I've felt joy that is difficult to express. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the sweet magic of Spring visits us once again.</span></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Did you hear that winter is over? The basil</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">laughter. The nightingale, back from his</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wandering, has been made singing master</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">over the birds. The trees reach out their</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">congratulations. The soul goes dancing</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">through the king's doorway. Anemones blush</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">because they have seen the rose naked.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spring, the only fair judge, walks in the</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">away. Last year's miracles will soon be</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">forgotten. New creatures whirl in from non-</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">existence, galaxies scattered around their</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">feet. Have you met them? Do you hear the</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bud of Jesus crooning in the cradle? A single</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">narcissus flower has been appointed</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Inspector </span></span></i></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of Kingdoms</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. A feast is set. Listen: the</span></span></i></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wind is pouring wine! Love used to hide</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inside images: no more! The orchard hangs</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">out its lanterns. The dead come stumbling by</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in shrouds. Nothing can stay bound or be</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">imprisoned. You say, "End this poem here,</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and wait for what's next." I will. Poems</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">are rough notations for the music we</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">are.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did not begin this year with a lofty list of resolutions; rather, I decided to go into 2013 with an open heart and mind. A goal to be mindful of small miracles that occur each day, and thoroughly enjoying those moments of magic, no matter how large or small. Despite being mindful of these intentions and a having a grateful heart, the end of the holidays always brings with it a feeling of sadness for me. Dismantling all the beautiful decorations, shoving them into boxes until 11 months later, and missing the overall "lack of light", both inside and outside, brings to visit a certain melancholy that can sometimes feel daunting. But these are the moments when unexpected gifts sometimes arrive, reminding us that all is well and reiterating the need for us to focus on our gifts, our creativity and what we have to share with others. I call these reminders "cosmic confirmations". </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm honored, once again, for the privilege of being published by Stampington & Company, in the 2013 January edition of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_785847656"></span></span><a href="http://www.stampington.com/belleArmoire/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Belle Amoire (The Artistry of Clothing and Accessories).</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A very exciting and encouraging way to begin the new year! My seasonal melancholy was beginning to get the best of me, and then I received my gift...my beautiful artist copy of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Belle Amoire</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Once again, it was just the miracle I needed to help me shift my perception from feeling grey and blue, to realizing that sometimes, I have to create my own sunshine. I know that they days are getting lighter and longer, the cold will soon give way to warmth, and in the meantime, I'll surround myself with the comfort of friends, family and the magical gift of creativity! A sneak peak as some new items for 2013...</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">As 2012 comes to a close, I'd like to thank each of you who have enriched my life in countless ways. I'm grateful for your encouragement, support and most of all, the gift of your friendships. I feel exceptionally positive about this upcoming year...there are major changes on the horizon, and I welcome you along to share in my experiences. I do not have any "resolutions", rather I am "resolute" to begin doing more things that are really best for me in all areas of my life. I'm ready to expand beyond my comfort zone, and indulge in new and exciting life experiences. It is time for growth and change, and I move forward, embracing these changes fully. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I felt compelled to share this amazing quote. Sometimes, we feel powerless over our situations; however, when we embrace the knowledge that we do possess the power to change the endings to our stories, we become so much more. So much more passionate, more fulfilled and more alive. </span></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>First of all, I'd sincerely like to thank everyone, again, for taking part in the November 15, 2012 Pre-Holiday Art Show! To the wonderful artists, Leanne Emery from </b></span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/triskelemoon?fref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span id="goog_794790523"></span>Triskele Moon Studios<span id="goog_794790524"></span></b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>, Alexis Davis Swanson from </b></span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexieLouCreations?fref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>LexieLouCreations</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> and Diane Schreiner and Debbie Cushing, your participation and support mean more than words can express. To Kelly Brown Madsen and Ivan Ewert, we couldn't have successfully conducted the "</b></span></span><a href="http://www.hosparrow.org/mchenry/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Home of the Sparrow</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>" raffle without your kind assistance. And...to all the wonderful customers who came out to support local artists and a fantastic cause, WOW is the word that comes to mind. We had an amazing turn out; your generosity was overwhelming!</b></span></span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Amazing earrings donated by Triskele Moon Studios</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Winner, Tina Hauri</span></span></span></b></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Beautiful scarf, donated by Diane Schreiner and Deb Cushing</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Winner, Kim Holmes</span></span></span></b></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Exquisite artisan journal, donated by LexieLouCreations</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Winner, Jesse Caple</span></span></span></b></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">S</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">parrow pendant, donated by Liby Lula:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Winner, </span></span></b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Alison Walwark</span></span></span></b></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>CONGRATULATIONS! And again, a most sincere thank you for your participation. All raffle ticket contributions will be donated to "Home of the Sparrow", a non-profit organization that was established in 1986. Home of the Sparrow serves the community as a transitional shelter program providing housing and supportive services for homeless women and their children in McHenry County and Northern Illinois. Many times, these women and children are victims of domestic abuse. I urge you all to raise awareness about this very real problem. There are countless organizations that assist women and children in such circumstance. Also, November 25th has been designated as "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women". You all have made a difference by attending the Pre-Holiday Art Show. And truly, it IS in giving that we receive...</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">WOW! Has it REALLY this long since I've posted to my blog??? Wherever did the time go? The Summer simply disappeared, and I find myself in awe that we are now in the middle of glorious Autumn (my favorite season). Although I've been absent from my blog, I've been tremendously busy and am looking forward to some hibernation time (yes, even a little snow) so that I can buckle down, and focus on some really exciting things that are coming soon. Before I let you in on some fun things in store for Fall and Winter, I'd like to share a magical story with you about perspective and new beginnings. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A few days ago, I was driving into work and found myself lost in a song. The song, although beautiful and melodic, took me to a place of dark memories from the past; a place I really shouldn't be. A few moments from work, I made a turn onto Portwine road, which runs through a beautifully wooded and lush forest preserve, just bursting with amazing Fall colors. Still lost in my song, something caught my eye...a small deer, simply standing close to the edge of the road. I slowed to a stop, and rolled down my window. Amazingly, the deer did not run or even flinch...she just continued to stand there, staring, and for those of you who are animal lovers, like me, we "shared a few moments". After a while, she simply turned and walked slowly away. "Wow" I thought, "how beautiful and sweet and magical". But wait...what happened to all those bad memories? What? I was completely so lost in this experience, that my perspective shifted, immediately, from something negative and draining, to something so beautiful and positive, uplifting and inspiring. A continued call and an overwhelming reminder for me to turn my challenging and negative experiences into something empowering and motivating, especially for women. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>"The Deer teaches us to be gentle, to touch the hearts and minds of wounded beings who are in our lives. </b></span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>When a Deer totem enters your world, a new innocence and freshness in about to be awakened. New adventures are just around the corner and there will be an opportunity to express the gentle love that will open new doors for you". </b></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">New adventures, new journeys, new friends, and new experiences....the opportunity to volunteer, to contribute, to share and inspire. It's coming...wait...it's already here! It was just quietly waiting, like the deer, for me to embrace the moment, and move forward with an unwavering vision. Please stay tuned, as I'll be sharing more information throughout the coming months. AND...I will be posting some new jewelry creations very soon! More to come on an exciting "pre-holiday" art show in the works! </span><br />
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