List 30 things that make you happy. Connection makes me happy. Connection means a lot to me, whether it is connection with others, with me, with Spirit, with nature, with ideas or objects. I see the world through connections and I organize my world through connections. It is because of this drive for connections that … Continue reading 31 things that make me happy.
The process of aging
Growing Older and your Future You
Growing old is quite a thingYou can feel sad when you look at the lossesEven feel mad at the processYou can feel scared about the futureEven hopeless about the overture It's OK to embrace the future by mourning the pastIt's OK to celebrate your past winsas you let go of what's left behind. In order to … Continue reading Growing Older and your Future You
Some things that fill me with joy.
Walking, seeing the billowing clouds marching across the landscape, Sun on my back Birds in the hedge Butterflies flitting from flower to flower Rose-hips rusty red mixed with thistles lilac and prickly River glistening the ripples in the sun Gusty wind tugging at the leaves Breathing deeply as I walk fast Thinking, mind wandering over … Continue reading Some things that fill me with joy.
Response to prompt: Describing myself.
How would you describe yourself to someone? Well without going into race, culture, ethnicity, and religion, without going into professions, abilities and training, and without going into what I look like: just who am I? If an archeologist dug me up in the far reaching future they would find a pile of bones along with … Continue reading Response to prompt: Describing myself.
Prompt: strategies I use for maintaining my health and well-being
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? This is a very interesting question for me at this point in my life. When I wrote about Weight Matters and all I did to gain a healthier weight for health reasons my aim was to eat whole food and "clean food." I was … Continue reading Prompt: strategies I use for maintaining my health and well-being
Answering the prompt about future travel plans.
What are your future travel plans? Of course we would like to travel in the future, as you know from recent posts I find travel interesting, inspiring, stimulating. I learn a lot about different cultures and I connect with people from all over but you might also have worked out that in one year we … Continue reading Answering the prompt about future travel plans.
Being together in Portugal
My third memory of Portugal At the end of our second day in Portugal, after we were taken to Monte da Largo I found myself happily swimming in a pool with some ladies I had not met before. During the week we joked and laughed and shared our life stories with each other; people we … Continue reading Being together in Portugal
Quote of the Day
“Walking away from anything that does not honour who we are is not failure. It doesn’t mean we lack commitment. Walking away shows the greatest commitment of all. The commitment to ourselves. To our truth. To the urgency of our life. To me, that sounds nothing like failure, and everything like success.” – Julie Harper … Continue reading Quote of the Day
My first blog, halfway through the year.
Hello to you all. It is half way through the year and this is my first blog. I have not forgotten about the blog or you; it just hasn’t been a high priority for me with all that has been going on. I am going to give you a short summary of the last eight … Continue reading My first blog, halfway through the year.
Change is All Around Us
Change, like autumn leaves come raining down on me. Leaves changing in colour responding to Season's challenge. My thoughts on challenges and change in my life. We face change from the minute we are birthed into this world. At first we aren’t aware of what or how change affects us but by the time we … Continue reading Change is All Around Us
Morag Noffke 