Cartwheeling through Life

"... And the world spins madly on..."

"... And the world spins madly on..." by The Weepies listen here

December full moon: "The final full moon of 2024 lights the skies this weekend to welcome in the holiday season. December's full Cold Moon will rise overnight on Saturday (Dec. 14) and remain in the sky all night until setting with the sunrise on Sunday (Dec. 15).The full moon in December was originally called a cold moon by Native Americans because it coincides with the long, cold nights of winter.

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Ensorcell: enchant; fascinate.

Gratitude changes everything... let it

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John O'Donohue: "At Christmas, time deepens. The Celtic imagination knew that time is eternity in disguise. They embraced the day as a sacred space. Christmas reminds us to glory in the simplicity and wonder of one day..."

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Knowledge is power. Know your worth, then add tax

Lyrics from "My Tears Ricochet" by Taylor Swift are an incredible fit in It Ends With Us listen here

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Quilts, and lots of 'em

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"Strangers" by Ethel Cain from It Ends with us listen here

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"Unveils the extraordinary that our hurried lives conceal and neglect." ~ John O'Donohue

Virginia River's new season is excellent!

"We have been given such immense possibilities. We desperately need to make clearances in our entangled lives to let our souls breathe. We must take care of ourselves and especially of our suffering brothers and sisters." ~ John O'Donohue

eXtraordinary that our hurried lives conceal and neglect." ~ John O'Donohue

Looking forward, not back

A Firm Budget - Ask for what I need

Besides, you know why

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Esther 4:14

Faith! "For such a time as this"

Gracefully

photo by Ken Law 😀

Heading towards my future

Inspiration for Income

"Know your worth, then add tax" ~ sign at Muddy Waters Cafe, New London, CT

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p. 146 To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'Donohue

Ozark Mountain Daredevils "Jackie Blue" listen here

Pfeffernusse, as in Sarah Addison Allen's Dec 1st tiny story:

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Quiet mornings in our new home

with Misty

and Shabazz

Read early morning 5 Dec 24:

Three step process, not necessarily sequential: 1. Do Something 2. Call it art 3. Believe it ot get someone else to believe it

"...Universal joys and tender heartaches of growing up" from description of the book I just read:

Video "Story of an Artist" above us about a Very cool guy I worked for in Norfolk, VA 1991-1996

thank you, Kristen

eXclusion Zone water differs from regular liquid water in its molecular arrangement. It organizes itself into a heXagonal, lattice-like structure that is more viscous and has a negative charge. Source

Zagarenski art in Stonington Lobster trap tree from - inspired by the Hafiz quote - “ the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night”