I hope I haven’t overwhelmed you with all the sunflower goodness this week. Sadly, we’re just two more posts away from the end of “Sunflower Month.” I am clearly intrigued by the approach of the masters to the sunflower. Many of them seem to have been as taken with its luminescent beauty as I am. … Continue reading The Masters | Anguish and Gratitude: Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers with Heart
I did not plan to post today. However, my hubby dropped by my office and surprised me with a beautiful bunch of sunflowers, so now I’m in a sunny mood! This is in direct opposition to my pre-sunflowers mood—blah, eh, weary. I will eventually share photos of my office blossoms here, but for now, let’s … Continue reading The Masters | Gustave Caillebotte’s “Sunflowers Along the Seine”
I am back with another “Write Together” snippet. This piece was written in response to the prompt “In this very moment…” In this very moment I am excited by the possibilities of who I am becoming. I am shedding the old casing, tossing aside ideas and versions of myself that no longer serve who I … Continue reading Sunflowers & Snippets | In This Very Moment…
For this week’s sunflower posts, I will be sharing sunflower photographs with snippets of my writing from “Write Together” sessions coordinated by Jennifer Belthoff of Love Notes fame. I don’t always have the time to participate in the weekly sessions, but every time I do, I leave refreshed and primed to work on my “actual” … Continue reading Sunflowers & Snippets | I Choose Pencil…
Today’s truth comes from Grounded Spirituality by author and teacher, Jeff Brown. The short version: Take care of you. Do the work to “deal with your stuff.” It’s hard. It’s continual, but it’s worth it. Your past will no longer control your attitudes or behavior. It’s up to you–it’s always up to you. You can … Continue reading Sunflowers and Truth | Hard, Hard Truth
Are you familiar with Danielle LaPorte’s #truthbombs? On 4×4 white cards–in beautiful black script–LaPorte offers pithy bits of wisdom, encouragement, and in-your-face truth. Every now and then, I pull a random card out the elegant encasement, and think, “Whew! Now, that’s a word!” The cards offer perfect journaling prompts and discussion starters. [Click the link … Continue reading Sunflowers and Truth | #truthbombs
The kind of Shalom we’re trying to give to people around us requires us to take an active interest in their physical and spiritual well-being. –Lisa Jo-Baker, Never Unfriended Welcome to Sunflower Month on Pics and Posts! Since I’m usually a bit overwhelmed with “the beginning of the semester” and unfinished business from the previous … Continue reading Sunflower Love
At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. –Toni Morrison, Tar Baby How perfect is this image? The absolutely gorgeous photo postcard above came from my Love Notes friend, Eileen V. She embellished the postcard with extra sunflower love on front and back and sent it “just because.” Trees and sunflowers? Just the … Continue reading #ThursdayTreeLove | Trees in a Field of Sunflowers
I’ve been receiving sunflower cards all year, and there are many I have yet to share on the blog, so I’ve decided to end NaBloPoMo 2019 with Sunflower Week. This is the perfect day to begin, since I ended my last Sunflower Week exactly a year ago. The card above was made by Love Noter … Continue reading Cloudy Days and Sunflowers
“Love” is likely the most difficult word to define. We talk about what it means, but definitions fail to hit the mark. Since it finds meaning in action and in character, we describe love more than we define it. “Love means” was the final prompt for Love Notes 27. Peggy, again, did not disappoint as … Continue reading Love Means…
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