The silence, the quiet here has been wonderful. I find myself craving the silence, the slight cool air, The only welcome sound is of birds chirping; other sounds, such as a motorboat, household sounds, sound of a movie on television, even Fred’s conversation, make me feel uncomfortable. I need this silence, this healing meeting of […]
My favorite exhibit at the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show was in tribute to famed environmental landscape photographer Ansel Adams. This tied nicely into the show’s theme of celebrating 100 years of our nation’s national parks. The Ansel Adams tribute was abstract with flower forms displayed in front of Adams photography. It was an artistic contrast
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Yesterday I attended the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show. The theme of this year’s show is Celebrating our National Parks. The National Park System turns 100 this year. Many of the exhibits in this year’s show were inspired by one of the national parks. As a result, the exhibits were largely very naturalistic, creating some very
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Everyone is driven by something, but goal oriented people seem to have a super-charged driver. It isn’t always apparent to others exactly what is leading them into action, but they better have figured it out for themselves. And chances are, they have. Driven people know what their goal is, why they want to achieve it,
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Are you idea focused? Someone who loves thinking things through, exploring all options and getting lost in a train of thought can be found in every area of life. In fact, they are a vital component of every field. They can consider every point of view, position and possibility as if it were valid and
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Spirit lead people believe, it is an overwhelming need. They can put their faith in a higher power, in the idea that something greater is out there that holds everything together and provides a greater meaning to all existence. These are people who focus on what they are rather than what they know or what
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The caretakers, healers and keepers of the hearth keep us together, keep things running and advance our lives and the enlightenment of all in incremental but steady ways. These are the people centered people of the world.They have a variety of interactions with people: small talk, offering compliments, asking questions, subtly encouraging others even in the
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Artistic driven people feel called toward an artistic pursuit and have a unique path in this life. The calling may be generalized or laser focused, but it always entails the need to create and explore. A life purpose that relies on imaginative connection requires that the person find a way to filter out the negative
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March is the transition from winter to spring; traditionally it marked the beginning of a new year because both farming and warfare activities started up again after taking the winter months off. March is often characterized as the month of courage. Focus Questions for March: How can we begin again? How do we make this
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Hope is: expectation, anticipation, looking, aspiring, yearning, relying, depending, reckoning, divine. Desire combined with expectation. You expect that something you want will happen. It suggests a feeling of trust or confidence. A promising prospect that an outcome will be favorable. “Hope is the belief, more or less strong, that joy will come.” Sydney Smith “There is
