Meri's Musings

As you can see, I posted about JOY today. I think there's a lot of joy in everyday living but often we don't pay attention to it because we mistakenly believe those moments are too small or insignificant to count. I think that as we become more mindful about joyful experiences or feelings, we increase our quality of life. By sharing things that make our hearts full of delight, we remind others to look for joy in their lives. Some things that give me JOY dancing with abandon seeing people enjoy themselves people who are obviously in love sunflowers and coreopsis smiling faces If you look, you'll surely find it. Some of you said if I built it, you would come. So spread your joy around the blog world, one experience and photo at a time or many. Whatever moves you! Here's how to play: 1. find a photo that captures a moment of joy 2. write about it (or let the picture speak for itself) 3. leave me a comment if you choose 4. enter your name and link to you...

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'Eveything is made of light,' he said,  'and the space between isn't empty.' Don Miguel Ruiz The Four Agreements

On my way into the grocery store yesterday, the fancy store that's like a field trip, I had to pass between rows of metal pails filled with cellophane-wrapped flowers. I frequently succumb and take home  a bunch or two, just because I love their cheery faces and their sensual perfume. But instead of tempting me, for some reason  they just reminded me that flowers were one of the things my darling "wus-band" did well. He brought me flowers, arms full of flowers, frequently. Not every week, but often. Oh, of course he'd send me grand arrangements to say Happy Mother's Day or Congratulations or Happy Anniversary or I Love You or what have you. He even sent me gorgeous arrangements on Valentine's Day the first two or three years after we split up. But he knew that I love to peel the wrappers off bunches of Gerbera daisies and sunflowers, freesias and roses, chrysanthemums, or just about anything floral, choose ju...