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"May light always surround you..."

12/31/2019

December 31, 2019, Frederic, WI (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

“May Light always surround you;
Hope kindle and rebound you.
May your Hurts turn to Healing;
Your Heart embrace Feeling.
May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.
May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.
May Goodness inspire
your Deepest Desires.
Through all that you Reach For,
May your arms Never Tire.”

~D. Simone

"New Year's Day. A fresh start."

12/30/2019

"December in the Country" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.

~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Make New Year's Goals"

12/29/2019

"Holiday Moments - California, 2019" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come.

~Melody Beattie

"I am the owner of my choices."

12/28/2019

"Christmas Eve Morning in California" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

I am the owner of my choices.
I am the source for the perspectives I choose to hold...
regardless of how aware I am of why or how I come to possess
that particular perspective.
It takes courage to look into the mirror of our souls, absent excuses.
I will look into that mirror little bits at a time.
SEE and ACT. SEE what I can bear to see and ACT upon what I am able.
This is the heart of a gentle invitation to personal responsibility.

~Mary Anne Radmacher

"The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of Life really takes place." ~Barbara De Angelis

12/27/2019

"Christmas Eve in The Castro" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

12/26/2019

"Christmas in California - 2019" (Photo Courtesy of Unity's Daily Word)

"Christmas Bells"

12/24/2019

"The Old Christmas Bell Ornament" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you." ~John Greenleaf Whittier

12/23/2019

"Christmas in the City - San Francisco, 2004" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

"Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago." ~Tom Baker

12/22/2019

"Christmas in the Country - Frederic, WI - 2018" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

"The Christmas Gift Poem"

12/21/2019

"Christmas in the City - San Francisco, 2004" (Photo Courtesy of Wylddane Productions, LLC)

The Christmas Gift Poem

It isn't the flowing ribbons,
draped and curled with extra care,
or the fine and fancy bows
tied with ornamental flair.
It isn't the label on the box,
the sum of money spent,
or anything that shows the length
to which you obviously went.
The beauty of a Christmas gift
cannot be seen at all.
For the loveliness of giving
is a feeling, grand and tall.
It's the genuine offer of love,
the yearning to make a connection,
a show of honest gratitude,
a display of sincere affection.
~Anon