November 7, 2021: The Courage of Hope
Definition of Hope: NOUN* 1‘I had high hopes of making the Olympic team’ SYNONYMS: aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream, longing, yearning, craving, hankering 2‘most of us begin married life filled with hope’SYNONYMS: hopefulness, optimism, expectation, expectancy,
Halloween: October 31: The Not So Scary Thing About Kindness
Lately, all we seem to hear about in the news, are distressing events occurring within a society seemingly in a state of chaos. Pandemic statistics, political divisiveness, economic woes, weather disasters, and the negative news goes on. The
October 17, 2021: Celebrating the Little Things
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps. Sharon Draper The beauty of Autumn in New England
August 8, 2021: The Choices We Make
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.Annie Dillard The town of Danforth, Maine is where we choose to spend four months
May 23, 2021: Savoring the Sweetness of Spring
"Spring: a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be."Anonymous Spring, in 2021, seems to be Mother Nature's antidote to the past year trials and tribulations. After a year of economic worries, a pandemic, and social isolation, Spring this year
March 7, 2021: Stepping Stones And Letting Go
During this past year, the pandemic has led to many changes in our lives; from how we interact with others, to where and how we both work and play. While technology has given us tools to function, we’ve had to
November 29, 2020-The Paths We Choose
“Sometimes the right path is not always the easiest one. " Anonymous 2020 has been a year like no other in recent history. Like a tornado, it has torn through our lives, upending our routines, forcing us to make critical choices on
September 6, 2020: Open Doors to Change
My mother always told me the adage, "When one door closes, another one opens." This summer, with a country reeling from the impact of a pandemic, we've witnessed first hand both the closing and opening of doors. With
July 19, 2020: The HeArt of Discovery
To see a World in a Grain of Sand.And a Heaven in a Wild Flower.Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand.And Eternity in an hour.William Blake While the world news continues to spin tales of daily catastrophes, political shenanigans and
July 12, 2020: The Gift of Unexpected Encounters
Yesterday, here in northern Maine, it was a gray, cool day with intermittent showers that left the woods around us with a quiet shimmer. In between the bouts of rain, we headed out to see what was "blooming and