As others have shared, I have been impacted in my life by far too many to name here. There is a commonality amongst them, however. Consistently they invited me to open myself to new experiences, learn and grow from them and grasp and love the magnificence of life with grace.

Is it possible? Is it conceivable that my little kitty offers kindness every day to me? In her sweetness, in her loving way and in her apparent gratitude for a life well-lived, she flops herself down beside me in total surrender. I have much to learn from her. A friend offers that perhaps I might write about the lessons she has taught me. And I suspect I shall in modest return for all she gives me.

A case of the ‘shoulds’.

That love has a way of finding me.

I am thankful for the beautiful array of colored hues stretched across the morning sky. Clouds intermittently glowing and percolating in pinks, reds and oranges against pale blue. An artist’s masterpiece reminding me that spirit emerges everywhere and within everyone.

The surprising joy this Thanksgiving weekend of laughing until I cried almost rolling over on the floor with my sister because of our antics. She is one moment an angel and then next, amazingly funny. I think the rest of our family heard our laughter because the phone calls kept flying in. Joy was everywhere we were!

A deep connection to Spirit and a gift of feeling and knowing the presence of loved ones not of this world.

The simple joy of poetry. This morning I reflect on Carl Sandburg’s ‘Fog’.

The fog comes in
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

The early mornings before dawn. Such stillness. Beautiful awakenings. Hope. Love. Then dawn. Light. Color. Energy. The kiss of Spirit. These are a few of my simple joys when I stay present to feel all that’s always there.

Sincere thanks to the you, Malag.

Carla: Beautiful imagery. Almost feels like I am there with you in MN. Makes me long for our cabin on Lake Vermilion! Blessings, Debra

Fabulous! Thank you for sharing, Ellen.

Thank you, Misty.

Thank you, Pilgrim.

Appreciate that!

Cathy: Thank you for raising solitude vs. loneliness. I am learning firsthand the immense difference between the two and am embracing the joy solitude provides me at every opportunity I allow the present to flow and ‘let go’ of ‘shoulds, worries and what ifs’.

Jazzmina: Welcome. You have a beautiful name and a beautiful spirit.

Antoinette: Absolutely love this quote by Thay. Very good ‘food for ‘thought and feeling’ as the moments unfold today and going forward. Additionally I was taken by the ‘Word of the Day” and you have incorporated the very essence of that with your open and honest sharing of being enchanted with life. Bless you. Debra