Facing Failure

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photo credit: cometstarmoon ~  At the age of thirteen, I found myself launched from the back of my Arabian mare and slapped with such force into the dust-trodden earth, my body left an imprint.   The German Sheppard’s nipping brought this powerful sleek beauty to her hinds and in one careless second the reins where jerked back…. [Continue Reading]

It Takes Two

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Two little words can make a world of difference and determine you to feel grateful or ungrateful, happy or unhappy.  Like silken molasses drips from the spoon, it tastes good to both the giver and receiver – just a simple pair of syllables changes everything – Thank You.  In perusing the colors and chaos of… [Continue Reading]

Pebbles of Truth

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  photo credit: Waponi  ~  In the 1812 telling of Hansel and Gretel, two youngsters of a poor woodcutter are abandoned in the deep forest by the hand of their wicked stepmother’s malicious concoction to spare a few bucks by not having to feed them.  Having been privy to the deceptive scheme, Hansel fills his pockets… [Continue Reading]

Slow & Steady

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© 2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  Someone asked an artist how long it took him to make a certain picture.  “Five minutes and my whole lifetime” he responded.  Such is the storyboard of life; countless moments threaded into brilliant scenes to create a vibrant tapestry portraying our journey.  From the backside we find tangled… [Continue Reading]

Whispers of the Heart

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© 2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  Today is a perfect time to bring deliberate change to our inner journey.  To slow the external speed in which we navigate through each activity long enough to calm the clamor within the soul.   It’s not a matter of finding, but rather awakening the authentic self in each… [Continue Reading]

Thread of Thought

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© 2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  The thread of creative thought is woven authentically throughout each corner of your mind.   Imagine a fresh canvas each morning ready to splash a kaleidoscope of similes illustrating your day.  Each would have its unique swirl of imagery as mind, body and spirit flow from morning to night,… [Continue Reading]

Simmer Down

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© 2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~  Fits of rage never seem to accomplish much good, but can certainly percolate our stress level to boiling.  If only lying on the horn or throwing a rude driver the universal sign of defiance would prompt an apology.  But when has showing our backside ever truly yielded warm… [Continue Reading]

A Burden Shared

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©2011 photo melody white photography ~  “A burden shared is half the burden, a joy shared – double the joy.”  Where would we be without those very special people who delight in our silly antics and weep when our heart is broken?   ”A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world… [Continue Reading]

Relationship Rally

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©2011 photo heidi heath garwood  ~   Relationships can certainly be exhausting at times, yes?  The constant struggle to keep moving forward in equal and honest communiqué, minus a little manipulation or control can nip at the best of us.   Even the most solid unions experience their random upsets and are left in quest of a communications tune-up. … [Continue Reading]

Going Under

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©2011 photo heidi heath garwood ~  A number of years ago off a rugged Northern Maine bluff, a young mother was about to encounter a ferocious altercation with the unruly sea spraying and thrashing at the water’s edge below.  Reany, her husband Andy, and sons Brian, 8, and Drew 10, were overjoyed to be spending… [Continue Reading]