Plant the sand with footsteps
April 4, 2013
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau Photo: Bass Hole Boardwalk, Gray’s Beach, Yarmouth Port, MA, by Mary O’Connor (c) 2013
How to Make the Sun Shine
April 1, 2013
French novelist and art historian Romain Rolland once told the world that it is the artist’s business to create sunshine when the sun fails. Artists, photographers, sculptors, crafters do exactly that as they capture not only the sun’s image but its spirit of warmth, hope and birth with their creations of paint, clay, yarn, glass, … More How to Make the Sun Shine
A simple, yet extraordinary, world.
March 28, 2013
“Joys come from simple and natural things: mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.” Sigurd F. Olson American nature writer, environmentalist Photo by Mary O’Connor, © 2013
Green is a Powerful Color
March 25, 2013
When we look at the centuries old Indian concept of chakras—specific energy locations that contain the keys to our physical, mental and spiritual well being—we see that the Heart Chakra bridges the gap between the physical and spiritual worlds and governs our compassion for others. It is the center of how we connect to humanity. … More Green is a Powerful Color
Just What is a Sweet Spot?
March 21, 2013
Sweet spots are places that invigorate, lift our spirit, stimulate, enliven—special spots that delight and bring us pleasure. In my new book, Life Is Full of Sweet Spots, we see them—yes, as special, but also as ordinary, everyday places just waiting to be had. William Safire, the late New York Times political columnist and oracle of … More Just What is a Sweet Spot?
Enter Spring, with all its tiny Sweet Spots
March 18, 2013
Wednesday of this week marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, 7:02 A.M. (EDT) on March 20th to be exact. Its arrival coincides with the vernal equinox, a time when days and nights are approximately equal and the sun rises and sets due east and due west. Distinguished by the birth and rebirth … More Enter Spring, with all its tiny Sweet Spots
Three Powerful Channels of Joy
March 14, 2013
I’ve always found these three simple, but powerful, ways will channel joy into everyday life: Smile. There is an old Chinese proverb that says every smile makes us a day younger. That said, begin and end your day with a smile. It will not only make you younger, it will cause others, even the flowers, to … More Three Powerful Channels of Joy
Musings while on Safari
March 11, 2013
“Find joy and peace in this very moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh It was moments such as these, when the sun hung big and low overhead, burning through dust filled sky over the Serengeti in Tanzania, that the expanse and wildness and enormity of the day’s trek fell into perspective, and we found ourselves looking, instead, at simple moments … More Musings while on Safari
Beauty Is a Sensual Thing
March 7, 2013
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is also in the feeling of softness, the inhaling of scent, the timbre of its presence. The gardens of the Ngorongoro Farm House in Karatu, Tanzania, which I visited while on safari in 2010, simply called out to be photographed, smelled, touched. They etched their presence … More Beauty Is a Sensual Thing
Romance the Wind
March 4, 2013
One of my favorite fascinations is to observe the earth’s flying things, whether butterflies or birds, or even kites, as they ride on currents of air high above the ground to which I am generally tethered. Seeing these winged beauties swoop and dive and glide, buck the winds, loiter in search of prey, simply cruise away … More Romance the Wind
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