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Tag Archives: ocean
Time and Place
“ Maybe you had to leave in order to miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting point was.” – Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care The white gold glow of the setting sun is … Continue reading
Peace & Plenty
“ The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” – Henry Beston I wrote of early spring in my … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged abundance, blogging, Brant geese, dark red wine, forest, nature, ocean, peace, raven, taste cafe & bistro, Tigh-Na-Mara, Vancouver Island, walking, winter, writing
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Tempus Fugit
“ Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” – H. P. Lovecraft A small note to wish you all a very Happy New Year – time flies; enjoy every light-filled … Continue reading
Posted in blog
Tagged city, dreams, English Bay, holiday lights, illuminated whale sculpture, Luna, magic, memories, New Year, ocean, sunset, time, twilight, Vancouver, winter
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Child Woman, Child Man
You in the doorways and streets hugging concrete and dog for warmth, you who cry out for love and acceptance seeking family from sidewalks. You are the brave, leaving abuse behind. Pause in this time and place to catch your … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged acceptance, activism, golden rule, homeless, love, Mothers, ocean, poetry, streets, values, Victoria
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Paradigm Shift
“ Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro I needed to hear the ocean today, to sit near the shore at the edge of the world as the waves roll in, the sun’s late … Continue reading
Posted in journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged Hallelujah, humanity, Leonard Cohen, love, mexico, ocean, paradigm shift, seasons, travel, Vancouver
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Writing In The Space Between Now And Then
“ By writing at the instant, the very heartbeat of life is caught.” – Walt Whitman Thunder is rumbling just above me in the now darkened sky as I sit in the jewel-like parklet not far from where I live. The … Continue reading
Posted in blog, journaling, life, memoir, travel
Tagged Bengal cat, fairytale, meditation, mexico, music, mystery, neighbour, ocean, pirate ship, red viola, tea, travel, Vancouver, wild, wind, writing
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The View From Here
“ You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi The light streaming into the apartment these last two days has lifted my spirits even if it lets me know that quiet … Continue reading