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The Child Within

by Patricia Petro

The child within sips chamomile on rowboats at tea time in petticoats pulled up to her knees while plucking petals in virgin bliss cheeks kissed by ... Read more

Filed under hope.

The Evening Sky

by Patricia Petro

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In the country, the evening sky stretches as far as the eye can see. It envelopes you in shades of blue and coral awash with watercolor hues of pale ... Read more

Filed under simple pleasures.

The Falling Leaves

by Patricia Petro

Autumn falls gently crimson to gold leaves drift to blanket the earth like a mother’s loving touch tucking her child in for winter’s sleepy ... Read more

Filed under autumn.

The First Stigmata

by Susan Dane Setin

"Lean on me," she said. He frail and struggling from days on end with no sleep, now thirsty, bleeding. She, a robust woman, strong footed and ... Read more

Filed under Easter, grief & sadness.

The Language of Flowers

by Patricia Petro

During the Victorian era, people often gave each other flowers and used the "language of flowers" (sometimes called floriography) to express feelings ... Read more

Filed under flowers.

The Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway

by Patricia Petro

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Filed under flowers.

The Legend of White Buffalo Calf Woman

by Patricia Petro

According to Lakota legend . . . during a time of great famine, two scouts who were sent to hunt buffalo in the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota saw ... Read more

Filed under Native American.

The Soul of the Indian

by Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohíye S’a)

"My little book does not pretend to be a scientific treatise. It is as true as I can make it to my childhood teaching and ancestral ideals, but from ... Read more

Filed under Native American.

Three Foxes

by Patricia Petro

Three foxes were singing a quaint minstrel’s tune while a wolf stood glaring behind a gold ruin But music has ways —mysterious and sweet— and even ... Read more

Filed under music.

Truth

by Patricia Petro

stepping stones

Truth will sooner come out of error than from confusion. —Francis Bacon I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for ... Read more

Filed under quotes, truth.

Water

by Patricia Petro

boat on water

A pond may lie quiet in a plain; but a lake wants mountains to compass and hold it in. —Joseph Addison Only a fool tests the depth of the water with ... Read more

Filed under quotes, water.

What Do You Say to a Naked Man?

by Patricia Petro

lady laying on the ground

Today I received a letter from my ex-husband. It came as quite a surprise. It’s been over five years since I last heard from him, and he was the last ... Read more

Filed under divorce.

Who I Am

by Patricia Petro

I am not an airbrushed cover girl posed and poised tousled just right lipstick smudged spritzed with water to go for the glow on skin stretched over ... Read more

Filed under being female, happiness, loving yourself.

Winter Whispers

by Patricia Petro

On westerly breeze come words from afar meant to soften the heart honest and true? only time will tell as yet we are still apart like earth lying ... Read more

Filed under love, winter.

World Peace

by Patricia Petro

world peace

If there is right in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the home. If there is ... Read more

Filed under quotes, world peace.

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Inspiration for the Spirit is all about love—not only romantic love, but also love for our fellow man, loving life and its many wonders and, most importantly, the love of self that comes when you are truly content with the person you are ... Read more
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In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. —Buddha
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Beginnings

love tree It had been a pivotal year for me. A bad breakup early on had left me feeling fragile and fragmented and looking inward for answers ... Read more

 

The Simplicity of Tea

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When I drink tea, there is only me, and the tea. The rest of the world dissolves. There are no worries about the future. No dwelling on past mistakes. ... Read more

The Language of Flowers

During the Victorian era, people often gave each other flowers and used the "language of flowers" (sometimes called floriography) to express feelings ... Read more

Native American Wisdom

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The Great Spirit is in all things: He is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us; that ... Read more

Sign My Guestbook

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One of the first things you discover when you put an inspirational website online, is that a lot of people will write to you. ... Read more

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