My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. My cousin Steven’s Adorable (and Attentive) Pugs.
2. Fascinating documentary about same sex connections in the animal and plant worlds.
3. The amazing ability to Hear Sounds! What a tremendous blessing I often take for granted.
4. Beautiful and proud summer gladioli.
5. Learning how to talk about mental health and anxiety.
May you have an all-around healthy weekend ahead.
You know you’re getting old when you get invited to this …
(Ex-wife Donna and I graduated from incredibly beautiful Berry College in Rome, Georgia way back in 1974.)
At the same time, you’re out in your also-incredibly beautiful Savannah Square reading this …
Ho hum. Life goes on.
With beauty all around.
Seriously, shouldn’t I be a guru by now?!
Today I hit my 1000th mindful day of meditation!
Feeling a little proud of myself, I scrunched down and got all mindful … about a congratulatory and summery peach milkshake.
Tomorrow … 1000 and 1.
HR is having to drink Key Lime water for health reasons lately, and the little orbs have fascinated me for some reason.
Maybe it’s their Small Size or their Sensational Scent.
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. A terrific cast iron skillet breakfast at one of our favorite local eateries here in Savannah, J Christopher’s …
2. My new cow.
3. Air conditioning! (And it makes me sad and a bit privileged to realize that everyone does not have this luxury. Maybe a lot privileged.)
4. Beautiful views from our hotel room last weekend.
5. Basil lemonade!
May you have a beautiful summery weekend!
Bear eating cotton candy …
Enjoying the clouds along the River Walk, Columbus, Georgia.
I love this hymn we sang at church this week, as the theme of the service was celebrating our nation’s independence holiday.
It challenges the belief that the United States is “God’s country,” that the USA is more special and deserving of good than other nations.
Take a look at the lyrics, with my emphasis in red:
This Is My Song
by Georgia Elma Harkness, Jean Sibelius, and Lloyd Stone
Verse 1
This is my song O God of all the nations
A song of peace for lands afar and mine
This is my home the country where my heart is
Here are my hopes my dreams my holy shrine
But other hearts in other lands are beating
With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine
Verse 2
My country’s skies are bluer than the ocean
And sunlight beams on cloverleaf and pine
But other lands have sunlight too and clover
And skies are everywhere as blue as mine
O hear my song Thou God of all nations
A song of peace for their land and for mine
Verse 3
This is my prayer O Lord of all earth’s kingdoms
Thy kingdom come on earth Thy will be done
Let Christ be lifted up till all shall serve Him
And hearts united learn to live as one
O hear my prayer Thou God of all nations
Myself I give Thee let Thy will be done
God bless … the World and all its Nations.
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