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Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/18/25

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Brilliant red blooms of the Fire Lily in a yard near us.

2. Enjoying a delicious and educational olive oil tasting at Woodpecker Trail Olive Farm near Glenville GA.

3. Making a very yummy Strawberry Pear Pie with fresh-picked strawberries from Sonrise Farms near Dublin GA.

4. Our skin, which wraps us up so lovingly.

5. This beautifully quirky little pillow on the couch in the waiting area at my therapist’s office.

(I wonder if it was strategically placed there to somehow assess or affect our mental health.)

May you have a Healthy Weekend ahead – mentally and otherwise!

Holiday Joy

Happy National Unicorn Day!

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Neal Saye

If it weren’t for this display near the entrance to Kroger, I might have missed this IMPORTANT CELEBRATION!

Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/4/25

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Neal Saye

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. Morning Glory.

Early morning walk on Skidaway Island (Georgia)

2. Simple Beige Beauty.

3. The inhale and the exhale.

And the oft-forgotten mindfulness of the inhale and the exhale.

4. The Breath of Fresh Air Robert and I are experiencing with the television reality series, “Love on the Spectrum.”

“Overview: Seven adults with autism dive headlong into a dating group to explore the unpredictable world of romance, tackling misconceptions about both themselves and how they want to live.” (Series Website)

We recently stumbled upon season two and are working through it now.

5. Playing hide and seek with a Japanese Flowering Cherry tree near us here in historic district Savannah.

May you experience a Bit of Play somehow this spring weekend.

A Voice of Reason and Courage

TDOV

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Neal Saye

Here’s a link to an encouraging article about the importance of recognizing trans lives:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/us/gallery/trans-visibility-freedom-to-be-quilt/index.html

Beauty, Holiday Joy

Taizé One 3/12/25 “Light”

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Neal Saye

Tonight was the first of our church’s five Taizé services during the Lenten season leading up to Easter Sunday. (Asburymemorial.org)

I LOVE the quiet, almost somber, beauty of Taizé.

A little about the history of Taizé:

“The Taizé prayer service is from an interfaith community founded in Taizé, France in 1940. A Taizé service provides a meditative style of song and prayer known for its simplicity and focus on Christ. Today the Taizé community comprises those of Catholic and Protestant backgrounds from regions around the globe. At a Taizé service we pray as we sing, as we reflect on the Scripture reading, as we sit in silence, and as we offer our prayers to Christ.” jaxcathedral.org

TONIGHT’S INVITATION: “Come into this place of peace and let its silence heal your spirit; Come into this place of memory & let its history warm your soul; Come into this place of prophecy and power and let its vision change your heart.”

Tonight’s theme focused on light.