• Gratitude

    The Blessing Of Trees

    Audrey Hepburn said of herself : “I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.” She certains sounds like me, except the part about the ‘long’ walks! My latest fascination is taking pictures of trees. There’s something so majestic and beautiful about them. And capturing, on my small camera, tall trees against the backdrop of the sky, bring me great joy. When it comes to blessings, I naturally think of trees. Today I’m celebrating the blessings of trees, as I share with…

  • #FridayReflections - Books, Reading and Book Reviews

    Be Careful Of Books #FTSF #FridayReflections

    My parents always encouraged me to read and I developed book love rather early in life. But they never gave me this advice :  “One must always be careful of books,” said Tessa, “and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.” – Clockwork Angel Be Careful Of Books When I close my eyes, I see a small darkish room in a guest house where I began to read a book that seemed a little too heavy for a 11 year old. But I loved it. And there began my journey with Miss Austen. The book?…

  • #FridayReflections - Self Acceptance and Self Care

    No Face More Beautiful #FridayReflections

    No face more beautiful? No, I’m not endorsing some beauty contest. No, I’m talking about you, my friend. Some years ago a close blogging community of which I was a part lost one of its members in a very tragic way. Someone who seemed so vibrant, was so kind and loving took her own life unable to bear her own inner pain. Naturally, it made us all really sad and those of us who were closer to her blamed ourselves a little bit for not reaching out more to her. Those of us who didn’t know her well wondered why we…