Posts Tagged ‘2023 goal setting’
April Goals
Let us be thankful, Lord, for little things –The song of birds, the rapture of the rose;Cloud-dappled skies, the laugh of limpid springs,Drowned sunbeams and the perfume April blows;– Robert William Service I am writing this in a torrential downpour, proving this poem true. The rain also is a bit of a metaphor for our…
Read MoreMarch Goals
There is no time like Spring,When life’s alive in everything.– Christina Rossetti, ‘Spring‘ Hello, March! Ah, I love this month: blooming buds, catkins on the trees, tulips making their debut—it puts a spring in my step! This change of season has so much to teach us about hope. After winter always comes spring. February was…
Read MoreFebruary Goals
A snowy path for squirrel and fox,It winds between the wintry firs.Snow-muffled are its iron rocks,And o’er its stillness nothing stirs.But low, bend low a listening ear!Beneath the mask of moveless whiteA babbling whisper you shall hear—Of birds and blossoms, leaves and light. – Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts Those words whisper to the deepest…
Read MoreJanuary Goals and a New Year
New Year, good-morning! Come and bringUs days that smile and days that singOut from the drifts of swirling snowThat through the mirky midnight blowAnd clutch with frosty hands and cling.Hark! how the joy-bells chime and ringThy birth, and new hope set a-wing.With hands outstretched you come; and soNew Year, good-morning!– Alexander Maclean My deepest conversations…
Read More2023 Goal Setting: My Goals
Today is my 43rd birthday, and I am grateful for the gift of another year, friends! I started blogging when I was 26, and here we are, 17 years, 442 blog posts, 20,000+ comments, and a lot of life lived together later. Most importantly, friendships—real-life friendships—have been cultivated. Except for my long-time friend Jessie who…
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