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Spirituality

Eternal Truth is Changing the Universe

January 22, 2017January 22, 2017 by Polly Castor
Eternal Truth is Changing the Universe

There is nothing outside of infinity, and ultimate, changeless Truth is infinite. How can there be something else that needs to be changed by this unchanging power?

Categories Hope, Ideas, Spirituality Tags God, peace, Relationship with God, Spiritual Healing Leave a comment

Today’s Newspaper Article by Me: Why Christian Science Got into Journalism

January 21, 2017 by Polly Castor
Why Christian Science Got into Journalism

Assigned with the day after the inauguration and the day of the Women’s March on Washington, this is what I wrote, printed on page four of a bigger than usual print edition.

Categories Hope, Spirituality Tags Christian Science, Christian Science Monitor, Newspaper Articles 2 Comments

Famous Emmet Fox Quotes

January 15, 2017 by Polly Castor
Famous Quotes by Emmet Fox

“Attention is the key to life. Whatever you really give your attention to, you become. Whatever you really concentrate upon will come into your life.

Categories Ideas, Spirituality Tags abundance, advice, happiness, life lessons, Mindfulness, peace, Quotes, Relationship with God, Virtue Leave a comment

Patient People Dare

January 12, 2017 by Polly Castor
patient people dare

Patient living means to live actively in the present and wait there. That, indeed, is a very radical stance toward life in a world preoccupied with control.

Categories Hope, Spirituality Tags Mindfulness, patience, peace, Virtue Leave a comment

Book Review: Interrupted

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 by Polly Castor
Book Review: Interrupted

This fresh book is thankfully neither self-satisfied nor the last word, but the beginning of a discussion on what it means to really follow Jesus, instead of the stale culture of most of modern Christianity.

Categories Books, Spirituality Tags 5 Star Books, Book Reviews, non-fiction 1 Comment

Fruits of the Spirit

January 8, 2017 by Polly Castor
Fruits of the Spirit

Please join me in actively striving to think out from the singular, enlightened, divine Mind instead of our many, inferior, human ones.

Categories Spirituality Tags advice, Bible, Christian, Essay, life lessons, Mindfulness, Qualities of Spirit, Relationship with God Leave a comment

New Year’s Blessing

January 4, 2017 by Polly Castor

In the coming year, may you live
with an ever deepening sense of abundance and ease.
May you see clearly and welcome with open arms
the wealth of love and support that surrounds you.

Categories Poetry, Spirituality Tags poetry by others 1 Comment

Christmas Links 2016

December 24, 2016 by Polly Castor
Christmas Links

Merry Christmas! Here are some recent links revenant to the holiday… Wishing you the hope and joy of the season!

Categories Hope, Ideas, Spirituality Tags Bits and Clips, Holiday 1 Comment

Christmas Creche at the MET

December 23, 2016 by Polly Castor
Photos of Christmas creche at the MET

I enjoyed seeing this immense, detailed creche, with all of its tiny vignettes.

Categories Art, Spirituality Tags Art by Others, Christ, Christian, Jesus Leave a comment

New Poem: Those Left Outside

December 18, 2016 by Polly Castor
Left outside advent poem

They are the ones who follow, kneel, and welcome Him in.

Categories Poetry, Spirituality Tags Christ, Christian, Holiday, Poetry by me 2 Comments

Jerusalem Exhibit at the MET

December 13, 2016 by Polly Castor
Jerusalem exhibit

The diverse faiths here actually got along much of the time, and their prosperous co-existance spawned one of the most creative periods in history.

Categories Art, Ideas, Spirituality Tags Art by Others, Art Shows, Christian 5 Comments

Advent is the Name of That Moment

December 11, 2016 by Polly Castor
Advent is the name of that moment

The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens.

Categories Poetry, Spirituality Tags Christian, poetry by others, Quotes Leave a comment

Quotes about Philanthropy

December 4, 2016 by Polly Castor
Quotes About Philanthropy

If you are reading this with internet connectivity on an electronic device, you are in a position to help. Please express your gratitude and compassion in action and in practical deed.

Categories Hope, Ideas, Spirituality Tags abundance, Christian, gratitude, Quotes, Virtue 5 Comments

Poem by Ruhiyyih Khanum: This is Faith

November 29, 2016 by Polly Castor
Poem by Ruhiyyih Khanum: This is Faith

To walk where there is no path,
To breathe where there is no air,
To see where there is no light-
This is Faith.

Categories Art, Poetry, Spirituality Tags poetry by others, Relationship with God, watercolor Leave a comment

Grace Notes #2

November 24, 2016 by Polly Castor
grace notes

This Thanksgiving, I am furthering my goal of appreciating the abundance of random good.

Categories Ideas, Poetry, Spirituality Tags abundance, grace notes, gratitude, Mindfulness 3 Comments

Thanksgiving Links 2016

December 7, 2016November 23, 2016 by Polly Castor
Thanksgiving Links

Here are live links to past Thanksgiving features on this blog as well as those to Christian Science Thanksgiving services.

Categories Food, Ideas, Poetry, Spirituality Tags abundance, Christian Science, gratitude, Newspaper Articles, Poetry by me, Special Occasions Leave a comment

Book Review: One Thousand Gifts

November 20, 2016November 20, 2016 by Polly Castor
Book Review: One Thousand Gifts

…her life was turned upside down and burst open by finding gratitude to God for the slightest little gifts all around her.

Categories Books, Spirituality Tags 4 Star books, Book Reviews, Christian, gratitude, life lessons, Mindfulness, Relationship with God 2 Comments
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Reviews from Readers

Thanks for sharing from the seat of your soul with generosity and openness.

Butter! Lemon! Garlic!

It’s like a prayer!!!

This is a beautiful summary and reminder of how we can both individually and collectively dissolve the powerless, baseless lies with Truth. Thank you, Polly!!

Thank you so much for your fantastic, soulful images– your photos really capture the love, joy, camaraderie, power, and intensity of the present moment.

Without a doubt my life has been enriched and uplifted by my acquaintance with you through your blogs. Every day I look for the interesting ideas you amplify and the lovely arts you share with us. I am never disappointed.

Your art is thrilling.

Your blogs are a delight.

Polly, I’m grateful for you, your prayerful work, your blog, your art, photos, words and colors.

I have to tell you that your spiritual to-do list was the springboard for a great talk with my older daughter. We are going to check on each other, and progress.

Your zest for the good things in life makes me feel happy too!

Love all you do and express. You’re an amazing role model!!

This is one of the BEST explanations of one’s understanding of God I have seen in a long time. The image paired with the text was spot on!

You are … just plain wonderful, Polly! Your blog is bursting with poetry, art, writings, love of God, family, friends, all things great and wonderful and good!

This blog is simultaneously simple and profound– a perfect, balanced combination of seriousness and light.

I think you have covered absolutely every way anyone would wish to be blessed

Synesthesia! I can taste the yellows and hear the oranges! A feast to the senses! Brava talented Polly

Your posts are treasure troves of your beautiful and giving heart.

Everything on your site is so colorful, spiritual and alive!

Wonderful words of wisdom, Polly!

Perspective is everything – and choosing a liberating one blesses everyone, as you point out!

I love your coffee cake recipe, I have a book list from your blog, I love the photos, the poems, the paintings, the movie reviews, the humor, the honesty, the color.

I LOVE THIS BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Polly, what amazing and timely insight in these wise words! Thanks for sharing this wisdom.

You share so freely, with so so so much love and joy and an open-open-heart…

Thankful every morning to see another treasure from you in my emails !

Wish I had gotten this message 75 years ago. It makes so much sense and would have saved me a lot of self criticism. I love your blog.

Thank you Polly–you are always such a clear thinker and always willing to share your God-given gifts.

I just adore all of your wonderful posts and everything that you share so generously. ????? You have a beautiful sense of soul that you share – it blesses me and so many!

Thank you for the insight. Especially separating church from a building or denomination. The passion and joy of color in your paintings is marvelous.

I love your blog! I shared it with my mom, an artist, and she is impressed with your art. I’ve also spent time studying your paintings. Just listened to your interview, it was stellar! Thank you!!

I never before found computers this beautiful….

I love your Blog, Polly!! Therefore, I love you! Your art, your poetry, your philosophy, your religion, your book reviews, your photography, your … husband!

AUDACIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!!!! (:

We are so blessed with your access to nature and your talent to communicate visually….

I am simply amazed at the wealth of beauty, soul, and experience. Love it. Love you! Thank You for sharing your innermost so openly.

Quite unforgettable. You truly have a way with words:warm; strong; inviting; enlightening; so substantive, and more.

What an incredible blessing and inspiration you are. Thank you so much for your beautiful heart!

Polly, your reflection of Soul’s endless creativity is truly wonderful! Thank you for letting the divine shine through you so brightly!

I loved this post! It gave me much to think about. Thank you for being such a beautiful and prolific source of inspiration. You are a wonder! I’m a fan!

I love your website, messages, poems and art. Thank you for the blessing of community that you provide.

Your blog captures a life well lived, constantly imparting good– truth, health and happiness– including beauty, harmony, art, science to the world.

Thank you for your ultra positive, upbeat, cheering and cheerful expressions in so many forms. What great seeds to sow in world thought!

I am one of your readers who definitely looks forward to a positive message from you every morning. You grow people.

Thank you for your transparency of love, your generous sharing of what you are pondering and doing.

Beautiful photos! All that color, texture & gorgeous pattern….

Neat! Love the black and white contrasts enhanced by the light.

I’m so grateful for all you share with us.

Polly! I love this poem! Letting our true, authentic self come forth! Yes!! Thank you for all the delightful imagery!

Yummy and beautiful! I love all the colors and this food looks amazing! The plates too!

Thank you for Saying So Well What Needs To Be SAID!

Hoping others can/will read this…

This blog is upbeat, progressive, sincere, colorful, metaphoric, and exploratory. Such a rich feast!

I love this poem! Letting our true, authentic self come forth! Yes!! Thank you for all the delightful imagery!

I feel the joy and love of the color and thought in all your work! You are letting your light shine.

I am so grateful for your generous sharing of ideas across so many different fields! Your colorful art, your beautiful photography, your tasty looking and well presented dishes, your uplifting ideas, your insightful book reviews, and your wonderful healing work! You truly are a polymath!! I so look forward to your daily offerings and rejoice in them all.

I just want to say that I have really been enjoying your blog! It gives me hope for the world…

I have been blessed beyond words by your daily posts. I often quote you to others, saying I got the idea from a wonderful friend I’ve never actually met.

Magnificent poem. How blest you are to be a poet, photographer, artist, metaphysician, all wrapped up into One.

Once again, you have come through for us with such clear and coherent thinking and put into words the feelings in our hearts.

Your blog is full of the wonderful, multilayered colors and textures that you play with, and share so unselfishly with the world.

Your food is presented in such an artistic way that it looks beautiful, wholesome and totally delicious!!

Love the poem so so much and the first painting with the trees is INCREDIBLE!!

Helen Frankenthaler’s works were interesting, but I like your abstracts better.

I salute you! And I sure do thank you for inspiring me to greater efforts along all lines of life!

Your blog is very interesting and insightful.

What a fine piece! You certainly are a shining example….[it] was uplifting and instructive.

Your photos have opened my eyes to the beauty surrounding us everywhere.

You are such an inspirational person Polly! I love everything you share with us – such a joy to have your daily input in my inbox! X x x

I am touched by this well thought out, well written essay. You have put into words what so many of us have in our minds and hearts. Thank you!

Putting the art of poetry, photography and painting into your hands is God’s gift to us who get to read it and see it. Thanks.

Wow, super powerful and definitely what I needed to hear today.

You are so incredibly sweet, gracious, kind, thoughtful, creative, generous, joyful, witty, courageous, tender, persistent, compassionate, brilliant, articulate, ad infinitum!

I love the photos – such a gift which makes me feel closer to Fall, my favorite season.

I must find the higher spiritual path that nature often helps me see. Thank you for this beautiful poem.

Your site is bolstering my creative thoughts. I need to put them into action.

What a stunning place! It is just a slice of heaven. Thank you for sharing its beauty.

I feel such gratitude for the beautiful way in which you express God. Thanks for blessing my life and being such a shining light in the world!

Very helpful in these seemingly uncertain times. I found a couple of specific ideas expressed here that apply to a specific situation in my life. Thank you!

I’m new to your site and I love today’s post about being grateful!

Thank you Polly for sharing those wise words! I heartily agree with them all now I have a bigger perspective on life.

I LOVE YOU!!

You amuse-inspire-edify-entertain-inform-uplift-enhance-educate-color!-…my days!

That definitely sounds like a book I’d like to read! Thanks Polly!

What a beautiful spirit you have, shining right through your source.

This couldn’t possibly be more perfect, – so reassuring, and so fully expresses in every way what we all are praying for. Thank you for your a beautiful heart and generous giving of it!!

These photos are so wonderful, it really warms the heart.

Polly, please keep sharing these pages! I love seeing them. You inspired me to do the same thing.

You encourage me to grow with your everyday wisdom and your lovely contributions.

Oh my goodness Polly, this is absolutely magnificent and reaches so far deep into my soul.

Wow, you outdid yourself this month with your Bits and Clips. It was a wonderful mix of beauty, humor, and thoughtfulness.

Your multiple images and vocabulary choices give energy and renewed resolve to flagging spirits. Thank you for sharing.

So beautiful and I have shared it with so many others. Thank you!

Thank you Polly, for saying what needs to be said.

Thank you for sharing yourself and creativity in such a transparent way, it is very inspiring and humbling to me.

Beautiful and profoundly perfect for pandemic season, your poem empowers hope for what’s next. I plan to read it at Sunday Devotional. Thank you!

When I open my email in the morning I read all the have-to emails first; I save yours to read as dessert. Thanks, Polly!

Polly this is absolutely exquisite and so inspiring. I will refer to it often.

Thank you, Polly, for bringing clarity to the stressful events we’re experiencing. Your insights are thought-provoking and inspirational. I’m very thankful for your blog.

Excellent. Thank you for sharing this welcome thought to redirect today’s thinking.
I am grateful for this blog.

Hi Polly, loved this poem. It radiates hope and feeling of calmness. I am glad I came across these beautiful words. Keep posting similar reads and spreading positivity.

Love your blog. Today’s is dynamite and very helpful to viewing our role as individuals at this time.

This is absolutely beautiful and so incredibly helpful and inspiring! Thank you so much! ❤️

Absolutely beautiful!!! I love these particular colors together and the different styles and techniques really give it a lot of depth and texture. Brilliant!!!!

Gorgeous new work. I love the vitality of the city scenes and vibrant color palette.

So beautiful, Polly. Thank you for spelling out – through such artful means – the beauty of patience.

I’ve just finished this book and I loved it! Thanks for recommending it.

Thank you for this. Read it. Gave me hope. Going through an “unsure” time. Thank you for these words of strength, hope, and faith.

Lovely Polly! You are an inspiration! I am so happy to have your blog in my life!

Your poem feels like a lesson, a treatment, and a love letter all rolled into one perfect package.
Thank you, Polly.

This poem is what I needed to further focus on moving out of the fear of COVID.❤️

This is such a beautiful and loving blog and feels much like your amazing dynamic spiritual art. You are proving and sharing truth in a precious, creative, encouraging, and heartfelt way. You inspire me!

I read and feel the security of the hearth and home. Many thanks…

I for one want to thank you so much for writing this blog. I started about a year ago and look forward to reading it every day. I feel like an armchair adventurer…

Thank you! I enjoy reading your notes from the Bible Lesson. Your interpretation is helpful for my thought and I’m sure many others.

Polly always captures the balance between what I can do, and all the miracles I am given.

Thanks, Polly! Your zest for the good things in life makes me feel happy too!

I always appreciate your reviews. Our fave film in 2019 was The Green Book – which we watched following your recommendation.

That’s all very helpful for me today, Polly. Thanks for going deep on this. I’m sharing your joy in our Source.

Wow! Love the abundance of exotic shapes and colours in the Autumn sunshine!

I appreciate the joy, inspiration, and great information you provide us in your blogs.

Love this– actually so “timely” for what I have been thinking about lately.

You inspire goodness, wholeness, contentedness and joy.

I enjoy your strong, bold artwork– there is so much going on in them that my imagination takes off. I really appreciate your blog. It brings joy every day.

Your blog has inspired me to get back into painting, cooking, prayer and meditation.

Thank you for expanding my ways to see, Polly.

Thank you so much for this thoughtful, informative and articulate book review, Polly!

Beautiful photos. It is uplifting and energizing to see such bright, cheerful, healthy and fresh images. Thanks, I needed that!

Thank you so.much, Polly. It says with abundant clarity what thousands upon thousands of thoughtful men and women think and believe. I appreciate you!!

Polly, your wonderful blog is doing more than its bit in this dreadful time. Thanks, and keep on keeping on!

I so enjoyed your trip blog. The outstanding photos and the amazing narratives made me feel I was on vacation for a few minutes each day.

You are doing so wonderfully at praising God with your talents.

Every day I look forward to your blog. It’s encouraging me to find ways to express what God reveals in me.

Deep and encompassing. Passionate and motherly. Loving and expansive. The photos speak volumes too…and I see the connections with the poem perfectly.

Thank you for your efforts. I look forward to your positive thoughts and love.

What an inspiring and uplifting painting. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with the world!

I did your tomato tart a few days ago, and it was fabulous! I am vegetarian and look for meals I can make that have lots of flavor. Your tart was just perfect!

Thank you for your commitment to reality and our true nature!

Thank you Polly!! This has needed to be said for a while!

Yes, lots of good flavor triggers in there. I printed it out and will try it. Thanks so much!

I’m grateful for you opening my eyes to the wonders that surround us.

This is a fantastic article Polly…so much in it, I know I’ll have to re read it at least twice more!

The last day of the month on your blog is always a BIG treat . . . This morning I went from fasting to feasting . . .

Love the photos, as usual. You are a Creative Genius, Polly.

I just love your photos, Polly. Whether it’s food or art or nature . . . They are always so beautiful and interesting and full of life !

WOW! Polly! Some truly marvelous work there!!!

Your eyes are keen and your photographs dynamic.

Wow Polly!! You are buzzing with ideas.

Oh so beautiful! I keep coming back to look at the paintings again.

I find the ideas you share on your blog very encouraging in having a sense of order when it comes to goals and priorities.

I am grateful for the myriad ways you celebrate Life in your art, activities and relationships. Your blog is inspiring in its magnification of Soulful goodness!

All of your work is eye and mind popping. I love it!

The phrase ‘divine choreography’ is resonating with me. Bless you for sharing your inspiration with us all.

These are awesome. You have such a gift for photography…and for pastels…and for cooking…and for finding interesting books…and, and, and. Where does it end?

Thank you for sharing this.
Strange, nothing surprising here.
You are who you are.

Thank you for sharing the joy of your trip with us. I feel blessed this morning to know you in all the ways you reveal good and magnify it.

Grace is a beautiful quality and you exude it in spades – thanks so much for all you do and are! You are a treasure!

My mother adores your blog and speaks to me often about what recent nugget you shared which she thought was wonderful!

It’s a rare inspiration that can uncover an aching joy — but those poems do that. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Polly, I needed you today and there you were and it was enough. Thank you for being a motivator.

I love the feeling of playfulness and of uninhibited joy.

Your photos are so vivid and expressive and inspiring and artistic and alive!

Love your pastels!

A wonderful poem Polly! Thank you. Deeply nourishing….

Polly, thanks for “amplifying good”. That’s what you really do!

Just beautiful, Polly. So honest and uplifting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and the helpful ones of others.

Thanks, Polly, for listening so carefully and sharing so selflessly.

This speaks to me. Love your work, Polly.

I think one reason I enjoy your blog is that you Stand Forth In All Your God-given Glory, expressing everything Good!

I have tremendous admiration for your strength, your depth, your compassion, your passion and your love. You are a woman deeply filled to the brim…

Thank you for all your uplifting daily contributions, wherever form they take – photos, recipes, artwork, book reviews and smiley faces!

This is relevant and an excellent way for me to look at some situations I have been in recently.
Thank you Polly.
I will continue to benefit…

Thank you for sharing this quote. It is very appropriate for our times. A beautiful wake up call to change our thinking and focus on what is real and true.

Your inspiration and love of nature is appreciated!

Wow!! I cannot wait to try this recipe! Thank you!

Thank you very much, Polly. You are a bright light!

You are my favorite artist. I just have to say it. Your paintings make me so happy.

I’m so grateful to be able to enjoy all you so generously share on your blog, the colorful photos, the recipes, the art works, the insights, the book reviews and so much more!

A powerful message. Thank you for getting it out there.

Sounds delicious and simple! Two of my favorite adjectives!

Really enjoyed your poem on Animal magnetism. Very clear truths. Thank you. Your vibrant art work is superb.

Polly, I love your poem “you were never unwanted”. This poem really hit home. Thank you for your words of wisdom

Way to go on your artistic journey. You show great courage, humility, and such support for everyone around you.

Polly, I am absolutely amazed. My mouth was watering! I’ll be thinking about it all night…and tomorrow we will break out the paints!

I appreciate your blog. It’s a breath of fresh air, beauty, and innovative thinking!

Polly lets her spirituality into her art as you can see in the many abstract paintings she creates. We were wowed by her ability and her encouragement of others to express themselves artistically.

Polly, you have such a great feel for things. I will enjoy you forever.

Polly your blog is simply a marvelously enriching, thought provoking part of the daily wonders of life! I give thanks for you and the blog!

With its awesome art, recipes, book reviews, and really excellent writing, this blog is the perfect corner of the internet.

Thank you so much for this wonderful insight! You put into words what I have been grappling with for a long time. This is just what I needed today.

This blog is so prolific and original, inspiring and joy producing.

This blog is a daily dose from an spiritually-oriented, artist, thinker, sage.

Really beautiful, very hope filled. I love this!

I did your 52 books challenge, and loved the structure that it provided to my selections. Doing it again this year too!

Excellent, meaningful, quotes. Thanks!

Wow. Yes, quite something to contemplate. Thank you, Polly!!

Oh how I love this! Thank you, thank you!

Providing us with wonderful refreshment, enlightenment, peace, encouragement, joy,
and a whole lot more. Thanks, Polly!

How blessed we are to have someone like you on this Earth.

Thank you for introducing me to wonderful, amazing authors.
Love the pictures of your elegant flowers.

Thank you for your burst of sunshine reflected in your positivity this morning… I look forward to your blogs.

Thank you for the constant good thoughts and beautiful expressions of love and joy that you share on your blog.

WONDERFUL blog, Polly! Thank you for your spiritual calm, support for each of us, uninhibited creativity, and amazing paintings. I am just left in awe !

LOVE it. Made me smile while I was reading it.

Thanks so much for this recommendation Polly. We watched in awe … and have recommended in turn.

I recently I recommended your blog to a friend saying, “She’s like a dear friend, she just doesn’t know me.” Thank you for all the delight you add to my days!

The Spirit at work is so well described here. In between the lines I read that
our only true peace is in pleasing Our Creator! Thank you deeply, Polly!

Polly….I’m happier because of you; I sure do thank you.

You are such a gem Polly- it is an incredible blessing to daily read your blog!

Excellent post, dear Polly! Thanks!! There is lots that I relate to in your comments!

Polly, I just love your spirit, innovativeness, receptivity to beauty and to God’s goodness expressed. Thank you for your blog.

Illuminating thoughts, thank you for sharing them. Very clear.

I am a silent regular reader of your daily blog, and I’m finally in touch to tell you how much I like it. I love it!

Well done Polly, I love your book reviews! Please carry on the good work of guiding our book choices.

Thank you for all the inspiration you share so generously. I am deeply grateful!

Well Done! This is such a wonderful venture. Your work is just extraordinary!

Polly, you are a whiz at living life the way it’s meant to be. I’m fascinated by all you do!

Yes indeed! You are a shining light and you are definitely using all your wonderful talents

Amazing, Polly! A wonderful example of seeing the possibilities…creativity at its best.

When you get famous, I need to be the president of your fan club.

Thank you for bringing your beautiful great outdoors into my world.
You do a great job taking pictures. The colors are so vibrant and I like that you notice
shadows.

Absolutely stunning, Polly. I love the infinite range of ideas, expression, and media in this BIG blog of yours.

Outstanding message! And a sure “wake-up” call for me regarding mortal decline. I’m off on a refreshing direction. Thanks, Polly.

Thank you for your efforts. I look forward to your positive thoughts and love.

Thank you sincerely for your joyful out-pouring of love, light, color, comforting, inspiring words…

Wow…you have made carrots sexy!

Oh yum, Polly… These gorgeous photos made my mouth water and my eyes pop!

Today’s post was a Gift from God. Opening your email this morning truly lifted my Spirit. Thank you.

How blessed we are to have someone like you on this Earth.

I am so happy to have found your site and to be able to enjoy your expression of Spirit! Love your poetry, your photos, your ideas, your …YOU! THANK you for sharing so abundantly!

I love your swirling universes, the spirals that draw one in and introduce us to ourselves.

This is spectacular, Polly! I love it!

Thank you for bringing to light and sharing an undeniably important part of the one stupendous whole we all share…the countless ways beyond sight, and not to be missed, always at hand.

I really enjoyed this book, thanks for recommending it.

What a breath of fresh air!! Thank you for your honesty, integrity and willingness to speak out for Truth and Justice!!!

Loved your plein air painting, the pictures of the garden plenty — oh wow. Love opening your blog each day — it is a treat that I save sometimes.

You have a great eye for beauty Polly. I love your blog.

I look forward to your messages each day, like a delightful gift to unwrap.

Love these colours and the strong contrasts Polly!

I am so totally impressed with your photography, poetry, and painting.Your talent is incredible!!!

Thank you for sharing such a personal, and at the same time, universal, love of beauty.

This is absolutely wonderful and so helpful.

Thank you dear Polly!

Yes, healing does happen when we deeply and humbly pray. Thanks for keeping that idea alive.

Thank you for passing along such wise words.

Thank you for revealing this idea you’ve been following. I can tell when an angel has tapped me on the shoulder–it feels light and right and fun.

It is always refreshing to see the loves, joys, challenges, and triumphs that you share on your blog.

The Brussels sprouts were an exceptionally BIG hit here…. could you direct me to more literature on spiritual healing?

Thank you for the joy you share. I look forward to reading your posts!

Graciously and lovingly spoken, like a true friend to all. Thank you for your blog Polly.

Oh my gosh how did you know I needed this today? I am in absolute awe of your thorough and articulate way you describe how all of this works.

This blog is really stimulating and motivating.

I loved this book, Polly. Thank you so much for the recommendation.

Well said Polly!

Life is so exciting we should limit ourselves less!

Let’s all have a productive day and be joyful!

A wonderful poem Polly! Thank you. Deeply nourishing…. like a bird, natural and beautiful, just singing out truth in her special song on a fine winter morning.

You are an inspiration to me, and I’m sure to many others. With appreciation for all you do to magnify good!

I want to express my gratitude to you for such a well thought out essay. I found it quite enriching and resonate with those true answers.

Thank you for bringing your hydrangeas into my home via the internet. Other flowers are lovely too, but hydrangeas are SPECIAL.

I get so happy when I see your paintings. I really do. They bring me such joy. I feel your heart when I see them.

I have so enjoyed your recent posts– about your garden, your reflections about parenting, your vibrant artwork– so many wonderful expressions of Spirit.

Thank you for this exercise in balance, Polly. Helps a lot!

Wow! What a stunning collection of gorgeous images and though-provoking quotes. They made my day.

Your blog is uplifting and enlightening, and seems to speak to me just when I need it most.

You show us how God’s love shines in all things. You are a blessing!

Thank you for your generosity and your overflowing sense of soul which you share so beautifully and articulately with everyone!!

Thank you for writing this opinion so eloquently, Polly. You have addressed many nuances that I have been espousing for years, and your words are powerful and thought-provoking.

This blog is colorful, beautiful, and edifying.

Love your blog. Today’s was dynamite, and very helpful for understanding our role as individuals at this time.

Outstanding, superb and beyond all imagination.

Thank you for this….I absolutely love reading it!

I wanted you to know that I found the time I spent on your blog to be relaxing, refreshing, inspiring, and totally enjoyable.

Thank you Polly for your radiant joy and embrace of each of us, wrapping us in your color and beauty of Soul.

I truly love and am inspired by your blog, including capturing the beauty of life in the moment, teaching by example, taking time with children, and spirituality.

Such a complete radiance of Soul you are demonstrating. I find it very inspiring!

Thanks for your strong, bright and clear art work!

You capture so vividly the beauty of nature. Thank you for bringing such beauty into my every day.

Glorious! Thank you for tending these lovely flowers together, and for posting on your blog, Polly.

I made your fabulous Fish Tacos and they were BEYOND delicious!!

Thank you for using this platform to share these references for listening & learning. Now the work required to make a lasting change is up to each of us! ❤️

Thanks for the nudge!

You continue to inspire, impress, and
amaze me, Polly.

Your abstracts are interesting and you have a unique style that is all your own. Original, demonstrating individuality and confidence! I see joy and love expressed.

I just had to comment on today’s blog. I LOVED it! I have had similar thoughts for some time.

Your reading challenge has inspired me and given me permission to read again, as previously I had just fitted reading round everything else. Now it is a legitimate activity in my life and I am enjoying it immensely!

What lovely Soul-inspired insights! Thank you for these great ideas!

Thank you Polly for this article on supply! I cherish the healing thoughts therein very much, and they are very helpful.

I really enjoy reading your blog – but I have to say that your monthly ‘Bits and Clips’ posts and your ‘Grace Notes’ posts are my favorite :)

I love this poem, Polly, and I shall read it often! I feel sure it will help lift my thought to healing.

Beautifully written, Polly … captures my sentiments exactly.❤️

I enjoy your blog so much. But today you are on top. Every thought you expressed so lovingly…. some very funny but always with love. Thank you for all you bring to so many .

Keep up the good work. You are an inspiration! I love reading your blog with it’s many insights.

What a delight to experience the beauty of nature you shared of your slice of the world through these beautiful photos.

This is so well thought out and written. Thank you for this compelling essay. I agree with you on all points, Polly.

I can’t tell you how helpful this has been to me today. I must’ve read it half a dozen times or more. It’s helping me with a great challenge. Thank you!

Thank you for focusing in on and capturing the little things we so often pass by and/or take for granted.

I love that you live such an active life, have so many interests, and share your insights with me. Your blog is like a conversation with a dear friend.

This is absolutely magnificent. Bless your precious and beautiful soul for sharing this.

You brighten my life with your thoughts, views, words, pictures….

This blog deeply resonates while being beautiful, delicious, inspiring, and fun. Not easy to do!

Just a wonderland of possibilities and ideas and the materials to explore and discover. What a beautiful, exciting place! I’ve taken all this glory into my heart today and am grateful for it.

You are such an inspiring person, Polly, and I love the variety of your activities you share with us all! Thank you so much.

Love your blog’s colour and joyfulness and the inspiring leads, Polly. Easy to see why you are much loved. Thank you.

I have just started this book and am really loving it! Thank you so much for recommending it.

The colors are exquisite!!! Thanks for bringing so much beauty into our lives.

You are terrific and amazing. In many outstanding ways.

Your work is always spirited and inspirational.

These thoughts you shared are a keeper for me to revisit when in need. You are a blessing to many!

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