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Special Occasions

Happy Valentine’s Day 2018!

February 14, 2018 by Polly Castor
Happy Valentine's Day 2018

Please know you are very appreciated by me!

Categories Photography Tags Special Occasions 1 Comment

Our Youngest Turns 21 ( Poem by Polly Castor)

February 13, 2018 by Polly Castor
Our Youngest Turns 21 Poem by Polly Castor

We’re so glad
you came to be with us!
Here’s to another
great trip
around the sun!
We love you!

Categories Hope, Poetry Tags Family, gratitude, parenting, Poetry by me, Special Occasions 3 Comments

My Birthday 2018

February 8, 2018 by Polly Castor

Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes via email, text, social media, and snail mail! I’m so grateful you are all in my life!

Categories Books, Photography Tags Family, Gift Ideas, Special Occasions 4 Comments

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2017 by Polly Castor

I’m sending you all holiday hugs and the warmest wishes for a meaningful, joyful, love-filled day.

Categories Hope, Photography Tags Family, Holidays, Special Occasions Leave a comment

Christmas Bits and Clips 2017

December 27, 2017December 24, 2017 by Polly Castor

Here are some Christmas links and memes to get you in the Spirit… Merry Christmas!

Categories Ideas, Spirituality Tags Christian, Holidays, Special Occasions Leave a comment

Solstice Poem (by Polly Castor)

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 by Polly Castor
Solstice Poem by Polly Castor

The longest night
of the year
pivots, turns,
and tends
towards more
expansive light…

Categories Poetry Tags Poetry by me, Special Occasions, Winter Leave a comment

Five Years After the Sandy Hook School Shooting

December 14, 2017 by Polly Castor
Five Years After the Sandy Hook School Shootings

But now after five years, guns are fired in schools on a weekly basis, barely even making the news. Far from shocking us into preventative action, it seems that the tragedy in Newtown paved the way for other atrocities.

Categories Hope, Poetry Tags community, Connecticut, Special Occasions 3 Comments

Black Friday Free Shipping on My Gallery Merchandise

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 by Polly Castor
Polly Castor merchandise

Take advantage of free shipping today and buy all sorts of great gifts from here on my gallery! Most popular by far are the cell phone covers.

Categories Art Tags abundance, Gift Ideas, Special Occasions Leave a comment

I’m Grateful for You (New Poem by Polly Castor)

December 12, 2017November 23, 2017 by Polly Castor
I'm Grateful for You

I’m grateful for a lot of things:
For Truth, Life, and Love
For family, marriage, and home,
For progress, hope, and fruition,

Categories Ideas, Poetry Tags gratitude, Holidays, Poetry by me, Special Occasions 2 Comments

Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2017 by Polly Castor

So for trick or treat today, we are waiting to see if we’ll get our power back and be able to get out of our driveway any time soon.

Categories Hope Tags Holiday, Special Occasions 3 Comments

Our Youngest Daughter Moves into Her First Apartment and Begins Junior Year

August 24, 2017August 23, 2017 by Polly Castor

The apartment is owned by the campus itself, complete with campus furniture and a full kitchen. It is quite charming, in good shape, very convenient to class, and our daughter is looking forward to cooking for herself instead of eating in the dining hall.

Categories Hope, Photography Tags College, Family, parenting, Special Occasions 2 Comments

Eclipse Links

August 21, 2017 by Polly Castor
Eclipse Links

Here are a few links for today’s solar eclipse: facts about it, places to view it, and to watch a live stream.

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Our Niece’s Wedding in Chapel Hill

December 4, 2017July 29, 2017 by Polly Castor
Our Niece's Wedding in Chapel Hill

We went to our niece’s beautiful wedding– check out my photos of this very happy family occasion!

Categories Photography Tags Family, Special Occasions 2 Comments

Wedding Prep and Rehearsal Dinner in North Carolina

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 by Polly Castor
Wedding Prep and Rehearsal Dinner in North Carolina

The photos in this post represent over 24 hours prior to the wedding. The time was filled with constant activity and it was great to be together with all these people.

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Two Oblong Ceramic Plates I Made for Father’s Day

June 19, 2017June 18, 2017 by Polly Castor
Two Oblong Ceramic Plates I Made

He uses these plates everyday for his smorgasbord of a breakfast, and they help him start his day with a smile.

Categories Art Tags Family, gratitide, pottery, Special Occasions 4 Comments

Photos from Kallie and Kameron’s Wedding Day

May 21, 2017 by Polly Castor
Photos from Kallie and Kameron's Wedding Day

Kallie and Kameron’s wedding was lovely. There was so much joy and we all loved being together.

Categories Photography Tags Amarillo, Family, happiness, Special Occasions 2 Comments

Kallie and Kameron’s Rehearsal Dinner Photos

May 20, 2017 by Polly Castor
Kallie and Kameron's Rehearsal Dinner Photos

We flew to Texas for the wedding of Kallie and Kameron. Kallie is a cousin in my husband’s large, warm family. We love to be with this whole crew.

Categories Photography Tags Amarillo, Family, happiness, Special Occasions Leave a comment
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Reviews from Readers

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wonderful words of wisdom, Polly!

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

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

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

Hoping others can/will read this…

Your inspiration and love of nature is appreciated!

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

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

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

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

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!

Wow…you have made carrots sexy!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AUDACIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!!!! (:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your eyes are keen and your photographs dynamic.

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

Thanks for the nudge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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!

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

Thank you for passing along such wise words.

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

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 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!

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

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

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

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!

I never before found computers this beautiful….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Well said Polly!

Life is so exciting we should limit ourselves less!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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.

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

You are terrific and amazing. In many outstanding ways.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

This blog is really stimulating and motivating.

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.

Wow Polly!! You are buzzing with ideas.

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

Your art is thrilling.

Your blogs are a delight.

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

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!

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

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 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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! ❤️

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I love the feeling of playfulness and of uninhibited joy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is spectacular, Polly! I love it!

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

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.

I really enjoyed this book, thanks for recommending it.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

This speaks to me. Love your work, Polly.

I LOVE YOU!!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Sounds delicious and simple! Two of my favorite adjectives!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 .

Excellent, meaningful, quotes. Thanks!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Your blog is very interesting and insightful.

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 !

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

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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…

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, 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.

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

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

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!

Outstanding, superb and beyond all imagination.

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

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

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

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

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

This blog is colorful, beautiful, and edifying.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

Thanks for your strong, bright and clear art work!

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

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…

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

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

Beautifully written, Polly … captures my sentiments exactly.❤️

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Butter! Lemon! Garlic!

It’s like a prayer!!!

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.

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

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

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 expanding my ways to see, Polly.

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

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!

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

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.

You inspire goodness, wholeness, contentedness and joy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Your work is always spirited and inspirational.

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

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

Love these colours and the strong contrasts 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.

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!

This is absolutely wonderful and so helpful.

Thank you dear Polly!

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

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

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

Love your pastels!

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

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