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Year: 2016

Bits and Clips for February 2016

February 29, 2016 by Polly Castor

I hope you find something inspiring, thought provoking, stimulating, helpful or interesting.

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Movie Review: Risen

February 28, 2016 by Polly Castor
Movie Review Risen

This movie follows the story from the crucifixion to the ascension, from a Roman soldier’s point of view.

Categories Movies Tags Movie Reviews Leave a comment

New Abstract Pastel: Rubaiyat

February 28, 2016February 27, 2016 by Polly Castor
Rubaiyat (a Sufi poem) abstract pastel by Polly Castor

This rather intense, high contrast abstract painting in pastel I have just completed. It is titled Rubaiyat, after the Sufi poem by that name.

Categories Art Tags Abstract Art, Paintings, pastel Leave a comment

Baby Chicks in Black and White

February 26, 2016 by Polly Castor
photos of baby chicks

These chicks were less than a day old when I saw them yesterday– some of them were so new they were still wet.

Categories Photography Tags black & white photographs, creatures, Holbrook Farm Leave a comment

New Poem: Storm Sounds

February 25, 2016 by Polly Castor
Storm poem by Polly Castor

This thunderstorm sounds like the surf…

Categories Poetry Tags metaphor, Poetry by me 1 Comment

Utilize Your Bible Study

February 24, 2016 by Polly Castor
Bible study notes

What if we all took the injunctions we wrote down from our respective study as seriously as our grocery lists?

Categories Spirituality Tags Bible, Christian Leave a comment

Two New Abstract Pastels

February 23, 2016 by Polly Castor
Abstract Pastel by Polly Castor: From the Treehouse

Both of these abstract pastels have very textured underpaintings that were thrilling to paint on. I will be doing more of this!

Categories Art Tags Abstract Art, Paintings, pastel Leave a comment

We Are All Meant to Shine

February 22, 2016 by Polly Castor
We are all meant to shine by Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that…

Categories Hope, Ideas Tags authenticity, life lessons, Quotes 1 Comment

Recipe: Salmon and Bok Choy with Blueberry Salsa

February 21, 2016 by Polly Castor
recipe for salmon and bok choy with blueberry salsa

This is a quick and easy meal for two. It was delicious.

Categories Food Tags Recipes, seafood 1 Comment

Recent Black & White Photographs

February 20, 2016 by Polly Castor
Black & White Photographs by Polly Castor

Here are the black & white photographs I’ve taken recently…

Categories Photography Tags black & white photographs Leave a comment

Recent Pottery

February 19, 2016 by Polly Castor
Polly Castor pottery

Above is my biggest platter to date done on the wheel. Below are three things…

Categories Art Tags pottery 2 Comments

Two New Monoprint Collages

February 18, 2016 by Polly Castor
Light Infused Forest ( mono print collage) by Polly Castor

I made these two mono print collages recently. The are 16″ x 24″ and have a bit of india ink added for emphasis.

Categories Art Tags Abstract Landscapes, Collage, mixed media, Monoprints 2 Comments

Recent Photos of Mine on Instagram

February 17, 2016 by Polly Castor

I was convinced start using Instagram, and now I’m confessing to really enjoying it.

Categories Photography Tags Connecticut, gratitude, Mindfulness, Winter 2 Comments

Good is Primal, Evil Suppositional

February 16, 2016 by Polly Castor
good is primal, evil suppositional

Intelligent Mind could not eternally consist of such opposites as good and evil.

Categories Spirituality Tags Christian Science, God, Quotes 1 Comment

Frost Photos

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 by Polly Castor

It was -8ºF yesterday morning and we woke up to this frost on our windows…

Categories Photography Tags black & white photographs, Winter Leave a comment

A Valentine for You

February 14, 2016 by Polly Castor
a valentine for me

– –

Categories Hope Tags gratitude, Holiday, Special Occasions 3 Comments

New Poem: An Old Soul

February 13, 2016 by Polly Castor
Poem by Polly Castor, An Old Soul

Happy birthday,
my plucky youngest child!

Categories Homeschooling, Hope, Poetry Tags Family, Poetry by me, Special Occasions 3 Comments
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Reviews from Readers

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Really beautiful, very hope filled. I love this!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wow…you have made carrots sexy!

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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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.

Your blog is very interesting and insightful.

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

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

You are terrific and amazing. In many outstanding ways.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

I never before found computers this beautiful….

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

AUDACIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!!!! (:

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

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!

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.

Wonderful words of wisdom, Polly!

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

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

Wow Polly!! You are buzzing with ideas.

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

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

I LOVE YOU!!

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

Beautifully written, Polly … captures my sentiments exactly.❤️

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

Hoping others can/will read this…

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

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

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

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

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…

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

Love your pastels!

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

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

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

You inspire goodness, wholeness, contentedness and joy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I really enjoyed this book, thanks for recommending it.

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

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

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

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

Love these colours and the strong contrasts Polly!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 your efforts. I look forward to your positive thoughts and love.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

Thank you for passing along such wise words.

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

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

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.

This blog is colorful, beautiful, and edifying.

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

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

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

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

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 :)

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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 .

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!!

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

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

I love the feeling of playfulness and of uninhibited joy.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!!

This is spectacular, Polly! I love it!

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

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

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

Well said Polly!

Life is so exciting we should limit ourselves less!

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

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

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!

Your eyes are keen and your photographs dynamic.

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

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 !

Thanks for the nudge!

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

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

Your inspiration and love of nature is appreciated!

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

Sounds delicious and simple! Two of my favorite adjectives!

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.

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

Your work is always spirited and inspirational.

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!

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

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!

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

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

This blog is really stimulating and motivating.

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

This is absolutely wonderful and so helpful.

Thank you dear Polly!

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

Your art is thrilling.

Your blogs are a delight.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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! ❤️

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for expanding my ways to see, Polly.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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Outstanding, superb and beyond all imagination.

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Butter! Lemon! Garlic!

It’s like a prayer!!!

Excellent, meaningful, quotes. Thanks!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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