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Polly Castor

I work to amplify good wherever I find it. I love color, texture, beauty, great ideas, nature, metaphor, deliciousness, genuine spirituality, and exploring new territory. I encourage authenticity, nurture creativity, champion sustainability, promote peace, and hope to foster a new renaissance where we all are free to be our most fulfilled, multifaceted, and terrific selves. Read more here.

Good Taste in Music

June 4, 2015April 24, 2014 by Polly Castor
Good Music

The music she played for me on this trip was fantastic and I recommend you check it out.

Categories Ideas Tags Fun, parenting, Travel Leave a comment

New Poem: Our College Tour

June 1, 2015April 23, 2014 by Polly Castor
Poem by Polly Castor

Because I’ve both
served so much
and held back so relentlessly
she’s taking responsibility for her choices

Categories Homeschooling, Poetry Tags education, homeschooling, parenting, Poetry by me Leave a comment

Home from a Week Long College Tour

June 4, 2015April 22, 2014 by Polly Castor
College Tour

Together with our youngest, I drove 35 hours this past week through seven states to see six colleges. We had a great time, and it was all very clarifying and illuminating.

Categories Homeschooling, Ideas, Photography Tags College, education, homeschooling, parenting Leave a comment

A Visit to Juniata College

January 27, 2015April 21, 2014 by Polly Castor
Visit Juanita College

Today we visited Juniata College in south central Pennsylvania and liked it.

Categories Ideas, Photography Tags College, education, parenting 1 Comment

A Lovely Easter with Both Daughters

January 28, 2015April 20, 2014 by Polly Castor
Family Easter Visit

He is risen! Happy Easter!

Categories Hope, Photography, Spirituality Tags Family, Jesus, Special Occasions Leave a comment

Moosewood Restaurant at Last!

January 23, 2015April 19, 2014 by Polly Castor
Moosewood Restaurant

One of the things that has been on my bucket list for a long time has been to visit the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, NY, since for over three decades I have made their recipes.

Categories Food Tags Cookbooks, Restaurants, seafood, vegetarian Leave a comment

Good Friday 2014

June 4, 2015April 18, 2014 by Polly Castor
Good Friday Sermons

Here are some recent Good Friday sermons I have given…

Categories Spirituality Tags Bible, Christ, Christian Science, God, Jesus, Prayer, Relationship with God, Special Occasions Leave a comment

A Visit to Simon Pierce in Vermont

January 23, 2015April 17, 2014 by Polly Castor
Visit to Simon Pierce in Vermont

I was so glad to be able to visit Simon Pierce in Vermont…

Categories Art, Ideas Tags Art by Others, Restaurants, Travel Leave a comment

Visit to Bowdoin College

January 22, 2015April 16, 2014 by Polly Castor
Visit Bowdoin College

We toured Bowdoin College in Maine today and liked it.

Categories Homeschooling, Hope, Ideas, Photography Tags College, education, homeschooling, parenting Leave a comment

Photos of New Lambs and Their Mothers

January 22, 2015April 15, 2014 by Polly Castor
pictures of baby lambs

These brand new lambs are just a few days old!

Categories Photography Tags Nature, New Pond Farm, spring Leave a comment

We Got to the New England Robotics Championships

June 5, 2015April 14, 2014 by Polly Castor
First Robotics team 1099

This was quite a life lesson about being prepared whether or not you think you’ll get a chance!

Categories Homeschooling, Hope Tags education, happiness, Homeschooliong, life lessons, parenting, Robotics, Special Occasions Leave a comment

Two Abstract Mixed Media Paintings

January 22, 2015April 13, 2014 by Polly Castor
Art by Polly Castor

These were done with acrylic paint and magazine collage.

Categories Art Tags Abstract Art, mixed media Leave a comment

Elizabeth Gilbert on Wisdom and Healing Rifts

January 22, 2015April 12, 2014 by Polly Castor
Healing Rifts

I was talking about a rift I’d had recently with another friend, and how this split had been causing me to suffer for many months.

Categories Hope, Ideas Tags advice, life lessons, patience, peace, Quotes, Virtue Leave a comment

Touch Joy!

June 1, 2015April 11, 2014 by Polly Castor
Quotes about Joy

You will touch joy and suddenly realize that you have never felt joy because it requires abandon.

Categories Ideas Tags advice, authenticity, crocus, Fun, happiness, life lessons, Quotes, Virtue Leave a comment

New Poem: I Think I’m Growing Up

June 1, 2015April 10, 2014 by Polly Castor
Polly Castor Art

I’m living so deeply congruent it seems there is nothing I want “to get away with.”

Categories Poetry Tags Poetry by me Leave a comment

Our Oldest Lands a Great Job

January 21, 2015April 9, 2014 by Polly Castor

We are very proud of our older daughter who has just accepted a wonderful job offer as a Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).

Categories Hope Tags authenticity, Family, gratitude, happiness, Virtue Leave a comment

Some Science Memes

January 21, 2015April 8, 2014 by Polly Castor
Science Memes

I thought you might find these thought provoking…

Categories Ideas Tags education, life lessons, Memes, Quotes, reformation, Virtue Leave a comment
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Reviews from Readers

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.

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

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

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

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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?

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

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

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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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I really enjoyed this book, thanks for recommending it.

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

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

This is absolutely wonderful and so helpful.

Thank you dear Polly!

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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

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.

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

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

Thanks for your strong, bright and clear art work!

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Wow…you have made carrots sexy!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Excellent, meaningful, quotes. Thanks!

I love the feeling of playfulness and of uninhibited joy.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

This is spectacular, Polly! I love it!

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

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

This speaks to me. Love your work, Polly.

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

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

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

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.

AUDACIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!!!! (:

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

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

Butter! Lemon! Garlic!

It’s like a prayer!!!

Sounds delicious and simple! Two of my favorite adjectives!

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

Your blog is very interesting and insightful.

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

You inspire goodness, wholeness, contentedness and joy.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

This blog is really stimulating and motivating.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

You are terrific and amazing. In many outstanding ways.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Wow Polly!! You are buzzing with ideas.

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

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 colorful, beautiful, and edifying.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outstanding, superb and beyond all imagination.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Beautifully written, Polly … captures my sentiments exactly.❤️

I LOVE YOU!!

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

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

Hoping others can/will read this…

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Love these colours and the strong contrasts Polly!

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 :)

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 !

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

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.

Wonderful words of wisdom, Polly!

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

Thanks for the nudge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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.

Well said Polly!

Life is so exciting we should limit ourselves less!

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

Love your pastels!

Your art is thrilling.

Your blogs are a delight.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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!

Your eyes are keen and your photographs dynamic.

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

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

Thank you for expanding my ways to see, Polly.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I never before found computers this beautiful….

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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! ❤️

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

Your inspiration and love of nature is appreciated!

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

Really beautiful, very hope filled. I love this!

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!!

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

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

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

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 passing along such wise words.

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