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Books and Handmade Gifts We Gave/Received for Christmas
By Polly Castor on December 27, 2019
Be sure to check out the last gift idea. What can you do for someone?
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Other Pottery out of the Kiln
By Polly Castor on December 23, 2019
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift?
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Blog is Back Up: Here is What you Missed
By Polly Castor on December 7, 2019
So grateful for this site to be up and running again. Here are the links to what has been...
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You are a Unique Gift in the World (Quote by Steve Maraboli)
By Polly Castor on December 1, 2019
Be true to yourself and kind to yourself.
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Bits and Clips for October & November 2019
By Polly Castor on November 30, 2019
I hope you find something in this post that inspires you, motivates you, helps you, teaches you, challenges you,...
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Shop Polly Castor Merchandise
By Polly Castor on November 29, 2019
Look no further than this website for great gifts!
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Anointed Hands (New Thanksgiving Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on November 28, 2019
Glorify the sacraments of daily life with thanksgiving!
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You Attract What You Are (Creig Crippen quote)
By Polly Castor on November 23, 2019
Project love, and it will return to you.
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Grace Notes #23 (with Photos)
By Polly Castor on November 17, 2019
Here I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
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Wolfpack (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on November 16, 2019
This is a strong, little book for women about taking back their power. I agree with what she says.
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Letter to my Daughter (Nataly Kogan Quote)
By Polly Castor on November 15, 2019
Here is a list of 40 pieces of advice that this author shared with her daughter.
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The Path Made Clear (Book Review with Quotes)
By Polly Castor on November 10, 2019
This is a lovely gift book full of quotes and support for onward progress.
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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 eyes are keen and your photographs dynamic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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 very interesting and insightful.

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

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

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

I 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

You are terrific and amazing. In many outstanding ways.

AUDACIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!!!! (:

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

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 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.

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

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!

You inspire goodness, wholeness, contentedness and joy.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Polly Castor

Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art

Books and Handmade Gifts We Gave/Received for Christmas

Other Pottery out of the Kiln

Blog is Back Up: Here is What you Missed

You are a Unique Gift in the World (Quote by Steve Maraboli)

Bits and Clips for October & November 2019

Shop Polly Castor Merchandise

Anointed Hands (New Thanksgiving Poem by Polly Castor)

You Attract What You Are (Creig Crippen quote)

Grace Notes #23 (with Photos)

Wolfpack (Book Review)

Letter to my Daughter (Nataly Kogan Quote)

The Path Made Clear (Book Review with Quotes)

Favorite Books