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Sunsets

Transformation (Richard Rohr Quote with Sunset Photos)

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by Polly Castor
Transformation (Richard Rohr Quote with Sunset Photos)

“Transformation has little to do with intelligence, willpower, or perfection…

Categories Hope, Ideas, Photography Tags life lessons, reformation, Sunsets 3 Comments

Photos from Elaine’s Cabin in Texas (with Sunrises)

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 by Polly Castor
Photos from Elaine and Dale's Cabin in Texas

Little did we know that we’d have a front row seat for each sunrise! The ever-changing light was magnificent.

Categories Photography Tags Amarillo, Family, gratitude, Nature, Sunsets

Dramatic October Clouds (Photos)

October 26, 2018 by Polly Castor
Dramatic October Clouds (Photos)

I snapped these photos this month, rejoicing in what we were having, instead of pinning after what we had hoped for. Good was still going on, beauty was still present, it was just different.

Categories Photography Tags clouds, Connecticut, Nature, Sunsets 1 Comment

Sunsets on Long Lake (Photos)

August 31, 2018 by Polly Castor

There is something about the glory and the transformational nature about a sunset that it demands its photo to be taken. What a feast of color and beauty these were. These photos give a slice of what it felt like to witness them– awe, and honor, and humbleness.

Categories Photography Tags Maine, Nature, Sunsets 2 Comments

Yellow Sky (Sedona Sunset Photos)

July 25, 2018 by Polly Castor
Yellow Sky (Sedona Sunset Photos)

Nope, no photoshop here. This is the way it was.

Categories Photography Tags Nature, Summer, Sunsets, Travel 1 Comment

Pond House Sunrises

November 14, 2017 by Polly Castor
Pond House Sunrises

This blog reader’s Pond House is glorious and I am so thankful for the serenity and beauty of my recent stay.

Categories Photography Tags community, Sunsets, Travel Leave a comment

Vermont Clouds and Sunset

November 8, 2017 by Polly Castor
Vermont Clouds and Sunset

My weekend in Vermont was a study in cloudscapes. I took photos of at every turn; the display was remarkable and ever-changing.

Categories Photography Tags Nature, Sunsets, Travel 4 Comments

Who Truly Suffices (Augustine Quote)

August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 by Polly Castor
Who Truly Suffices Augustine Quote

..and by aspiring to be self-sufficing, he fell away from him who truly suffices him.”

Categories Spirituality Tags Quotes, Release, Sunsets Leave a comment

Stony Creek Sunset

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by Polly Castor
Stony Creek Sunset

We parked at the marina in Stony Creek to watch the sun go down: what a feast for the eyes!

Categories Photography Tags Connecticut, Sunsets 1 Comment

Sunsets from the Islesford Dock

September 18, 2016September 18, 2016 by Polly Castor
sunsets from the Islesford dock

The sunsets as seen from the Islesford Dock are a kaleidoscope of beauty. Several times I interrupted my dinner to go and take yet again another photo of it as it morphed and transformed. Here are some of those shots…

Categories Photography Tags Maine, Sunsets Leave a comment

Dawn on Long Lake

September 2, 2016August 27, 2016 by Polly Castor

Here’s to another great year coming to this amazing program filled with people I love in this gorgeous place!

Categories Photography Tags Creative Arts Camp, Sunsets Leave a comment

A Week of Maine Sunsets

August 6, 2016 by Polly Castor
Maine sunsets

As you can see here we saw some great sunsets the week we were in Maine…

Categories Photography Tags Maine, Sunsets Leave a comment

A Week of Sunrises

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 by Polly Castor
sunrise photos

Each morning we rose at sunrise to enjoy the display.

Categories Photography Tags Maine, Nature, Sunsets 3 Comments

Views Along California Highway 1

July 19, 2016 by Polly Castor
along California highway 1

The green hills, rocky cliffs, the Pacific surf, and an ocean sunset, were all special treats to to be missed!

Categories Photography Tags Nature, Sunsets, Travel 1 Comment

Sunrise Beach Walks

March 21, 2016 by Polly Castor
sunrise beach photos

Every morning we were on Sanibel Island, we took a beach walk at sunrise. It was one of my favorite parts of the trip. Every time it was beautiful, as you can see in these photos.

Categories Photography Tags Sunsets 3 Comments

New Poem: Awesome Sunset

May 27, 2016December 4, 2015 by Polly Castor
Awesome Sunset poem by Polly Castor

A lot of us around here saw this awesome sunset. I know because we were all talking about it.

Categories Poetry Tags metaphor, Poetry by me, Sunsets 1 Comment

Rowayton Seaside Homes at Sunset

November 22, 2015 by Polly Castor
Rowayton seaside homes, Rowayton sunset

These homes, originally whaler’s homes from long ago, are fascinating in their many shapes and configurations.

Categories Photography Tags Architecture, Sunsets 2 Comments
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Reviews from Readers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Love your pastels!

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

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 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!

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

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.

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!

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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!!

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

Really beautiful, very hope filled. I love this!

Thanks for your strong, bright and clear art work!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for passing along such wise words.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

Thanks for the nudge!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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?

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

I really enjoyed this book, thanks for recommending it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

You are terrific and amazing. In many outstanding ways.

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

Beautifully written, Polly … captures my sentiments exactly.❤️

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

This is absolutely wonderful and so helpful.

Thank you dear Polly!

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!

Excellent, meaningful, quotes. Thanks!

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.

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

Your eyes are keen and your photographs dynamic.

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

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

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

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

Wow…you have made carrots sexy!

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.

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.

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!

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 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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! ❤️

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

AUDACIOUSLY GORGEOUS!!!!! (:

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Your art is thrilling.

Your blogs are a delight.

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

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

This is spectacular, Polly! I love it!

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

I never before found computers this beautiful….

Your work is always spirited and inspirational.

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

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

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

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

Outstanding, superb and beyond all imagination.

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

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

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

This blog is colorful, beautiful, and edifying.

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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 posts are treasure troves of your beautiful and giving heart.

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

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

I love the feeling of playfulness and of uninhibited joy.

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 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 :)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Love these colours and the strong contrasts Polly!

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.

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

Your blog is very interesting and insightful.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Wow Polly!! You are buzzing with ideas.

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 !

Sounds delicious and simple! Two of my favorite adjectives!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Well said Polly!

Life is so exciting we should limit ourselves less!

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

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

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 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 .

You inspire goodness, wholeness, contentedness and joy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for expanding my ways to see, Polly.

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.

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

This blog is really stimulating and motivating.

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

Wonderful words of wisdom, Polly!

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

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

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

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

Butter! Lemon! Garlic!

It’s like a prayer!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for this….I absolutely love reading 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

Hoping others can/will read this…

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

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!

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

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

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

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

I LOVE YOU!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This speaks to me. Love your work, Polly.

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

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

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

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

Your inspiration and love of nature is appreciated!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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…

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