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~ December 2009 ~
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December 3rd ~ The Future
| Mark Victor Hansen
said; "You control your future, your destiny. What you think
about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper,
you set into motion the process of becoming the person you most
want to be. Put your future in good hands your own."
I think this is good advice for us all to consider. The future
is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating everyday
in the here and now. So dream big, live better and really believe
that you can create the future you desire. |
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"Nothing we can do can change
the past, but everything we do changes the future." ~ Ashleigh
Brilliant
"The future belongs to those
who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"This next Age is about
each of us recognizing the Inner Fire of Creativity at the core
of our being, and living and creating very different life experiences
by being focused enough to make the connections to spirit."
~ J. Bruce Wilcox
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December 7th ~ The First Snowfall
| We had our first
snowfall here over the weekend. Although it was mixed with rain
and sleet, and lasted only a short time, it beautified everything
it covered all the same. |
| "The first
fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You
go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite
different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to
be found?" ~ J.B. Priestley |
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December 10th ~ Correspondence
| Yesterday I received
a hand written letter from E. A.Whitney student and my previous
instructor, Joan Rudman. It has been over six years since that
week long workshop in Vermont with her, however I vividly remember
how I relished Joan's stories about the old days with the famous
watercolor instructor. Ed Whitney is renowned for his motivational
wit and a unique approach to teaching watercolor technique, philosophy
and design. He produced some of the foremost contemporary watercolor
painters and instructors alive today. A sincere handwritten note
is just the spark I needed to rekindle my relationship
with Joan and possibly continue on to another chapter of the
Edgar A. Whitney
legacy. |
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"In an age like ours, which
is not given to letter-writing, we forget what an important part
it used to play in people's lives." ~ Anatole Broyard
"It seems a long time since
the morning mail could be called correspondence." ~
Jacques Barzun
"Letter writing is the only
device for combining solitude with good company." ~
Lord Byron
"What a lot we lost when
we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call."
~ Liz Carpenter
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December 17th ~ A White Christmas
| Will you be waking
up to a winter wonderland this Christmas? See the Weather
Channel's White Christmas Probability Maps here. Although
it's cold enough, it says there's only a 10% chance we will
be waking up to the white stuff covering the ground here on December
25th. Check out the map, it's fun. Even if you live in Florida,
hey, anything can happen on Christmas if you believe, right? |
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"Christmas is a time when
you get homesick - even when you're home." ~ Carol
Nelson
"He who has not Christmas
in his heart will never find it under a tree." ~ Roy
L. Smith
"Christmas, children, is
not a date. It is a state of mind." ~ Mary Ellen
Chase
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Original Watercolor ~ "Winter
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December 21st ~ Christmas Time
| With the onslaught
of 21" snow here and much time devoted to shoveling the
stuff over the past weekend, I am more behind than ever in my
Christmas obligations and preparations. I know most of it will
get done if I take it one step at a time. This season is a time
of great fun and excitement. It can also be a time of stress
if we allow it. Today I'm just going to turn up the Christmas
music and plow ahead. With my Santa's helper hat on, I'll be
savoring the season and whistling, singing and dancing as I work. |
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"Christmas is the gentlest,
loveliest festival of the revolving year - and yet, for all that,
when it speaks, its voice has strong authority." ~
W.J. Cameron
"The best of all gifts around
any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all
wrapped up in each other." ~ Burton Hillis
"Happy, happy Christmas,
that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that
can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can
transport the sailor and the traveler, thousands of miles away,
back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!" ~ Charles
Dickens
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This is one of the photos I shot
last week of Sam,
a cute Santa's helper and a wonderful model.
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December 24th ~ Christmas Eve
| Oh My Gosh, here
it is another Christmas Eve! Running various holiday errands
this afternoon, I encountered a young man ahead of me in a line
who didn't have the right change. He would have had to break
a twenty which he really didn't seem to want to do, since it
looked like the last one in his wallet. Without thinking, I dug
out some coins for him. He was so impressed by such a small gesture,
that he thanked me several times. It caused the cashier to really
break a smile and I in turn felt good about helping out. I vowed
then to "pay it forward" not just at Christmastime,
but throughout the coming year in small ways at every opportunity.
So remember, love will be in the room with you at Christmas if
you stop opening presents and listen. Take the time to remember
the true meaning of the day. Love is what we all want and need.
When you make someone feel special, it can make you feel wonderful
too. Thanks to all of you for your greetings of the season! Your
well wishes are welcomed and appreciated more than ever! May the beauty and peace
of these holidays remain with you each day of the coming year. |
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It is Christmas in the heart
that puts Christmas in the air. ~W.T. Ellis
I will honor Christmas in my
heart, and try to keep it all the year. ~Charles Dickens
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See
photos of A NJ Winter Wonderland.
"After The Storm" slide show
here:
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December 31st ~ Happy New Year
| Cheers and Happy
New Year one and all!
I know this is going to be a great beginning to a new decade.
Be prepared for happiness and success and expect the best in
every situation, because we can influence the favorable
outcome of events with our positive thoughts. See things turning
out the way you want them to in 2010! Visualize it, feel
it, believe it's already a done deal and I promise, you won't
be disappointed! |
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"New Year's eve is like
every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe,
no breathless moment of silence among created things that the
passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man
has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming
of darkness on other nights." ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie
"Cheers to a new year and
another chance for us to get it right." ~ Oprah Winfrey
"Every man should be born
again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page.
Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down
one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January
let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front,
and take no interest in the things that were and are past."
~ Henry Ward Beecher
"New Year's Day is every
man's birthday." ~ Charles Lamb
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