OFF THE CUFF Writing
“The reflections on a day well spent furnish us with joys more pleasing than ten thousand triumphs.” -Thomas a Kempis
I say…
Be adventurous, be kind to strangers, give a helping, never expect anything in return, do everything for God.
Please add your thoughts to this post.
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“A mantra is a password to transform the mundane to the sacred.” –Deva Premal
HAIKU
Stubborn staining seeds
so juicy good for the heart
as healthy as beets
Following Teresa of Calcutta’s advice never fails so re-blogging this post delights me to share it with all of you today.
It is so easy to love
The people from a great distance
Who we hardly meet once in a way
But it is not always difficult
to love those close to us
whose love is ever so dear
calling us to be near and not fear
It is easier to give a cup of rice
to relieve hunger that eats you up
Or clothes that lie wasted
To the needy who wants them most
Than to let go the loneliness and pain
Of someone detested in our own homes
Bring love and cheerfulness into your home
For this is where our love
For each other must begin
And that is only in our Hearts
That is home to all of us……….
OFF THE CUFF Writing
When I think of the delicious benefits of apples, I hear my Papa saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” We are blessed to have so many yellow, green, pink and red varieties especially in November. Apple juice, apple sauce, apple butter spread, apple pie, baked apples, apple cinnamon cake, hot apple cider, apple cider vinegar and apple scented candles…to name a few. They pack body healing nutrients to burn fat, curb hunger and balance blood sugar. Here’s a warm tangy elixir for the coming cold days.
A Spiced Apple Burst will ward off inflammation and curb viruses:
In a saucepan, bring to boil, 1 cup apple juice, 1 sliced apple, 1 cinnamon stick and 2 tbs. apple cider vinegar, wards off inflammation and curbs viruses.
May you be healthy eating them…have you had an apple today?
The soul is one of my favored topics to write about and the quote is perfect to compliment this poem–a perfect re-blog moment–hope you will like this.
For matters of the soul
Things that we can do
Let us make it simple
Duties, there are two
The first is to wonder
Open to surprise
To be filled with awe
Unseen and with our eyes
Second, is to gently
Let go and let be
For our God is sovereign
Place our trust in He
Always taking pleasure
In gifts that He provides
Dwelling in the Spirit
In Him let us reside
The soul must perform two duties. The one is we must reverently wonder and be surprised; the other is that must gently let go and let be always taking pleasure in God.
~Julian of Norwich~
Faithful to my blog is Jazzytower and this Haiku is rare, pure, Haiku, worth a re-blog. Do visit her site to delight you.
wailing autumn winds,
quenched grounds – chaos in their
wake, tree roots laid bare
Pat R
10/18/19
For Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge where the prompt words are Wail & Wake
This a worthy re-blog.
REDRESSED, You are brave to speak truth in this post. Standing firm in one’s beliefs is paramount, with God’s protection for being courageous, so stand your ground…I’m with you.
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Hopefully you will stop spreading false claims. If not, then I’ll be there to counter them when I can , so people can see what you claim isn’t true. That’s my goal, to stand against theists who spread false information out of ignorance or selfishness.
An opponent wrote this to me on another blog, and it is the tip of the accusations iceberg. Just wish for a better overview, and more love. Also, that I could see beneath the surface. I only read her responses and virtually know nothing about her causes.
I do see a common thread among atheist though, humans with their God not being so kind towards them. That got me thinking, my goodness how can they believe in a good God if we do not strive to live out the evidence of our claim. Especially when it…
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