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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I hope you'll look around & leave comments
then visit me at my new blog ...
Giraffe Journal
and/or website ... Labyrinth Journal
both self-hosted at WordPress
where I publish as myself
rather than under a
pseudonym.

I've not had much time for posting or blog visits, but if you're interested I hope you'll find time to check out my new blog, Giraffe Journal or my Labyrinth Journal website ... both self hosted at WordPress.

Thanks for your visit and have a delightful day ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Multi-tasking with more recent photographs ...

Make Time for Small Reflections
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13 Photographs to Share

The 3-story tree at Crystal Court
in South Coast Plaza is always delightful!

Click to embiggen & for others participating in
Midweek Blues, (Almost) Wordless Wednesday
and Thursday Thirteen (the other 7 photos are below)

walking across the
long connecting bridge I snapped
a few sky vistas

Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in Sky Watch and Haiku Friday
and to see 'watery fountains' inside South Coast Plaza

Small Reflections ... Smile Back
Wishing all who celebrate
a safe & joyous
Christmas!

Thought for Today

Oh! lovely voices of the sky
Which hymned the Saviour's birth,
Are ye not singing still on high,
Ye that sang, "Peace on earth"?
Felicia Hemans

25 comments:

SquirrelQueen said...: Wow, that Christmas tree is huge. I love all the details at the trunk. A beautiful mosaic, everything looks so nice and warm.

Merry Christmas,
Judy; December 23, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Suburban Girl said...: Wow! That 3 story tree is amazing. I love the perspective on that last shot, the people look so small in comparison.

Thanks for posting. Good luck with the New Year's Cards :) Merry Christmas to you.; December 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Akelamalu said...: What an absolutely fabulous Christmas Tree!!

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year m'dear. x; December 24, 2009 at 5:22 AM
Mia Celeste said...: I've never seen a Santa tree like that one. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a Merry Christmas!; December 24, 2009 at 5:56 AM
Andi said...: Wow, that's an amazing tree! Thanks for sharing!; December 24, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Betsy Banks Adams said...: Hi There. WOW--that tree (and Santa and the village) is totally awesome. I have never seen anything quite like that one. WOW!!!!! It is GORGEOUS and HUGE...

Thanks for sharing.
Merry Christmas.
Hugs,
Betsy; December 24, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Willa said...: oh yes! What a HUGE Christmas tree indeed!!!; December 24, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Heather said...: Love the Santa tree. Merry Christmas!; December 24, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Mary said...: Love that tree, especially the details at the trunk and the village is very pretty.

Just stopping by to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas. May abundant blessings come your way.

Blessings,
Mary; December 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Celticlibrarian said...: South Coast Plaza Mall? That used to be a yearly destination for us when visiting family in SoCal. My Dad is particularly fond of his "esoteric bookstore" there.

Merry Xmas!; December 24, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Inday said...: What an impressive work of art!

I know you are very busy with your Family Christmas affair. Just want to say have a safe and blessed season.

And thank you for having me in your blogworld as you have been in my bloglife.; December 24, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Shelley Munro said...: What a beautiful tree. I like the colors of the decorations. Have a wonderful Christmas.; December 24, 2009 at 11:35 AM
eileeninmd said...: That is one BIG Christmas tree. Your sky mosaic is wonderful. Merry Christmas and happy Holidays.; December 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Carver said...: Wonderful Christmas post to tie together the various themes. Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy 2010.; December 24, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Sylvia K said...: Marvelous sky mosaic as always! And that is indeed a BIG Christmas tree!

A very Joyous and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Sylvia; December 24, 2009 at 11:55 AM
jillconyers said...: I always enjoy seeing your photos.

Happy holidays to you and your family!; December 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Joe Todd said...: What a fun post. Thanks so much; December 24, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Sandee said...: May you and yours have a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Big hug. :); December 24, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I am Harriet said...: Wonderful photos!
Have a wonderful Holiday!

http://iamharriet.blogspot.com/2009/12/have-happy-merry-and-more.html; December 24, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Alice Audrey said...: Merry Christmas!; December 24, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Dimple said...: I'm not sure that this is supposed to be your Skywatch post, but I really enjoyed the Muppets!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!; December 24, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Hazel said...: I love the base of the 3-storey tree. It's very charming. Happy christmas!; December 24, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Hazel said...: I love the base of the 3-storey tree. It's very charming. Happy christmas!; December 24, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Kay said...: Merry Christmas! I think some of my favorite Christmas songs are those that John Denver did with the muppets. Have a wonderful celebration today!; December 25, 2009 at 2:55 AM
Susan Cook said...: Oh my gosh - that tree is beautiful. I've never seen anything like it. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas♥; December 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM

Currently ...

... I'm thankful to have encountered the 'Food Court Flash Mob Hallelujah Chorus to share here at Small Reflections. I've also shared a Beautiful Meditative Video and a delightful Random Act of Culture (that happened at Macy's) at Sacred Ruminations ... just because.

I'm also grateful that I've created a personalized 1st edition 'Labyrinth Journal' for my friend Susan. I've written a second version that I plan to publish & share with others very soon.

My sister & her husband arrived in town on Wednesday, November 17th and will be around for a few months ... so that's pretty 'kewl' too!

Remember ... you can find me sharing at Giraffe Journal and Labyrinth Journal when you don't see anything from me posted here.

Hope all's well with you and yours!
Hugs and blessings,
Virginia

FYI - My previous Gratitude Lists can be found at Happily Retired Gal, at WordPress. It is my intention to keep this 'Daily Gratitude List' in my sidebar indefinitely because I believe it makes sense to focus on what's right in our lives regularly. Click for:
2010 Lists - July, June, May, April, March, February, January
2009 Lists - December, November, October, September, August, July June, May, April, March, February, January
2008 Lists - December, November

More About Me

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How I Became a Blogger

Evolution of my blogs
Late in October of 2007, I started playfully exploring possibilities here and at SacredRuminations ... the site where I joined Carla's Sacred Life Project. I published daily on both sites initially, but in mid-January of 2008 I gave myself permission to cut myself some slack & rethink things. Since committing to Blog 365 at Small Reflections, I've continued to publish daily here, but I'm thinking about alternating days and/or experimenting a bit with a variety of possibilities in an attempt to balance my online activities with my "real life" ... without giving "short shrift" to either blog. Therefore, it's all a work in progress, and I hope you'll bear with me.

In October of 2008, I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary here at Small Reflections on the 22nd & at Sacred Ruminations on the 23rd.

I completed Blog 365 in 2008 with a total of 378 posts here at Sacred Ruminations, 234 at Sacred Ruminations, 20 at BlogRolls, Bling & Blurbs, and 30 at Happily Retired Gal for a grand total of 662 ... all in 366 days!

In 2009, my sister & her husband returned to So Cal for 4 months and I had less time to blog. Even though they're on the road again, I'm finding it challenging to recapture a daily blogging habit. Click for more specifics about this.

In October of 2009 I celebrated my 2nd Blogoversary here at Small Reflections & at Sacred Ruminations and in November of 2009 I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary at Happily Retired Gal. Little did I know what would follow when I entered this 'virtual' world.

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My Blog Blasts for Peace:
Sacred Ruminations- The Strength of Gentleness
Small Reflections-A Revolution of Music
Blog Rolls & Bling - What if? (a Colorful Alternative to Bombs)
and last June:
Thirteen Thoughts on the Topic of Peace
Peace in Every Step

My Peace Globes are below
Clicking on them will take you to the related 'Bl0g Blast' post also.
"It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear .... It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to." Marilyn Ferguson

Food for Thought

(or reminders for myself)

"it takes courage to become who you really are." e.e. cummings

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust

"How you handle the situation IS the situation." Stephen Covey

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." Lao-Tzu

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook." William James

"At mid-life more than any other time, we have renewed opportunity to create health by expressing our creativity fully." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"It is never too late to be who you might have been." George Eliot

"Things are only impossible until they're not." Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation

"Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows." Ralph Waldo Emerson

More thoughts

"We have been so eager to give our children what we didn't have in life, we have neglected to give them what we did." Anyonmous

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ... You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

"There are events in life that cannot be explained or changed. I acknowledge them, feel them, and I release the rage, guilt, loss, anger, and grief." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win." Bernadette Devlin

"The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity." Edmund Burke

"In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us." Virginia Woolf

"The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and their unlimited imagination." James Michener

"If you think you can, or think you can't -- you're right." Henry Ford

More Thoughts ...

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do." Georgia O'Keefe

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true." Richard Bach

"Telling stories causes others to remember what they have always known." Anonymous

"Character is the bridge between our beliefs and our behavior. Character is the glue of personality, the connective tissue that makes a person whole, integrated, a person of integrity." Joan Konner, journalist

"What you choose not to look at in life, rules your life." Lynn Andrews

"Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"When a woman changes her life for the better, her entire family (whether or not she has children) generally benefits. She sets the tone. The well-being of the family and of society itself depends upon women becoming and remaining healthy. So we owe it to ourselves to put ourselves first and take the time we need to heal." Dr. Christiane Northrup

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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