Mary Oliver is my all-time favorite poet. I love every piece I’ve ever read from her. Her poem, The Gardner, is at the tippy top of the list. It feels as if she is speaking directly to me. Isn’t that the sign of a magnificent writer? Wow. Lately, I find that I’ve been thinking and over-thinking… Continue reading Have I? – Mary Oliver
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Day Off – Mary Oliver
Hope that you ALL enjoy a day OFF today, or at least one day this week. Please make time for yourself and enjoy the Silver Lining that it will inevitably bring.
Rules – Mary Oliver
You all know by now that I’m a huge fan of poet Mary Oliver. I think that she quite simply R.O.C.K.S. Born and raised a “rule abider,” it wasn’t until adulthood that I realized the “Three Things To Remember” about rules. THANK YOU for this Silver Lining, Mary Oliver!
Life's Instructions – Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver gets me…Every. Single. Time.
Good Morning!
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Instructions for Living a Life – Mary Oliver
Crash into Recovery…Like a Swan
Today was a wonderfully informative and Silver Lined day. I had my first 3-month checkup with my Oncologist. As you know, I was worried about it. Worried not that I had a recurrence (too early after a year of intense treatment, I figured), but worried because I’ve been absolutely, outrageously, inexplicably exhausted. My Oncologist walked… Continue reading Crash into Recovery…Like a Swan
Journey
Poetry…beautiful, soul-searching, enchanting, eye-popping, inspirational poetry keeps coming into my life (Silver Lining). I’ve never been a big poetry fan. Ok, honestly, I have always had a tendency to avoid it at all costs. Why? Well, because it has always intimidated me. Which, I know-I know, is not the fault of the poetry! Until now,… Continue reading Journey