A Dwelling Within
"If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed,'' ~ U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McCraven I've always been a bed maker, an influence of my mom's good habits. It seems like nothing is in it's…
A Ray of Light
Happiness depends upon ourselves. ~ Aristotle Yesterday, on the last Sunday of January, a bleak, sunless day, I rose early as usual and went to church at 8 am. While I was out and about I decided what I really needed…
Bearing Joy and the Other Side of It
"Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Exactly a month ago today I had the opportunity to do something else that fills me with JOY.…
For the Soul Purpose
You know what I like about a New Year? It always arrives in a timely manner with a new beginning. In 2019, we look forward to more sharing on SowtheHeart.com. There will be a wide variety of stories posted with…
First, Reflection: A Look Back on 2018
Although I enjoy looking back, I do consider myself more of a forward-thinking person. The year 2018 was one of the most difficult of my life. Becoming the primary caretaker of two elderly and suddenly-ill parents meant quickly relocating and all…
Blue Christmas Heart
I've always loved everything about Christmas. With the loss of my two parents nine months ago, this Christmas is quite different. Now, decades later, I am more closely relating to how my mother must have felt trying to make Christmas…
On Freedom’s Path
There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven”. ~ Harriet Tubman There couldn't have been a more opportune time than at the conclusion…
Architect of Introspection
"Sanctuary, on personal level, is where we perform the job of taking care of our soul." ~ Christopher Forrest McDowell In rural Maryland there are an astonishing number of old churches and chapels. One of the most popular thought masters…
Weekend With Beignets?
"Keep calm, go set and have a cup of tea," I said to myself after I hung up the phone. Oh my lucky stars! Right now I'm grinnin' like a 'possum eatin' a sweet tater! I've been invited and I've…
Premature Outlook
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I find myself thinking summer will be over any day until I look out the window and see few remarkable elemental differences. Unlike in my previous states of…