Spring Growth
"If you keep repeating the things you have no interest in you become numb." ~ Unknown If you travel the same road back and forth to work every day for many years, what happens? You drive on paying little attention.…
Serenity or Convenience?
"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." ~ Unknown Lately I have been pondering contentment versus comfort. Last spring I established a new Sunday routine which paid off valuable benefits in terms of contentment. I began walking to church rather…
Life Long Learning: About Easter
As they say, you learn something new every day. I recently read some facts I didn't know before about donkeys, of all things! This bit of knowledge came to me just in time for Palm Sunday. What a cute little…
Pondering the Past
"Forget past sorrows, This world is yours so bright and gay, Sing and dream about tomorrow, Treasures are waiting with every new day. " ~ alexanderart.com/treasures When my twin sister and I were teenagers and time hung heavy on our hands…
A True Bibliophile’s Work
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." ~ Aristotle What a pleasure to return to the Cathedral of Books, well-known as The George Peabody Library in Baltimore. I wrote about my first visit in August 2018…
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…