Reflections – Page 3 – Joan T. Warren

Global Issues…

Child Mental Health Day

7 May 201520 Mar 2016

Remember twirling around on the swing set out back? Tummy on the swing, arms and legs hanging down, you'd walk in circles to wind the suspended chains around one another, like a rubber…

Take Care of Your Heart

All this talk about compassion and heart! Now it's time for a quick word about your physical heart. February is American Heart Month! How can we reach out…

Global Issues…

Doctor’s Recommendation

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. Dr. Seuss (The Lorax)

Freedom vs Fear…

Compassion: Left and Right

20 Feb 201522 Mar 2016

Marge lay exhausted at the end of a long day, her eyes puffy from too many tears. It has been an emotional day for her. As she lay on the…

DP challenge…

Serenity

This week's photo challenge: Serenity I've heard it said that serenity is most noticed in the midst of turmoil and chaos. Yes, there is a certain tried and true…

Freedom vs Fear…

No Need for Eyes to See This

17 Jan 201520 Mar 2016

This morning my granddaughter put on How to Train Your Dragon. Again. I sat nearby, reading and thinking, writing a bit, occasionally paying slight attention to the movie. "In centuries of…

Hang on. Or, Let go.

Walking out from yoga class tonight, I stopped. A beautiful clutch of autumn leaves held on, unashamed to be the last among all that was gray and dismal. It…

Humane Parenting…

In a Blink

13 Jan 201522 Mar 2016

She came into this world and they wrapped her in pink: A present from God, with a smile and a wink-- Continue reading "In a Blink"

Four-Dimensional Thinking: 2014 Review, and More!

31 Dec 201420 Mar 2016

You may have heard of three dimensional thinking; considering past, present and future. As we close out 2014, and welcome the new year, I'd like to propose we consider not…

Passing

13 Dec 201420 Mar 2016

Untimely for we who stay, Torn in sore lament-- Time and distance Ne'er to be breached again; Not from our doing. Resigned unto eternity Or waiting to be joined againContinue…

DP challenge…

Dark Chocolate to my Soul

20 Sep 201420 Mar 2016

First smile from my baby~ Fingertips at my back~ Purple hued sunsets o'er mountain or sea. A word fitly spoken~ Laughing toddlers at play~ Secret gifts sent before there's…

DP challenge…

But I Don’t Wanna Go On a ‘Bencher!

6 Sep 201420 Mar 2016

Adventure. There's so much in a word. What's your take on the word adventure? Some say it's about taking a risk, trying something new, or exploring new territory. Some say…

Global Issues…

Has Anybody?

24 Aug 201422 Mar 2016

"Has anybody told you today?" "Well, just in case, I'm telling you again: I love you." It was his trademark; his brand, calling card. If you saw Mickey, you…

And on and on

2 Aug 20142 Aug 2014

I wait for no one I am a-wastin' You cannot stop me I will tell I am an illusion I keep on slippin' into the future Procrastination is my thief…

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It’s not all about what’s inside.

20 Jul 201431 Jul 2014

These days we have disposable containers, because what matters is what's inside. Right? Besides, what's inside is not the same as the container, right? Not so, on either count. Often…

This is Where

This is where blue meets blue, with open arms, where rainbows signal safe from harm. This is where dinosaurs meld into angel wings, where sand crabs wiggle and sea gulls…

Attempts at Humor…

Happy WordPress Anniversary (to me)!

22 May 201422 May 2014

Something from Wordpress arrived in my notifications box today! Excited (in the style of Ralphie, opening his package from the Lil' Orphan Annie Radio Show), my heart raced. Could it…

DP challenge…

On the Move: Church for Introverts

11 May 201411 May 2014

Fading fast, treasured steps and memories. Church for introverts. For Wordpress Weekly Photo challenge,On the Move Joan T. Warren Randy's iphone

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Lessons Without Walls

9 May 20149 May 2014

Blue succumbs to brilliant washes of orange, raspberry and violet--each tipped with glowing golden aura. Not just above now, but reflected in the sea. Completeness. The sun melds into the…

I Feel Cherokee

2 May 20142 May 2014

Reblogging an older post, just because I still feel it. Click to read. . . I Feel Cherokee.