Grace Notes

a blog about life’s everyday magic

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The Three Podcasts I Can’t Turn Off

Living in Southern California, I’ve had to accept the fact that there will be traffic no matter what time I’m on the road. My 15-mile commute to work takes 50…

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Prioritizing Joy

    I recently had one of those moments where my heart filled with complete joy. You know those moments … the ones where you look around, take a deep…

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Life Cleanup

It’s time to look at spring cleaning from a different angle.

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Pottery Wheel Wisdom

  What form this piece is going to take, I don’t yet know.

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Embracing Who We Are, Where We Are

  When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

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Capturing Tiny Moments of Happiness

  The week is nearly over though I’m convinced it just started.   It’s funny how much quicker time seems to go by as we get older. Our days are…

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The Choir of Chaotic Voices

  The sound of a choir singing together brings to mind harmony, exaltation, a blissful sound.   It is uplifting and joyous. It can move us emotionally and with great…

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Spring Storm

  It is early spring, and it’s raining ferociously.   Beyond the raindrops dotting my window the crown of a cotton wood slaps in the wind. I feel crampy but…

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My Monday Night Ritual

  I don’t know if I’ve ever met someone who likes Mondays. If you do, hats off to you, but I think you’re one of the very few. My favorite…

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Stumbling Upon Beautiful in Venice

  Perhaps it is the glossy pictures in magazines or the romantic gondola rides featured in films that romanticise Venice. Yet, as I meandered across the canals of the city…

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To the Girl in Braided Pigtails

    It’s funny how life never turns out how you envisioned it would as a child.   I am at an age where I recognize this, accept it, and…

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Making Time to Do Nothing

  My life seems to be busier than ever these days.   Between long workdays, family obligations, and household chores, the days just fly by. While I used to look…