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2024 06-27, 6089 – TINY FLOWER THAT FEEDS A LOT OF INSECTS – I am not sure what the name of this plant’s name is, but there are several of them growing at the Center and on the Mountain that are feeding a lot of insects. I am reminded that positive acts of kindness, no matter what their size, feed a lot of souls.
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2024 06-26, 6088 – LITTLE DISCOVERIES ALONG THE TRAILS – I am always looking for discoveries in Nature as I walk the trails. I have been observing some clumps of small white flowers on the new growth of some type of wild tree or bush, like a dogwood. These discoveries help me appreciate discoveries I make in all aspects of my life.
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2024 06-25, 6087 – FIRE WITCH – We have a few bright little clumps of flowers that are called fire witches. I can imagine the fairies dancing around the blossoms on a starry night. I am grateful for all the color in the gardens that help me appreciate all the color in life.
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2024 06-24, 6086 – PINK CLOVER – The hills are alive with pollinator plants like pink and white clover providing nourishment for insects, birds, and animals that, in return, cross pollinate other plants and trees, creating a vibrant landscape that brings great pleasure to all that take the time to pause for a moment and be grateful.
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2024 06-23, 6085 – CELEBRATING ANOTHER YEAR – Today is Penny and my 62nd wedding anniversary. We practice retrogression, getting younger each year. This year she wrote and published “A Timeline of Madison NH” for the historical society; I played a lot of music and will soon record podcast #6100. What is retirement?
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2024 06-22, 6084 – THE WILD LAWN PART II – Now that the forget-me-nots have finished flowering, the second phase of the wild lawn has taken over with harebells and foxgloves in full bloom. These wildflowers choose where they want to be, like a lot of late blooming people. We appreciate them.
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2024 06-21, 6083 – SUMMERTIME – This is the first full day of summer according to the calendar, but in my mind, it has been summer since the first of June. It is time to let the dreams and plans of the winter materialize into a positive reality as one rejuvenates the soul for the seasons ahead.
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2024 06-20, 6082 – WHITE HAREBELLS – The white harebells are now in full bloom. I love the fact that they, like other wildflowers, choose their own locations, although they can also be transplanted. Many people also choose where they want to bloom.
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2024 06-19, 6081 – LEARNING MY WAY – With all the new plants going into the gardens at the Center, I sometimes don’t get the label right, as was the case with cat mint that I mislabeled as lavender. There is always something new to learn in life as I continue my quest for knowledge.
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2024 06-18, 6080 – CHANNELING LOVE II – I keep coming back to the subject of love, often inspired by hearts that appear in unexpected places, like the middle of the driveway. My intention is to be a channel for the love that comes from the core of all creation, and I am grateful for that opportunity.
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2024 06-17, 6079 – MAKING THEIR ANNUAL APPEARANCE – There is a group of wild asters that flower around an apple tree in the orchard. I look forward to their annual appearance as I do for many different events in my life that occur year after year that help spread positivity and love. I am grateful for the asters.
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2024 06-16, 6078 – CELEBRATING FATHERS’ DAY ALL YEAR LONG – I am very fortunate. I celebrate Fathers’ Day, as well as grandfathers’ day, and my wife, as well as my past life children from my soul family, all year long. I realize this is not the same for every father, and my intention is to apply the love I feel each day to others.
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2024 06-15, 6077 – AN INTELLIGENT FLOWER – I believe the foxglove is a very intelligent flower. It chooses where it wants to raise its litter on our land, maybe in a remote corner of the parking lot. I think of intelligent people who quietly go about spreading their seeds of positivity in the fertile minds of people.
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2024 06-14, 6076 – A CLUMP OF BENEFITS – The lavender plants are in full bloom. They are a favorite for many people with their fragrant smell and many uses. People are clumps of talents that can benefit others when they take the time to share.
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2024 06-13, 6075 – THERE IS A LOT TO LOVE IN A DAISY – The daisies are in bloom, and this old-fashioned flower was used in a game of love, love me not, when removing the petals. The last petal held the answer. When offering love, it is the other person who pulls the petals to decide.
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2024 06-12, 6074 – A GAME OF HEARTS – I remember when I was much younger, I used to play a card game called Hearts. Today I am on a quest to discover heart symbols that I connect with gratitude to my heart as a reminder of love that I set my intentions to channel from the infinite wisdom of the Cosmos.
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2024 06-11, 6073 – STANDING TALL – There is a wildflower with a tall leafless stalk that seems to just appear on unmowed lawns and fields in June. The flower books identify it as “yellow hawkweed”. From a distance it looks like buttercups. There are people who stand tall for positivity and often appear when it is needed.
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2024 06-10, 6072 – AT ITS PRIME – The first year the lupine bloomed I counted 12 plants. Now at their prime, there are several hundred blooms as they continue to spread each year. Positive actions, when one’s intentions are at their best, can spread among others just like the lupine.
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2024 06-09, 6071 – BEAUTY IS NOT ONLY IN THE BLOOM – A variegated hosta has more beauty in its leaves than in its flowers. In fact, the leaves look like a giant flower by themselves. We often see surface beauty in a person but can miss their inner beauty unless we look for it.
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2024 06-08, 6070 – EARLY YELLOW DAYLILIES – The first daylilies of the season are now shining in the sun. They signal a parade of colors that will last the whole summer, each bloom a reason to be grateful. That gratitude can then be shared with friends and strangers.
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2024 06-07, 6069 - BLESSING THE MOUNTAIN -Recently we had two Sri Lankan monks visit the Center spreading peace and love throughout the country. I took them to see the Lupines, and they did an impromptu blessing of the Mountain. That blessing is now shared with all who visit.
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2024 06-06, 6068 - WILD COLUMBINE – My eyes caught a small splash of red, and upon investigating more closely I saw a wild columbine in bloom, the first of the season. I paused for a moment, taking in this small flower that could easily be overlooked, and thought of the many such pleasures that can change one’s life.
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2024 06-05, 6067 - THE FLAGS ARE FLYING – Yellow flags are now flowering in the little frog pond while the blue flags are blooming close by. Summer weather is upon us, and it is a great time to pause for a moment and be grateful for Nature’s gifts to us. That moment can make a big difference in our day as well as those that cross our paths.
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2024 06-04. 6066 - GRAMPA DAVIS’S BENCH – Years ago my wife’s father made her mother a three-legged bench to hold some of her potted plants. It eventually was handed through the family until I squared it off and my son added a fourth leg. Now it is ready for the future. It is good to update our lives with old positive values.
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2024 06-03, 6065 - THE ART OF INTERPRETING NATURE – For nearly two hundred years, artists have been coming to the mountains to interpret Nature and take their renderings back TO show others. Each artist creates a little differently. In life there is an art to blending other interpretations with their own.
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2024 06-02, 6064 - WHEN OLD FASHIONED IS IN AGAIN – Our bridal wreath is in bloom. I transplanted it over fifty years ago from my parents’ home where it had originally been brought from my great aunt’s. “Thrifting” is popular now.
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2024 06-01, 6063 - VARIETIES OF LIFE – Several years ago my sister gave me some pink lilies-of-the-valley that have the same fragrant flowers as the white variety. Nature provides so many different varieties for us to observe and enjoy, just as all aspects of life do when we choose to examine different views.
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2024 05-31, 6062 - THE CURTAIN IS RISING – The moment is here, and the show is beginning to start. We have been anticipating it since I cut the Lupine Field last fall. They are now beginning to bloom. If we don’t pause and appreciate, we could miss the show. The current moments are so important in life.
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2024 05-30, 6061 - STANDING TALL – The giant iris are standing tall in the flower garden. Often, I will stake them up to keep them from toppling in the wind. With my assistance they continue to remain upright while they flower. People that stand tall can also be toppled by themselves or others unless they are propped up by their faith.
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2024 05-29, 6060 - NAMELESS BEAUTY – We have a shrub at the Center, whose name I have forgotten, that has grown over years and produces beautiful round ball-shaped flowers with a fragrant smell. I am reminded of the beautiful souls on earth that I may see once or often that have remained nameless to me.
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2024 05-28, 6059 -THE INVASION OF THE LILIES OF THE VALLEY – Some time ago I planted some lilies of the valley in front of the house, and they have invaded the landscape. It is an invasion we cherish. I am reminded that when we do small positive acts of kindness, they have the potential of spreading through receptive souls.
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2024 05-27, 6058 -REMEMBERING THE PAST AND THOSE WHO SERVED – I have a lot of early memories of my father coming home from the service and Memorial Day parades when he and my sister and I marched to the cemetery, along with others, to decorate the graves of veterans. I hope we honor those who have served for years to come.
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2024 05-26, 6057 - THE RHODODENDRONS ARE IN BLOOM – The rhododendrons have started to bloom as we continue our spring journey of finding flowering shrubs all season. My intention is to share my gratitude for Nature’s beauty in positive actions every day.
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