Contest submission by margaret

Being grateful to God for all of His blessings is part of my every day prayers.
My husband Cecil and I have been married for 69 years. On April 16, 2009 we will celebrate our 70th Anniversary. We married in Sacramento, CA in 1939.
Four and a half years later, right after the Japanese attack on Pearl [...]
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Contest submission by jrconover1

My life ran smoothly for a very long time and I was at peace and one with the world. I was very fortunate and wound up in a happy marriage doing work I love. I was an interior designer and decorated the White House among other fabulous homes. Then I joined my husband in the [...]
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Contest submission by Auntie Artichoke

The symbol of an artichoke has many layers of meaning in my life. Working with families and individuals, many are closed and have prickles on the edges. The only way to reach the heart of a person or an artichoke is through warmth and patience.
We once moved in housing where someone had planted artichokes, knowing [...]
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Contest submission by sandyjean

The day was Sunday, my favorite day of the week. After running around like a hamster on a wheel all week I get to fill up my spirit on Sundays.
I woke up to sunny skies and birds chirping. I jumped out of bed and did my daily necessary-hygiene-but-not-liking-it types of duties. I had slept in [...]
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Contest submission by Simran Singh

We can learn much from nature. An entire language bursts forth through these creations as they depict the interplay between strength and vulnerability. They follow a natural rhythm of balance, allowing for times of silent retreat and periods of activity and new birth. The principles of trust, faith, and surrender are practiced uncompromisingly by animals, [...]
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Contest submission by jmmyers19
So, I am 23 years old I am married and have a one year old daughter and I only live by one way. LIVE~ Live everyday like it’s your last. LAUGH~ Laugh your heart out until its hurts. LOVE~ Love the ones around you and you there for are a better person! Not much to share [...]
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Contest submission by jzornig

My husband Harold & I are both 64 years old. We are so Happy & Grateful for our good health and the great times we share in our Black Powder Shooting.
We enjoy dressing in Frontier Clothing and competing in
target shooting with the wonderful people we meet at different Rendezvous through out the state.
We love competing against each other, seeing who can load [...]
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Contest submission by rosannepm
Being in love. Ours lives are a journey of love. We are born loving our mother and father or those who fill that role. We become children and even though we don’t always act it we love our siblings. As we enter school we find a friend we love. When we become adolescents the love [...]
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Contest submission by Simran Singh
What causes a shift in perspective, a reason to hope, the courage or the strength to move forward? What does one do to get to that place in their lives? What do you do when there are mountains to cross and you are not sure if you can?
Often in life, we run up against [...]
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Contest submission by Shann Vander Leek

My husband Tom and I have been traveling the world together for 18 years. We’ve explored so many magical places; England, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland, Holland, Aruba, Antigua, Maui, Kauai, and more. Allowing ourselves to become completely immersed in different cultures is educational and exciting. Here we are taking a photo opportunity while snorkeling in [...]
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Contest submission by Sylvia Moss

When I perform weddings I am at the height of my Being-ness. It is one of the great joys in my life. It is a time when all the elements of who I am seem to be in play; spirituality, healing, ritual, beauty and most of all touching people’s hearts. This wedding in particular was [...]
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Contest submission by Anne Berry

You can be joyful by enjoying a delicious dinner, enjoying the company of a friend, or enjoying listening to music. Beyond this basic enjoyment lies a wonderful place called universal joy. When you experience universal joy you are connected to everything without being attached to anything. Your cognitive brain is out of the way and [...]
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Contest submission by Jennifer

I guess you can tell from our faces how happy we are! Who could believe that after more than 16 years of ‘single-hood,’ I could become so happily married again at age 50!
Chris and I were married in a very small ceremony surrounded by our children, our parents and my husband’s grandmother. It was [...]
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Contest submission by Melinda Day-Harper

You know the feeling of perfect BEingness? You know – when you are in pure Joy just being? You actually might be doing something, or not. But whatever the case, everything in your world is Right. That’s how I feel when I’m making music. I remember sitting on my Dad’s lap when I was 4 [...]
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