Tag Archives: beauty

Of Beauty and Pain

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The trace of each ripple of earth can be found in those soundings of snow, crusted now by the melt of day and light, frozen again in the cold of night. Continue reading →

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Tree Snow

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Even when the wonders of this life come and pass in the fog of our seeing, it is our perceiving that gives them glory.
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Still Night

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Perhaps it is the whispering of God, drawing us in the beauty of the coldest night, joining us in our closest encounters, urging us to love as we are loved.
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This Ain’t No Dream, Baby!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is easier to consider that even storms bring wonder when we have a well-stocked pantry and a warm place to sleep at night.
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Better than Predicted

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Whenever we have a choice about a day, a friend or the ending of some shared journey, we ought to choose to rehearse the memory that makes for better instead of worse.
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Balance

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Doc Arnett

All that was gray and dismal disappeared in the nearness of bright sun and the kind of warm that makes you remember Indian summer. Continue reading →

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God through the Gray

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Doc Arnett

In this morning’s strangely perfect light, every color seemed to have a soft glow. They all mingled and flowed, blending into a wonderful texture and pattern. Continue reading →

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