Tag Archives: Magic

MAGIC WAITING TO BE NOTICED

Posted on May 15, 2018 by elainedanforth

Life is full of magic just waiting to be noticed. . . So, see it, seize it, lift it, wield it, Go to sleep, and there, recall above reside the stars. . . Day breaks– Wake up, and breathe it. … Continue reading →

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YOU DO SUPERBLY. . . KEEP DOING THAT

Posted on April 5, 2018 by elainedanforth

Remember what you do superbly. Think of it later, often, and surely, early. And be sure, keep doing that. That way, no matter what many (or even ANY) of them say, you have no need to hide yourself or what … Continue reading →

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HOCUS POCUS. NONE SUCH, UNLESS. . .

Posted on December 7, 2017 by elainedanforth

Hocus pocus. . . There is none such that you can name or see or feel or touch– Unless you count the simple power our upright bodies and our rippled, wriggly, winding brains have to truly focus. If we’ve got … Continue reading →

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THE CHARM AND DANGER OF A CRYSTAL BALL

Posted on October 4, 2017 by elainedanforth

The charm and danger of a crystal ball. What you would know could seize and hold thee in its thrall. Adieu, good night, let sleep’s strange dreams do better to illumine heart mind and soul in a way that steers … Continue reading →

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SEPTEMBER SNOWFALL

Posted on September 22, 2017 by elainedanforth

September snowfall up in mounts tall. . . What a tease. . . Check your calendars and clocks– there or here, and you’ll see we’re not quite yet to the equinox, nor to the start of mad breeze whooshing, nor … Continue reading →

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YOUR LIFE. YOURS. NOW.

Posted on December 2, 2016 by elainedanforth

Your life– make it yours. Make it now. Once you have dreamt up the what, the Universe will help you solve the how. It’s not like any of those standard package tours, though its rewards rank with the best by … Continue reading →

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CHECKERBOARD ABOVEBOARD, AND WHAT IT GETS ME CLIMBING TOWARD

Posted on August 30, 2016 by elainedanforth

When a pretty checkerboard that spans the floor comes aboveboard, its sunny yellow warms my spirit, its cooler blues calm my body mind, and, once I to a sky high spot along some magical bean stalk, have climbed, I bend … Continue reading →

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THE WISE, OLD INGENUE

Posted on May 31, 2016 by elainedanforth

We all can see the clear appeal of the tender ingenue. . . But as she develops, and evolves, according to her nature and the path in the Universe that, to her, most deeply calls, and true, she reduces time … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S UP MY SLEEVE

Posted on March 16, 2016 by elainedanforth

If nothing else, I always know there is an arm right up my sleeve. . . and I can dare to stretch it out and have a chance to reach my dreams, as long as I believe.

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WHERE MAGIC BEGINS

Posted on March 14, 2016 by elainedanforth

Mmmmmmm. . . . Magic! Begins in the mind– not the single, minuscule, but the cosmotic, quite gigantic, Universal kind. . . from there it flows, osmotic, spreading like the small, but strong boll weevil, thus giving rise to all … Continue reading →

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