adventure
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Scenic Gratitude
What places I have seen….. So fortunate in my 32 years and these are not all I have seen. And this is just the scenerey. Inspired by Chris La Tray’s poetry Continue reading
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Minor Musings over Movies: Disturber of the Peace
Frodo: Before you came along, we Bagginses were very well thought of. Gnadlaf: Indeed? Frodo: Never had any adventures or did anything unexpected. Gandalf: If you’re referring to the incident with the Dragon, I ws barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out the door. Frodo: Whatever you did, you’ve Continue reading
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Altogether Unexpected
“This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected.” – Tolkien Oh the comfortable life we cling to! As humans, just like hobbits, many of us cling to the routines of life. Even when we are called adventurous, we may come to realize, in Continue reading
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Looking at Literature: Bilbo Baggins
I like to think we are all a bit like hobbits in the U.S.: comfortable, well-fed, well-housed, with a certain amount of manners, kindness, hospitality, and living in relative peace. We live in comfort and are unaware of what is beyond our home. Like Bilbo finds himself at the beginning of the Hobbit, we can Continue reading
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Minor Musings over Movies: One More Step
We all have a desire for adventure within our hearts. Some of us embrace it and race out our doors to see exotic places or do thrilling activities. Others timidly step out, wondering what will happen when we leave the place we call home, the place we are comfortable in. And others still, gruffly abhor Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
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