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12/25/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

My Christmas wish for you is that you find your path in life. Reprinted below is a poem by Robert Frost and it seems to go with Doug Stener's photo and my wish for you.   The Road Not Taken   Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;   Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps … [Read more...]

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Snow Trail by Doug Stener

12/25/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Snow Trail by Doug Stener

  Doug Stener is a photographer from Janesville, Wisconsin. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Christmas, Doug Stener, Ellen Wade Beals, Glimpse of Solace, Janesville photographer, Merry Christmas, Snow Trail, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

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12/25/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Wherever you go, there you are.     I wasn't able to find the source for this quote. Various sites attributed it to Buddha, Confucius, Ram Dass, and anonymous. I first read it in the book by the same name by Jon Kabat-Zinn. It got to me then for its simple wisdom. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Buddha, Ellen Wade Beals, Merry Christmas, Path, Place in Life, Slice of Solace, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

Trees in winter by Doug Stener

12/21/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Trees in winter by Doug Stener

Doug Stener is a Janesville, WI, photographer and design consultant.   If you’d like to see more of his work, you can contact him by email: placesandthings1213 at yahoo.com.  We are so grateful to Doug  (and Mary Mosca) for providing these great photos.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, Doug Stener, Ellen Wade Beals, Glimpse of Solace, Janesville photographer, Mary Mosca, Photography, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Trees in winter, Weighed Words

End of the world as we know it . . .

12/21/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Today I am here, which is against the Mayans' predictions, and today there is no snow on the ground in Glenview, which was not what the forecasts predicted.  A week has passed since the devastating event  in Newton, CT, and an hour or so ago, the National Rifle Association held its first press conference since the tragedy.  What predictions can be made about change in our culture?  That remains to be seen. We can work toward the solutions we want, and we can speculate, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Academy of American Poets, Anthology, Ellen Wade Beals, end of the world, Mayans, National Rifle Association, Newton tragedy, Poetry, Richard Burton, Robert Frost, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

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