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Glimpse of solace: Tis the season

12/04/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Losing it © Ellen Wade Beals, 2015
Losing it © Ellen Wade Beals, 2015

Does the news these days make you want to lose it? Me too.

And like the other week when I posted after the Paris terrorism, I really don’t have anything brilliant to add to the discussion. Too many people are quick to chime in but their comments don’t add anything to the situation.

I’ll tell you one thing. And this is not earth-shattering but I hope it makes you feel better. I have been doing Classical Stretch with Miranda Esmonde -White and my favorite routine is the one in which she says, “Don’t be discouraged.”  So I am telling you that (as well as repeating it to myself like a mantra). Don’t be discouraged.

I’m starting my Christmas shopping today, hoping to get in the spirit, which is also why I leave you with these holiday photos.

Peace, love, and solace

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Close-up © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars” © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014
These three things © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014
These three things © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014

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