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Riding lesson at great stable near Woburn, Ma????
Thanks Sunflower. That was her very first lesson. I love that picture also.....
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Riding lesson at great stable near Woburn, Ma????
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Hi, I'm hoping there is someone here who lives near Woburn, Ma and knows of a great riding stable that I can take my Granddaughter to next weekend. She had a week of lessons last summer and I really…
Started this discussion. Last reply by VT Lotus Nov 9.
How to send a photo from your own computer as a gift?
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I was responding with a comment to someone and really wanted to send a certain picture I have as a heart gift. Is their any way to gift a personal file from your own computer, rather than those withi…
Started this discussion. Last reply by VT Lotus Nov 3.
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Such a wonderful give Lotus. I love bright, happy colors as I call them!! Love soft material and I am sure she will love it more all the time.
I brought the wrapped gift to my Mom today. At first, in her confusion, she said she did not care for it and didn't want it. She kept on asking me why I brought it for her. Then, I gently took off the sweater she had on and put the pink snuggler sha…
The reality is that she is usually unaware of what she is wearing. If the nurses are prompted to smile at my Mom every time they see her wearing it, that gift will help my Mom.....
Thanks so much, Deb. I have never felt anything so soft!
This morning I was looking through a flyer for the Vermont Country Store and saw the perfect gift for my Mom. It's not meant to be a Christmas gift, as I don't celebrate Christmas..... it's an "I Love You With All My Heart" gift. So I found myself t…
This story got me all choked up, and that's a good thing! It brought back memories of my first cat - I had never had a furry pet due to my parents and sister all having bad allergies. At age 44, we adopted a kitten who had been found in a box by the…
Thank you all for your beautiful comments and support. The giving to others is the easy part for me. It's my own demons such as long lost self-esteem, stubborn and intense biological depression, and many other real ongoing stressors that make things…
I've been meaning to send an email to the manager of the shelter in Indiana that I adopted Tess from. Yesterday morning I did it. I do hope she reads it and can feel good about Tess being with me. The story is such an intense one for both Tess and m…
Hi Laura, I'm typing on the library computer because I've had no electricity at
my home since yesterday morning (from 90 MPH winds and storm) and it won't
be back on until tomorrow mid-day at the earliest. I needed to reply to you
because your comme…
I think it sometimes seems hard to give when we aren't allowing ourselves to receive - make sure you receive from others - and look for unconventional gifts - maybe that bird on the ledge outside your window hopped on there just to bring you a smile…
this is incredibly heart opening...I have tears welling up in my eyes after reading the part about communicating through humming tones....like mediation...but true heart to heart, soul to soul communication. I have been struggling with language for…
Hi I've never read your posts before either...and my post today was about grief too! and I too stopped giving for a couple of days, because I had to just be with my own stuff...but now I've started to give again. Sometimes, we are in such a dark spa…
Welcome back Lotus, start small, inside our comfort zone. Love your mom, love Tess, love yourself. Accept yourself. You are fine just the way you are. ...and there is always room for grief, you are welcome to share yours here if you choose to do so.
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First I want to apologize to those of you who kept supporting and encouraging me..... and then I vanished. There is no place on this side of the 29Gifts site for grief, despair, hopelessness and "oh whoa is me". I kept giving and will continue to do…
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I've been stuck in a quicksand of deep depression, fear, ill health, overwhelming frustration and loss for five years. I thought the catalyst was menopause...... now I know it is so much more. I'm tired of a lifelong lack of self-worth. I'm tired of feeling like the only reason I'm alive is to pay bills and feel victimized. I need to fill my heart and know that my life is bringing smiles and making a positive difference to others every single day.
The lotus flower is one of the most ancient and deepest symbols of our planet.
The lotus flower grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom with remarkable beauty. At night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. Untouched by the impurity, lotus symbolizes the purity of heart and mind. The lotus flower represents long life, health, honor and good luck.
- What I'd most like to receive:
- A warm, loving, open heart and soul that is not dictated by fear. A sweet purpose for being alive. Connection with good, light, trust...... Peace. An ease of my dis-ease and angst. Direction and wisdom..... finding home......
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- Your book at Barnes and Noble.... where I've spent hours and hours every week roaming and searching for answers and truth.
- About me:
- Had been shy, fearful, little self-esteem for most of my life. My gift was my intense, wonderful creativity and physical strength. My theme of the last five years has been loss...... My creativity has disappeared and I can't now escape life into that falsely safe wonderland of my creative hermitdom that once was......
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A cuddly gift for my Mom
This morning I was looking through a flyer for the Vermont Country Store and saw the perfect gift for my Mom. It's not meant to be a Christmas gift, as I don't celebrate Christmas..... it's an "I Love You With All My Heart" gift. So I found myself taking advantage of a gorgeous sunny day after such horrid weather, and Tess and I drove to Weston Vermont which was a few hours away.
When we got there I immediately went to find it because it was so crowded with holiday shoppers. There was just one… Continue
When we got there I immediately went to find it because it was so crowded with holiday shoppers. There was just one… Continue
Posted on December 12, 2009 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments
A gift in the form of a letter to the shelter Tess came from.
I've been meaning to send an email to the manager of the shelter in Indiana that I adopted Tess from. Yesterday morning I did it. I do hope she reads it and can feel good about Tess being with me. The story is such an intense one for both Tess and myself. This letter only lightly covers it. Tess was about to be gassed to death 60 miles away from this Humane Society in Indiana. Two weeks before she had been in a shelter in Charlotte North Carolina. I drove out from Vt, and back, with a scary craz… Continue
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments
Wilted Lotus.....
First I want to apologize to those of you who kept supporting and encouraging me..... and then I vanished. There is no place on this side of the 29Gifts site for grief, despair, hopelessness and "oh whoa is me". I kept giving and will continue to do so, but I felt a total failure in my heart, blogging and this life. I felt intimidated and frustrated around such open-hearted, wonderful people who allow themselves to laugh and sing, and are surrounded with family and friends. Basically I crashed d… Continue
Posted on December 9, 2009 at 9:46am — 6 Comments
Day thirteen...... crashed
I don't know if I will write any more after this. I've really crashed and feel like a failure. Each day I've tried to pick myself back up..... each morning I've spiraled back down. As I mentioned in the beginning.... giving is the easy part..... feeling worthy and making genuine progress is a whole other thing. All of you are such an inspiration...... BUT...
This morning while I was trying to force myself to do all that I need to do , a chickadee flew into the window. I went and checked him out… Continue
This morning while I was trying to force myself to do all that I need to do , a chickadee flew into the window. I went and checked him out… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 8:12am — 6 Comments
Comment Wall (28 comments)
- At 9:58am on December 09, 2009, Joyce Kirby gave VT Lotus a gift…
- From the Gift Store
- At 5:11pm on November 28, 2009,
Sunflower said…
- Miss you!
- At 9:32pm on November 25, 2009,
CassandraMadeIt said… - Happy gobble-gobble day VT Lotus. Sending you love and joy and holiday peace that lasts forever!.
- At 9:11pm on November 20, 2009,
Dawn said… - i've been thinking about you tonight - hope you are doing okay. i wish you a magical weekend full of happy moments. Hugs, Dawn
- At 9:02am on November 8, 2009,
deb jolliff said…
- Happy Day to you. Enjoy all you may do today:o)
- At 7:31pm on November 7, 2009,
- Love, love, LOVE the unicorn costume!!! Ana is so precious! :o)
- At 3:56pm on November 7, 2009,
deb jolliff said…
- Well have yourself a wonderful evening to complete your day:O)
- At 1:50pm on November 7, 2009,
- I was so blessed to watch (and listen to!) those video clips of Ana! She is an amazing girl! Reading about her accident was heart-wrenching! I followed the links to your artwork -- what an amazing artist you are! I am in awe of your work! I love the message behind using "dead, rotted wood." There is a message in there for all of us! I truly hope that you will be able to continue your art soon! :o)
- At 1:40pm on November 07, 2009, Sunflower gave VT Lotus a gift…
The unicorn is pure of heart, so this unicorn is perfect for you, because you are pure of heart, too! :o)From the Gift Store
- At 1:21pm on November 7, 2009,
CassandraMadeIt said…
- Thank you for the support and cheer and the incredible invitation to VT. I SO would like to visit you! I think though I need to keep plugging on, looking within, facing all these obstacles before me. I hope we meet in person soon. Hugs!!!!
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Gabrielle,
I am a high school teacher and my experience is that there are very few 17 year old girls out there that are as wise and mature as you. I wish I had the insight you have when I was your age --shoot, when I was 27! It takes most women so l…
Gabrielle...you are a wise soul. I'm so happy you found your truth and can now speak your truth.
Namaste'
I only gave a small gift today as I spent most of it sequestered in my home cleaning. I actually woke up in a panic that I had forgotten to give yesterday! Then I remembered that I did actually give a bottle of Prosecco to my friends as a thank you…
Thanks ladies for your sweet comments and reminding me I am not alone in this world:-) I thought about volunteering on Christmas day at a homeless shelter. I looked one up called 'the Pine Street Inn' here in Boston but I need to go through an appli…
Today my gift is going to be to take Charlie to get his picture taken with Santa. Chris and Charlie and I are going to the nearby mall to get his pictures taken. I feel like this could wait until one day this week, but I am happy Chris will get to b…
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Well, I lost track of where I was in round two, which is to say, I wasn't doing a very good job of self-care!
I recently had a reading with Mbali. I was very frazzled going into it. Had a lot going on in several directions. Then the house phone sta…
Wow what an incredible photo!!!
Last night I was going through the "junk" drawer looking for an antacid - another thing too many of us need this time of year:) and I came across a gift certificate for a full auto showroom detaining that expires in January.
There is NO way - I wil…
Yesterday, I mailed a copy of a Mitch Albom book " a little bit of faith" to a friend who is going through some treatment.
Last night I was browsing my People magazine, and low and behold I saw "29gifts" book in the giving section idea. I was so ex…
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