Misty

Small Things With Great Love in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy

by Misty November 1, 2012
Small Things With Great Love in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy

Unless you are living in a cave or a yurt in the mountains, you have heard of the devastation caused by the monstrous Hurricane Sandy.

But, you may not have heard of the beauty amidst such devastation.

At times like these, there are some that do great, heroic deeds–and then there are the many who, like Mother Teresa once said, recognize that while they cannot do great things, they can do “small things with great love.”

Here are a few:

This New Yorker has rigged …

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Goodness Matters

Crooked Gerberas

by Misty June 16, 2012
Crooked Gerberas

Crooked Gerberas have been on my mind this week.

Years ago, we were flower farmers near Sydney, Australia.  One of the flowers we planted was the Gerbera Daisy.  I loved those big, beautiful, bold blooms!

One day, I came down to the shop to see at least 20 lovely flowers on the floor.  I was startled, and asked my husband about them.  He picked one up and proceeded to show me how the gerberas on the floor had stems that were not perfectly straight, and …

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Real Beauty

by Misty March 22, 2012
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From the Dove Foundation, this short film should be a must-see for all girls and women.

It truly shows how makeup, airbrushing, and Photoshop can take women from looking like real, beautiful human beings to a completely unreal object.

It’s so important for people to be aware exactly how fake the photos we see in magazines and on billboards really are.

It’s so important for women, especially young women, to know that this is completely unreal.

 

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Love

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

by Misty March 2, 2012
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Today is Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday.

Since I grew up thinking Dr. Seuss was actually a doctor, insisting that, in fact, a Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuz must have indeed at one time existed, considering it was documented in The Doctor’s ABC’s anthology (and, secretly, if the truth be known, I was always a little afraid the Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuz, even if it did try to come across as friendly–I wasn’t convinced)…

…in commemoration of his birth, here are five lessons I learned from him:

1. It’s one thing to lay

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