Abba's Art

Tag: Inspiration

  • Pay-It-Forward

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    Fred D
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    Not certain if it’s respect for my octogenarian status, or sympathy for my often ‘not-a-clue’ behavior and goofy smile, that’s attributable to the many times I’ve been the totally surprised and grateful recipient of the Pay-It-Forward generosity of others. Nevertheless, it always reminds me of the mutual joy found in the words Jesus spoke in…

  • The Hand of God

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    Fred D
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    World headline news, both at home and abroad, has become depressing. This ole ragamuffin is forever grateful he grew up in far more peaceable, collaborative, and nonviolent times. Creation’s wonders are my depression Go-To remedy. Climbing mountain cathedrals, wilderness wanders, cloud watching, and star gazing are among my favorite tonics. Light from stars thousands of…

  • Shuffling Through The Fallen

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    Fred D
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    Gary is a fellow ‘advanced state of maturity’ 😊blogger and Minnesota wilderness wanderer. Today he posted this poetically poignant fall musing . . . “I am the one gasping as a wind gust removes a hundred leaves to flutter. Up till now they have merrily waved at me all summer through life’s winds. Most of…

  • Great Smoky Mountain Symphony

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    Fred D
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    Today I attended a mile high Great Smoky Mountain symphony ‘listening’ to mountains sing and trees clap their hands . . . breathtaking kaleidoscopic splendor! “You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst forth in song before you, and all the trees of the field…

  • Fall Watercolors

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    Fred D
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    Red and yellow . . . black . . . with a smidgen of white, all compose a colorful sight

  • Alter-Ego #4

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    Fred D
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    Backstory – An alter-ego is defined as one’s second self, a different version of oneself to aspire to . . . kinda’ like Clark Kent’s Superman. A while back I began a collection of short, anonymous tributes to some of my wan-a-bee alter-egos, individuals who have graciously blessed my life by being there to support…

  • Fall in the Smokies

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    Fred D
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    Shinrin yoku . . . the Japanese term meaning forest bathing. Today, totally immersed wandering the forest witnessing summer’s green begin it’s surrender to fall’s vibrant, multicolored hues, a sudden breeze stirred the leaves.  Silently bathed in creation’s grandeur, I ‘heard’ the sound of the wonder Isaiah wrote of some 3,000 years ago . .…

  • Alter Ego #3

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    Fred D
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    Backstory – An alter-ego is defined as one’s second self, a different version of oneself to aspire to . . . kinda’ like Clark Kent’s Superman. A while back I began a collection of short, anonymous tributes to some of my wan-a-bee alter-egos who have graciously blessed my life by being there to support and…

  • Nature’s Drumbeat

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    Fred D
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    Wandering the forest today Mother Nature serenaded me with sporadic drumbeat of acorns, dislodged by each gust of wind, softly thudding to the forest floor. The mast crop is abundant this year, and the squirrels, bears, deer and other forest denizens are feasting on the bounty. Listening in the solitude I sensed the wonder of…

  • Labor Day Beauty

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    Fred D
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    Didn’t encounter any wild critters wandering through the Great Smoky Mountain today. Perhaps they’re traveling for the holiday 😊. However, the wildflowers treated me to a kaleidoscopic bouquet of eye-candy wonder. I M Blessed . . . May U B 2 “See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.…