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REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING

02/20/2012

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SOMETHING SPECIAL arrived last week—the beautiful handmade card above (created by Christina Vizcarra of My Paper, Scissors, Rocks!). It was tucked inside my mailbox, an unexpected treasure celebrating the moments from my friend, Rachel Gellman. She wrote inside: keep writing and smiling! Her note brightened the evening and brought a smile to my face.

The spirit of the moment continued a few days later when another friend, Stan Stewart, was celebrating feeling alive. From that joy, Stan tweeted to Ivette López, Elizabeth Jackson, Donald Verger, Anita Bondi and me: What do you celebrate, today?

A conversation began. We tweeted to each other our celebrations of the day:
  • Celebrating beauty and power of breath, friendships, and art. -Mia
  • Meeting my daughter for lunch. -Don
  • Just returned home. 300 miles. Wonderful time with Carolyn. Thank you! -Don
  • 300 miles (and never far) for the ones you love. TY @Donaldverger for sharing the moment with us. -Mia
  • Your story of a 300 mile trip for lunch with your daughter really made my day. TY -Stan
  • Nice combination: road trip & family visit. -Ivette 
  • Exchanges like ours are why I stay on Twitter. Bless you! ((hugs)) -Anita
  • I feel the same way @anitabondi does about exchanges like ours on Twitter. Hugs ... -Elizabeth
We hope you'll join us in the comments or on Twitter and share with us (and each other) what you are celebrating. Together let's remember the moments.

-Mia

*If you love the handmade card above by Christina Vizcarra of My Paper, Scissors, Rocks! as much as we do, we'd be very grateful if you’d help it spread by emailing it to families and friends, or sharing it on Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and everywhere you go. Thanks so much.*

*A top story in Anita's Finding Inspiration Daily and The Becoming Daily. February 2012.*
 


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FourDaysAWeek link
02/20/2012 4:18am

Thank you, Rachel, for sending the beautiful card above, for the moments, cheers, and friendship bringing smiles:-) Thanks, Stan, for asking us about our days. And thank you, readers and followers, for being here.

Today I celebrate a month of birthdays (family and friends). Celebrating life, health, and this moment at 4:15 in the morning--the feeling that a stream of words will flow for my historical fiction in progress, my MORNING SUN.

-Mia

Rachel Gellman link
02/21/2012 1:01am

Mia. What a way to say thank you for a thank you! So wonderful. Kisses.

stan stewart link
02/20/2012 6:52am

Mia,

What a fabulous way to celebrate your friendships -- and I'm truly honored to be among your friends on Twitter.

Each time I read your posts here, I'm enlivened thinking about your in-progress longer writing (Morning Sun).

Many blessings and thanks,
Stan aka @muz4now

FourDaysAWeek link
02/21/2012 6:25am

Stan, thanks so much for all your kind tweets and support on my writing journey and Morning Sun. Today I celebrate not giving up on the scenes giving me trouble. Word by word, I will finish my historical fiction.

Also love our twitterville—so many wonderful and inspiring spirits from all corners of the world. I am grateful to have met you on Twitter and hope one day all of us can meet at a tweetup :-)

♪♫•*¨*• Mia

rtn
02/22/2012 12:00pm

I love the phrase that "Life is a matter of moments." In a world that sometimes seems to have gone mad, it's helpful to remember that life is a matter of moments that should be treasured and celebrated. Thank you for this reminder, Mia!

FourDaysAWeek link
02/22/2012 8:42pm

You are so welcome, rtn. Thanks for joining us here and sharing a sweet moment with us. ♪♫•*¨*• Mia


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