What I find completely amazing is this wordpress community. Never did I imagine when I started blogging,that this would happen. I just thought I had something to say, and maybe someone might get something out of reading it. Suddenly I now have friends all over the world. I find myself loving these people deeply, and we have never met.
There are two people in particular that I want to thank right now. The first is Sindy at bluebutterfliesandme. She welcomed me into this community right away. I can’t even remember how I met you, Sindy, You have helped me figure out this whole blogging thing, and have been very generous and patient, showing me how to do these crazy techno things. You are such a creative blogger, and have brought people together into deep conversations within this community. Thank you. Thank you for your friendship. While I have you here, I have 2 more things to say. 1) Thank you for nominating me for the Leibster Award, which I accept! 2) I am nominating you for another award, The Creative Blogger Award (because you are, even though you may already have it, but I didn’t see it on your site.)
This brings me to Ka at Fiesta Estrellas. You are a fairly new friend, Ka, and I am so grateful to have met you. Did I meet you through Sindy? I think so. The more I get to know you, the deeper I know this friendship will be. You have a beautiful, loving and warm heart. Thank you so much for nominating me for The Creative Blogger Award. I am honored.
For the Leibster award, the rules are to thank the person who nominated me, and to link back to their site. Display the award on my site. Tell 11 random facts about myself and nominate 11 bloggers, and let them know they are nominated.
For the Creative Blogger Award, the rules are to thank the person who nominated me, display the award and nominate 10 other bloggers, letting them know they are nominated.
Ready? Drum roll….. ok, wait. If you have the award already, just know I felt you deserved it and I hope it makes you smile. If you don’t accept awards, same deal. 🙂
bluebutterfliesandme Good Woman
litebeing chronicles Melissabluefineart’s blog
Dewin Nefol Tania Marie’s Blog
The ancient eavesdropper Bee Happee Now
Plato’s Groove The Druid’s Garden
Fiesta Estrellas Local Travel Tips
Guide to Awakening Your Inner Self
Spaceship China Partridge, Pine and Peavey
2fuelyourbody Cosmic Wave Astrology
Healing Your Grief Unfolding The Heart
There are 3 people on Ka’s list that I would have nominated . You probably know who you are, since you didn’t end up on my list, having already been nominated by her.
Random facts about me:
- My favorite color is periwinkle (really almost any shade in the blue, purple, lavender, pink colors…but also love green.)
- I was a horse when I was a child – sometimes a flying one. I still gallop or trot when I run, to this day.
- The first movie I remember is Bambi.
- I talk to myself out loud…a lot.
- I accidentally killed a baby chicken when I was 5. It was really hard to catch, and just when I caught it, my mom called me in for a nap. I put it under a bucket just until I got up, but then I sort of forgot until the next day when I remembered with that sinking feeling….
- My passion is Nature. Would any of you have ever guessed that?
- My favorite song is Imagine by John Lennon. In close second come so many other songs, especially ones to which I can sing along.
- I still have friends that I met when I was 4.
- I still feel guilty about that baby chick.
- I made all the accent tiles for our house, and peeled all the trees in it by hand.
- I spent lots of time in my 20s traveling around in my VW van, wandering happily, and exploring many beautiful places. That was before all those places got crowded.
Thank you again Ka and Sindy! Big heartfelt hugs! ❤
Congratulations lovely Mary. You bring light and Mother earth energy to our world. Thankyou also for the acknowledgement, you are very thoughtful. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Karen. I do love Her, and I hope I honor her. You make me feel like I do. 🙂 Your blog is very healing and loving. ❤
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Kudos!
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Thank you! Thanks for stopping by and saying that!
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What neighbors are for 😀
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Congratulations on your awards. I appreciate the soul fullness of you blog.
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Thank you Katelon! I appreciate that a lot.
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Congratulations, Mary!! And thank you for the acknowledgement, I was very pleasantly surprised.
So sad about the baby chick.
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Thanks Bee. And thanks for the condolences about the chick. Haha.
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That is wonderful that you have received these awards.! Your pictures are terrific and the funny way you have of expressing nature and yourself are refreshing. Happy day! On Aug 16, 2015 7:17 PM, “Walking my path: Mindful wanderings in nature” wrote:
> Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature posted: “What I find > completely amazing is this wordpress community. Never did I imagine when I > started blogging,that this would happen. I just thought I had something to > say, and maybe someone might get something out of reading it. Suddenly I > now have friends all”
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Thank you, Michele! Happy day to you as well!:)
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Beautiful and kind post as always, Mary B. I just wanted to say, the first movie I remember seeing is Bambi also! How weird is it that we’re separated by a few decades in age but we share so much in common, even something as generationally changeable as first movies. You’re my fav, Mary B., love you so much. *><*
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Aw, Steph. That doesn’t surprise me at all, given how close our souls are. It is interesting to me to ask people the first movie they remember. Very often I find that their whole life builds on it. Nature has been my main passion all my life, and death has been such a huge theme throughout, both professionally and personally. I remember being very affected by the tragedy of Bambi’s mother’s death. Since you were wee, you have asked me very deep questions about death, and look how much you love Nature. You are my fav too, my beautiful beloved faery goddaughter. *><* ❤
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Hi Mary,
I’m so very happy and grateful for our connection. 🙂 Kudos, also to Sindy, for such loving support! We are very fortunate here in our community. Thank you for the Liebster Award Nomination! I can’t wait to check out these other blogs you listed as well 🙂
Aloha, Ka
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❤ 🙂
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OMG you made me cry happy tears. It overjoys me to read such kind comments to me and my blogging. What a great thing. What an amazing community Word Press has allowed for us to coalesce into a bright oneness. I feel richly blessed. ❤ Thank you so much Mary for the award I will proudly display the award and I humbly accept it ❤
Namaste
Big Love
Sindy
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It is really special, this community. I feel richly blessed too. ❤
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Yea us!!! We. All of Us, Rock! In Joy~
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Hey the badge is up and if you click on it, it brings you here. ❤
I will formally thank you in a post later ❤
Namaste
Big Love
Sindy
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Thank you Sindy! I don’t know how you did that. I have a heck of a time just displaying stuff at all. I don’t even think they are linked back to their original source. I’m still pretty techno- dumb. Hard to learn new things.
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I will tell you how.
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Ok, thanks!
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Site Admin
Appearce
Widgets
Image Widget
Open
Select (Drop down box at the bottom, It says:
Link URL (when the image is clicked):
You paste the url from the award post on the awardees blog.)
Save it and close it.
Viola
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Thanks. I really did try all that. I don’t know if it is my theme or what, but it wouldn’t accept the url from another site, so I had to put it in my own media library and use my own url. I tried for like 4 hours all together. It only lets me have like 4 images on my side bar and 3 footers, so I put the awards at the bottom and the badges on sidebar. I want to try all this again because I’d like to put stuff on my side bar, like posts I like of other people, linking back to them. Soooooo! I will go at it again, but I get pretty frustrated. This helps a lot, though. Thanks. Now at least I know it’s possible!
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lol OMG sorry to put you through all that. It took me an entire day once to figure out a Pintrest Button. Ha ha
I will get you through this Ms. Mary. Ah ha ha
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Dear Mary,
Thank you for your inspiring pictures and insights. I can identify with your feelings about the baby chic., I will tell you sometime. Love you, Jen
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Aw, Jen, did you have an accidental killing of an animal too? : – ( ❤
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Thanks Sindy. I know, lol, it’s all so foreign. Thanks for helping. 🙂
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