finding beauty in the everyday
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Centered…?
On December 31st, 2012, I filled out a worksheet that a friend emailed me. It asked me to look back on the previous year and forward to the next, answering questions and making lists about where I was and where I wanted to be. About half way through, it asked me to choose a word…
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Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
WILD GEESE You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world…
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“Ever since Hap…
Ever since Happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. -Hafiz I’ve loved this quote from the first time I saw it hanging on my sister’s refrigerator. The idea of happiness as a living thing, searching for you, wanting to be with you, waiting until you pop around…
Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!
