FOOD FOR THE SOUL - TODAY'S TWELVE GIFTS TOUCHSTONES

"I hope you never lose your sense of wonder..."~ Lee Ann WomackMe too, Lee Ann.  I wish that wonder would be protected and nourished in every child and adult.

I believe we can't actually

lose

the wonderment we were born with, just as we can't lose our innate gifts of hope, joy, courage, compassion, love or any of the qualities that are a part of our essence. But we can lose our sense of them.  It seems to me that we all sometimes lose our sensing of the beauty that's built into our being.  If we ignore them, we can get out of touch with all of our inner gifts.

That's why I write "touchstones" and share them freely each day. They feed my gifts. They feed my soul. And sharing them doesn't diminish them one bit. In fact, the more they're shared, the more their nutritional power grows like yeasted dough.

I'm resolving to deepen my awareness of and appreciation for the gifts of life in the New Year. Care to join me in this intention for 2018? That's all we need to begin: the intention. We'll be guided further.

Already I'm feeling a surge of increased enthusiasm for messages that uplift and encourage us. And not only for the touchstones I compose. I'll be watching for inspiration in books, films, music, news and all forms of expression and communication. If you don't already receive Today's Touchstone via email, perhaps you'll subscribe now, using the form on this website.

Before closing, I'd like to add a few more lines from the well-known song recorded by Lee Ann Womack:

"I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance

I hope you dance"

With joy,

Charlene