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M.L. Gallagher

I haven't always known joy. Haven't always taken 100% responsibility for my own happiness. In fact, there was a time when I was in the depths of an abusive relationship and wanted to die. And then, I got my life back when a black and white police cruiser drove up and delivered a miracle. The... Full Bio
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When time stopped. by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness May 21. A momentous day. A day worth noting. Remarking. Celebrating. A day like any other day, except, this day was 'the day'. Nine years ago today, at 9:14 am. This i ... Read on »
In the comfort of not moving by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness It is Saturday. A day of relaxation. Togetherness. Shopping. Errands. going to the market on our list of 'to do's'. Getting dinner ready to share with friends. C.C. ca ... Read on »
Summer of Peace Calgary 2012 by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness It is time. Time to awaken, to rise up, to celebrate. Time to open our hearts, shift our minds and lift our spirits up! It is time to put down arms wit ... Read on »
Happy Mother's Day! (repost from A Year...) by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness It is Mother's Day. A time to celebrate.  A time to give thanks. A time to say, I love you mom. I was the final note in a quartet of children. The 'baby' of the family ... Read on »
Judgments hurt by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Something has changed in how blogger notifies me of comments, and I keep finding comments in my notifications that I thought I'd approved but somehow didn't get posted! My ... Read on »
Spinning through time and space. I beat the drum. by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Yesterday's walk. Before the snow. I went drumming last night. I pound upon the drum skin. I beat the rhythm of my heart. And I was refreshed, renewed, ... Read on »
Choosing my thoughts carefully. by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness I am doing contract communications work for an agency in the city. It is a retainer based situation -- which means I commit to a certain number of hours a week. Which is gr ... Read on »
Still Saturday. by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Sandra Heska King 's Still Saturday inspires me to "gaze long and drink deep" with her invitation to "pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a whi ... Read on »
The Ocean Refuses No River by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness The ocean refuses no river.   Mirabai Ceiba I listened to Mirabai Ceiba for the first time this morning singing their beautiful song of life, The Ocean . The openi ... Read on »
Letting go, I become, that which I hold onto. by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In the Soul of a Pilgrim course I studied during Lent, course moderator and Abbess of Abbey of the Arts , Christine Valters Paintner, asked in one of the lessons, "What if ... Read on »
Family times and heart places by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness First Course Salad C.C.'s daughter Mikaela is having a grand time eating her way through Paris. After a month and a half she has discovered more fabulo ... Read on »
Still Saturday by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In Sandra Heska King's invitation to join in Still Saturday, she writes  "Welcome to  Still Saturday  where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, ... Read on »
Let me do in Love by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears." --John Vance Cheney,   Poet and Essayist I cried last night. It was during meditation. T ... Read on »
Ellie: The Wonder Pooch by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Ellie and Alexis (2001) A friend asked me a question yesterday. Three actually. Josie on yesterday's blog asked:  What is the story of Ellie ... Read on »
In the moment of where I am by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In this vast space nudged up against the Rockies, spring comes late. This week, snow fell, ice melted. Water flowed. The first delicate pussy willows burs ... Read on »
Sunday Somethings full of Fun! (The Piano Guys video) by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness I love music and I especially enjoy The Piano Guys. I found a new video by them this morning that made me smile and laugh out loud. And... at the end of it, if you cli ... Read on »
Always Begin Again (a poem) by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In the Abbey of the Arts , Soul of a Pilgrim, online Lenten art retreat I took (and am still finishing -- and yes, I know Lent is past), one of the most profound things the ... Read on »
Love Always Wins by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness Everything you own should have value, either because it's functional or beautiful or you just love it. Peter Walsh What an interesting questi ... Read on »
Come Alive! by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness I spent a week in the magic and wonder of Gabriola Island, taking a course at The Haven . To the sounds of the waves lapping at the shore, the seagulls squawking a ... Read on »
In This Place, there is only love. by M.L. Gallagher Posted in: Blog Posts in Happiness In this place, there are hearts breaking. Open. In this place, there are dreams dying, to awaken. In this place, there is only love. Waiting ... Read on »