Well here it is, February again!
Yes, it is earlier than usual this year.
The writing process is completely individual — mine is somewhat bulky and painstaking, as I grapple with words and mud wrestle with the angel. But what are we as creative artists if not willing to surrender our complete vulnerability?
So, while on one level it may seem absurd to be sending out a Christmas Card story some six weeks after Christmas, I feel that it is always a good time to share kindness and light and tidings of comfort and joy!
Please accept these good wishes as they are intended…
to lift your heart; to lift your spirit; to send you Light and Love in the midst of troubling and turbulent times…
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All posts in category Holidays & Celebrations
Cookies
There is something Magical about Homemade Cookies!
I was at a recent buffet-style holiday dinner at which someone commented, “I can’t believe no one ate dessert!” And a friend insightfully observed, “None of them were homemade!”
Homemade Desserts demand to be explored, tasted, engaged with… The mind knows at the very sight of them that this could be some wild taste sensation that you have never experienced before! And may never experience again! And so, calories, schmalories! Ya’ GOTTA’! (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 16, 2020
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2020/01/16/cookies-2/
Adventure in Goodness
What’s New?
New Year!
New Decade!
New Chance!
New Moment…
Here we are!
2020.
1990 is officially 30 years ago!
And I remember so many moments of the Nineties and why do they seem so much more recent than they actually were?
When I think “30 years ago,” I am still thinking 1968!
Time is a most peculiar construct.
Let us Look Ahead!
Firstly, (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 5, 2020
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2020/01/05/adventure-in-goodness/
Star of Wonder
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy”
–Matthew 2:10
Imagine what it must have been like…
To have such Light brought into your Life,
So Suddenly, and from out of nowhere!
Unexpectedly, there it is, Gleaming in the Sky and Giving Light…
Glistening!
Dazling!
Leading!
Shining!
When you call the Integral Yoga Institute, they answer the phone, “How may I be of service?”
I always thought this was so Beautiful.
Of course it is one of the tenets of Yoga to be of Service (The pretzel poses are only one of the eight limbs of Yoga), but to offer this straight out, first thing… it’s Inspiring!
How is your Christmas going?
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 31, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/12/31/star-of-wonder/
Season of Thanks!
Do you have one of those perfectly set Williams Sonoma Thanksgiving Tables?
I do not.
My Holidays in general are perfectly imperfect!
They are messy. They require a lot of cleaning and washing of dishes. They’re a lot of work.
And they’re always worth it!
Our culture nowadays promotes convenience, and sells us the idea that convenience can be purchased — and to some degree that may be true.
But it is at a much higher cost than it may appear — if we buy too much into the idea that convenience without any mess is possible, we miss the Heart of it all.
And we set up a false expectation that the result is more important than the process.
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 5, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/12/05/season-of-thanks/
PRIDE 2019: The 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF STONEWALL
Last Year’s Pride Parade
Today is World Pride Day.
We Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the STONEWALL Riot,
Widely considered to be the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement.
1969.
What a fervent time!
The Civil Rights Movement was in Full Swing!
The Women’s Movement was in Full Swing.
And another Marginalized Group — Gay People — now got their turn. (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on June 30, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/06/30/pride-2019-the-50th-anniversary-of-stonewall/
ReBirth 2019
Easter
PassOver
Season of ReBirth!
I do So Love the Celebrations of Springtime —
Not just the Holidays but every bud and bloom.
I Love how things begin to Open Up!
And Open to the Ever Increasing Bright Light of Day!
And Open…
Open…
Open…
Coloring Easter Eggs with the Kids!
…for the Kids!
Well, Both!
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on April 21, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/04/21/rebirth-2019/
Messier Than Usual
Step Forward. It’s Messy!
As folks mostly know, this is Messy March!
Oh, I realize we are nearly a week into April!
And Celebrating Messy March in April… isn’t That Messy!???
Messy March is a Season I celebrate, and it is not literally the 31 Days of March, so much as it is a state of Permission to Make Mistakes, Try Stuff, Take a Risk, and Make a Mess.
I celebrate Messy March every year, and the timing is always So Perfect! It seems to show up just when it’s needed Most!
Not satisfied with where things are?
Take a Risk!
Make a Mess!
Boldly Dare!
Rarely do we risk everything and witness every next step of our Journey going smoothly.
When we brazenly risk, we shake things up!
And the first step of an improvement or a change of course can often be Mess
The Possibility for something new begins at the end of our Comfort Zone!
It’s the stuff we need to do that we don’t know how to do that will lead us to the next phase of our Journey.
And here we are
In the Messy Middle!
In the April of Messy March!
This March has been So Messy that I haven’t even had time to publish this post until Now!
My friend RICK, whom you may have read about in previous Messy March Posts and who was the Inspiration for this Season’s Creation, has been equally swamped and it looks like we shall be celebrating this year’s Messy March sometime later this month!
And we invite You to do the same! (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on April 5, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/04/05/messier-than-usual/
Christmas Card 2018
For those who know me, my Christmas Card arriving in February is somewhat of a tradition — well, February might even be a bit early!
Christmastime itself is a time to be fully present. I enjoy this time of year with my partner and with my big Italian Family from all parts of the globe, as well as friends in different locations.
We still decorate our home in a way that requires several days to put up and several days to take down, and of course, we celebrate all Twelve Days of Christmas.
Somewhere in that experience, I will invariably experience some spark to my Soul of something I would like to share with everyone!
This year, I was stricken by the possibility of angels. Not as occurring in a separate time and place, or long ago, but amidst and amongst the physical realities of simple family gatherings and amongst time together with friends.
And so, (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on February 16, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/02/16/christmas-card-2018/
A New Year Begun
Image from the internet — 2019 spelled backwards indicates a year ahead of Romance, Passion, and Love
What a Beautiful Simple and Delight-FULL New Year,
Brimming Over with Promise!
And Just Begun!
This New Year’s Eve, I found myself with a Spectacular Office overlooking Times Square, with a terrace outside the window, providing a direct view of the Ball Drop a hundred yards away!
Friends told me that I would be the New Year’s Eve Date to Get this year! (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 5, 2019
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2019/01/05/a-new-year-begun/
