Gems 5.33

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.33

You’re Invited

Today is my missing adult son Ben‘s 35th birthday. As mentioned in 5.20, you’re invited to join me in kicking off a year of SAoKs (Small Acts of Kindness) called Buttons for Benjamin. The challenge starts today and runs for three weeks. The link is here. It’s hosted on KindSpring.org. If you join, you receive one email a day and zero spam.

Every Tuesday beginning February 28th, I’ll post a special Gem called “Full of Grace” with a photo and a blurb about each of the SAoks the week before. If the small act is a face-to-face meeting with someone new, I’ll hand out a button to get the word out about Ben.

Even if you don’t join, please send good thoughts and picture him home again, safe at last.

♡ Thank you. ♡

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Gems 5.32

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.32

Gems 5.31

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
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5.31 (1)

Photo by Ina Hoekstra, Pixabay

Gems 5.30

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.30 (1)

Photo by Cord X. Used with permission. Thank you!

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Gems 5.29

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

Gems 5.30something maybe

Photo by Niki Flow.

If you know any homeless artists who would like their poems, photos or art featured on under1000skies, on our social media accounts and through our email list, please pass on our information. Thank you!

We’re also always gratefully accepting photos, art, poems or quotes or any Gems anyone might want to share. Special thanks today and always to everyone who has shared these so generously over the years since we began.

Have a great weekend.

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Gems 5.28

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Niki Flow

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5.28

“This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.” -C.S. Lewis

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Gems 5.27

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Niki Flow

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5.27b

Painting “Shaman” by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Shadowscapes.com

TICKLED PINK
Created in honor of Pinktoes’ “Pink-Themed Song Contest”

I found a Pink Love Potion.
I bravely took a drink.
I never had the notion
It would turn my blonde hair
Pink!

I tried another sip —
Aye brave I be, not wise.
Can ye guess what happened next? Continue reading →

Gems 5.26

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
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5.26

Photo by Gerhard Gellinger, Pixabay

“There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.”

–George Sand

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Gems 5.25

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.25

Photo by one of our top contributors and one of our very favorite photographer-poets, Cord X. Used with permission. Thank you so much! ♡

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Gems 5.24

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

5.24b

Photo “Seljalandsfoss, Iceland” by Pixabay

This week and next, we’re celebrating love and my favorite holiday, ♥Valentine’s Day.♥ If you have any poems, photos, quotes or short stories about love you’d like to share, please send me a note or leave a comment below.