It’s Monday and time for a SPARK! It’s a special Monday too because it’s also BLOG FOR PEACE with Mimi Lenox and we have participated for several years in this global effort to “Give Peace A Chance”.
First though – what exactly IS this Monday SPARK thing we do? Well, most of you know that Annie of McGuffy’s Reader – who started SPARKS – was hacked and has been on an extended break from blogging although her idea to spread some inspiration on Monday of every week goes on. Many of us who participated in her SPARKS Blog Hop and found value in sharing a thought on Monday continue doing that to hopefully give each other a “Monday boost” – perhaps something to think about to inspire us in the week ahead OR help us deal with something that’s on our mind. Why not join us by sharing something that SPARKS you? It might just start a spark in us too.
I love Fall but it’s the actual CHANGES Fall brings that make me love it so much………………The trees that surround our house and the countryside where we live remind me every year that if THEY can let things go, so can we. And really – why not? Carrying things – especially anything negative – just plain WEIGHS YOU DOWN!
Also today it’s the annual Blog For Peace Day – want to know about this wonderful effort Mimi Lenox heads up every year? CLICK HERE
This year’s Theme is Blog for Climate Change………………one of those subjects people like to ignore but is becoming more and more “undeniable” as years go by! Anyway, if you want more information on how to join up for this year’s effort – up to and including getting a free template to design YOUR way to express your thoughts just click the link above. Here’s our Peace Globe which I am sending to Mimi.
“Seeing Mother Earth makes our hearts happy…..Seeing her in danger because of climate change makes our hearts sad….Let’s DO something to STAY HAPPY.” Teddy and I agree…….
Speaking of Teddy, he wants all of you to remember that tomorrow is TEASER TUESDAY – at a surprise time – we will have a photo for you to figure out as usual on a Tuesday. Oh boy!!
Love, Pam and Teddy too
yes!!! and the nature goes to sleep and rests till spring… and we can take a rest too to recharge our batteries ;O)
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We need our battery power to have fun don’t we boys? Nature is beginning to do a lot of snoozing around here too – leaves are still coming down but it’s in the 20s in the morning – THAT’S COLD!
Hugs, Teddy
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Lovely words and globe, and for the Spark.
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Thank you Miss Jackie! Lots to talk about this Monday!
Hugs, Teddy
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Give peace a chance – wouldn’t that be wonderful?
See you for the teaser tomorrow!
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It sure would Clowie………..hard to imagine but we can hold on to hope…………………..
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That is another good quote. I’m glad I got a chance this year to see the fall colors.
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Yes and you got to see them in a beautiful place too!
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Yes I did. 🙂
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Such a great quote. Fall is such a pretty time with all the color changes. You all have a wonderful day
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Hope you have a wonderful day too………Fall is our most favorite time of the year! Spring is next favorite – maybe it’s the “coming” and “going” of those seasons that makes us love them so.
Hugs, Teddy and Mom
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I LOVE this spark and your peace globe. XO
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We loved your peace globe too……this is a BIG DAY for inspiration isn’t it?!
Hugs, Teddy and Mom too
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The climate has been changing for eons.
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I do hope our “eons” don’t run out……….
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We really enjoy your spark and need to do our best to help our world in any way we can
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Glad you like the SPARK Timmy and I’m with you – anything we can do to help our wonderful world – we should be doing it!
Hugs, Teddy
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Great Spark and super Peace Globe!
The Florida Furkids
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Thanks gang!! 🙂 ❤
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Another wonderful spark and I so agree. Letting go of thing can be healing and good. Anything we can do for peace and our climate I am all for. Teddy, I love the picture of you sitting in your Mom’s lap. It makes me smile.
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Mom loves that photo of her and me too…….taken by a visiting friend. I’m not a lap cat so she was happy that I cooperated long enough for that photo!!
Hugs, Teddy
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I do so love fall!! Love the Sparks too
Hugs Cecilia
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We absolutely ADORE Fall……today is a typical Fall day for here too – breezy, sunny and COLD with leaves falling like crazy!
Hugs, Pam
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Two absolutely wonderful messages Teddy!!!
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Thank you Brian…….we like both of them too especially the SPARK photo with the beautiful colors.
Hugs, Teddy
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LadyMew sayss yore SPARK REELLY spoke to her Miss Pam! Inn fact, aftur shee red it shee went inn to bedroom an tooked all of ‘angel’ Unkell Siddhartha’ss clothess (xcept for his red an creem sweater) an putted THE rest inn her dresser drawer!! Progress furinallee! Shee iss werkin on ‘lettin go’ an all so lettin go of her guilt shee not need to carry.
Thanx fore inn-spirin her!
An Teddy yore so hansum inn yore photoe! Hansumest Ginger man cat EFURR 🙂
***purrsss*** BellaDharma
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I am SO glad that your LadyMew “got” that SPARK…..letting go is like the most FREEING feeling in the world. Guilt weighs us down and doesn’t allow us to be open to feeling things we’ve been “blocked” from feeling. I’m so happy that she understood the SPARK and believe me, she will be glad she DID.
Love and Hugs, Teddy
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Teddy an Miss Pam you werked a meer-akell fore sure. Last nite LadyMew sleeped with onlee that one sweater under pillow. Shee sayss shee knowss shee can not change THE past an that shee trusted peepell who let her down an that shee does NOT have to feel guiltee…bee-cause THE guilt iss not herss to carry…..
Shee iss a lot calmer now 😉 WOW!
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That is WONDERFUL news……letting go can be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO freeing! 🙂
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we sooo agree with you about Mother Earth. It’s sad that some just don’t get it.
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Hard to think that some people don’t get it but it’s obvious they don’t. We sure aren’t one of those – nor are you!! 🙂
Love, Teddy and Mom Pam
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That’s a nice peace globe and Teddy looks so cute! I agree completely, we need to advocate for world peace and for efforts to preserve our earth in its natural state.
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If WE don’t advocate for climate change and peace………who will? It’s so important – we have this one world – we need to make sure it STAYS!
Hugs, Teddy
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A very perfect post for Sparks and for Blog for Peace Day. Something to truly think about… letting go.
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Mom says there’s a time to let go – we all can feel that we should be DOING it can be tough sometimes – once it’s done it’s like the weight of the world is gone.
Hugs, Teddy Bean
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Smart Spark! Letting go is always a good feeling.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Mom says if the trees can do it (let go) then WE should be able to!! She’s right.
Hugs, Teddy
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Great spark. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have peace everywhere? 40’s but; kind of chilly with hardly any sun. Have a great evening.
Sue B
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It would be wonderful if we had PEACE and if we took better care of our beautiful planet……………!
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What a terrific Spark. I’d never thought of fall that way previously, but now I will. Very nice Peace Globe as well. We are always happy to see how many participate in BlogBlast for Peace. Love to all, Janet and Kitties Blue
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There were some wonderful globes this year………….My Mom saw that SPARK and fell in love with the photo AND the message…..
Hugs, Teddy Bean
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I just found your Teddy on the carpet puzzle. It was a hard one, 22.49!
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Everyone had a tough time with that one – the carpet was like stained glass and very hard to do wasn’t it!
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What wonderful messages today! We agree…let’s make the earth happy!
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We’ve seen some amazing globes today – People CARE………… 🙂
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I love your peace globe……….and am so sorry your friend’s blog got hacked. That is terrible, especially when it happens to people doing positive things in the blogosphere. Sigh.
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We were so sorry about the creator of SPARKS – it shouldn’t happen to anyone but it happened to her so we’re carrying on the SPARK idea. It sure worked well with the Peace Globes this year didn’t it! Two inspiring things on one day. We were so happy to be part of it. Thanks for visting us!!
Hugs, Teddy and Mom Pam
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Oh, Teddy, you are marvellous! We love the quote and the globe💗Peaceful Pawkisses for a wonderful day🐾😽☮
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Thanks Binky – Peaceful Pawkisses right back atcha!!
Love, Teddy
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A beautiful SPARK today friends. We have never liked fall because it heralds in Winter….a damnable season up here. No walks no lazily gardening, just hustling our butts from place to place. However, fall does let go of its older leaves and s refreshed by the snow. We have never thought of it this way…..a great way to accept fall.
Your blog 4 peace is right on Teddy.
Shoko
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We aren’t looking forward to full on winter either – it can be pretty – quiet mornings after a light snow, etc…….BUT none of us are fans of day after day of COLD COLD COLD. Guess we have no choice – and who knows – maybe it will be a MILD winter. Glad you liked our SPARK today!
Hugs, Teddy
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Letting go can be so difficult, i like this thought.
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Yes it can be difficult……but if you CAN accomplish it, the sense of freedom is – well – amazing!
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