(Last PJ issue of Year 22) The pictorial section is on the lumineria display, Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, UT.

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VOLUME XXII – Issue 12: Sunday, January 28, 2023 (269th Issue)

Welcome

I am pleased to have you as a reader. If you enjoy the PJ, please encourage others to subscribe.

If your country is not listed in the demographic section at the end, please let me know so I can update the list.

The next Poetical Journal will be out February 25, 2024. The first issue of publication for Year 23.

 

Entrance area to the Lumineria Display at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah

...Opening Comments from Bob

This Issue: In recent years, the January issue, the final issue of the Poetical Journal year, is a summary looking back over the previous year, highlighting my favorite poems and pictures. (The first issue of the PJ was published in February, 2001.) However, this issue we will pictorially focus on a special event that occurs annually at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi over the Christmas Holidays, the lumineria display. (Faithful readers are familiar with Thanksgiving Point as they have seen the pictorial displays of tulips and gardens that I have published in previous issues.) Hence, rather than wait until February, I believed the timing for these pictures was a better fit for the January issue. This issue completes 22 years of publication, having never missed a publication date.

The three new poems are First Flakes, Ice Castles, and Sky.

Subscriber Residences: PLEASE let me know if your state, providence, or country is not listed in the demographic section at the end. There currently are subscribers in 27 states, 3 provinces, and 13 countries. See complete list near at the newsletter.

Next Month: The first issue of Year 23 comes out on February 25, 2024.

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All the pictures that follow were taken the first week of January at the Lumineria Display at Thanksgiving Point.

 

Slightly blurred partially due the lights changing and blinking.


Three Poems this Month

Comments: The snows arrive early in the mountains allowing the ski areas to open early. Then suddenly
they stopped. In January they returned. This poem was written in 2023.

 

Comments: Definitely, this poem alludes to deeper meanings and hanging on to impermanence.

 

Comments: Enjoy your interpretation.

 

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An oasis to warm up and toast marshmallows.

Quotable Quotes

"Don't be satisfied with stories of how thing have gone with others. Unfold you own myth." – Rumi

"Detachment is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you." – Ali Ibn Ari Talib

"A single conversation with a wise man is better than 10 years of study," – Chinese Proverb

"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills." –Chinese Proverb

 

A Bit of Humor

A bit of laughter is healthy for the soul

DNA Test Results

Son: “Dad, did you get the results of the DNA test back?”

Dad: “Call me George.”

Compliment of A Joke A Day

A stream of blue (a small creek flows below the lights)

This is Utah; hence a place to park strollers

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Tai Chi Corner

Seasons Greetings from my Tai Chi classes. (Taken at our Halloween Feast)
Click here to locate the name of a tai chi instructor near you, or contact me directly.

PJ Forum

If you have comments, recommendations, or suggestions for the PJ, please e-mail them to bob@poeticaljourneys.com. I personally respond to all. (When editing the comments for publication, I eliminate very personal comments and edit for spacing.

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"I send you, Jan, Craig and his family Christmas Blessings for a peaceful, joyous, love filled Christmas season.
Thank you for the wonderful Journeys, Bob! Merry Christmas!"- Steffanie from BC (Ed. Thank you, Steffanie. She has been a long-term subscriber for over 20 years.)

"Love Christmas trees! My Gypsy Christmas Tree holds ornaments and memories of all my favorite places I've traveled to in the past twenty-five years. From Prince Edward Island to Alaska and Aspen, I pause while decorating to recall the delightful times I have enjoyed. Always enjoy your poems and pictures as they too bring back memories. Merry Christmas," - Bev from Ohio (Ed. Thank you Bev. She speaks to one of key topics in one of the poems. Bev is a longtime subscriber and contributor to the PJ.)

Blog on Nutrition

My former neighbor, Kristi, contacted me recently about her new blog on nutrition. After reading her comments, I signed up. She is very articulate and knowledgeable on the topic. If you are interested in good health, I encourage you to check out her blog. Click here.

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Reader Demographics

States - AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, NC, ND, NY, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI     

Canadian Provinces - BC, ON, and QC;   

Countries - Albania, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Turkey, UK, U.S., and Venezuela.

........Changes to this section will be updated each month.

If your state, province, or country is not mentioned, please let me know.

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Book Reviews

Blast Series: Review by Janice M. regarding Blast Book Four: . . . I loved the book.  There were so many ideas floating around in my head from your writings, and I understood everything you wrote about.  I saw the visions while traveling through the pages. Thank you for your inspiration. . . ."

General: JJG wrote: I've read Bob's "To the End of Time" trilogy twice, each time gaining deep and deeper insights into the human condition. The three small volumes hold their own as good stories but also provide a unique glimpse into a new religious paradigm. Would that it could come to be.

Specific Book: To the End of Time and Back: An Epic Journey

David from Utah: "The new novel, To the End of Time and Back is a skillful account of two lovers on an 'Epic Journey,' racing through time and history to learn life-changing truths. Their spectral mentor, Arundel, sends them through difficult travels, but their relationship endures and remains strong despite physical, and psychological stress. Powerful emotions such as fear, anger and happiness, combine with lust, pain and sexuality to help them learn. Written in verse form, the story is an epic poem, painted to portray the duality of mankind throughout dimensions of human history that is sometimes cruel and horrific. The reader will come to know and understand what is being described and will certainly enjoy the stimulating elegance of the story and the philosophy. A thoroughly enjoyable read that is certain to make you think."
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Jim from Mt. Vernon: "I finished your book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was much easier to follow by having the whole thing in front of me, and reading as much as I wanted at a time. I felt pretty weary after bouncing around in time for many hundreds of years, but I was relieved to know that at least part of the world survived 'Armageddon'. What a feat you have performed."
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Kimberly from Ohio: "Well, Bob! I am rather blown away by your book. Finished it yesterday, and it only took four days, which means I was intrigued and wanted to know how the book ends. I'm a slow, deep reader and since my profession is writing and editing, I edit continuously as I read. Can't help it! But this book was worth dropping everything for and reading to the end. I admit to cynicism about your claim that it would change me, and I don't know that it has just yet but it won't be leaving my heart and head for a long time, and change could happen. I'm impressed that the book actually lived up to your claims for it. . . . I'm intrigued by this book because it rings so true, and I am therefore tempted to believe you actually were given the gift of this dictation. But if not and this is fiction, you have written one hell of a book, masquerading amazingly as non-fiction ... which is indeed one of the goals of fiction."
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An Ohio Reader: "WOW! WOW! WOW! I read it in one sitting and found so many things you wrote about 'true' for what I know and feel about past lives I've lived. Actually, the chapter about the Holocaust was something I couldn't bear to read–too sad and painful. (I've always felt that way about that period of history.) . . . it was very well done, Bob. Just beautifully done. I'm looking for the movie. . . I'm sure others will feel connected to this book just as I did. AMAZING. Just AMAZING. I couldn't put it down. There was so much anticipation with each chapter it hooked me from the very beginning. . ."
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Specific Book: Adelyn: An Epic Journey:

Ohio Reader: "In his book, Adelyn: An Epic Journey, Bob navigates the reader through a challenging journey in the time space continuum while exposing both the weaknesses and strengths of humanity. As Adelyn is exposed to the infinite love of The Source, the reader is challenged to understand how personal beliefs and actions often have more to do with cultural rather than spiritual influences. In a time and world filled with political anger and personal indulgences reading Adelyn offers the open-minded promise. It would make a great book study."

Specific Book: The Tao of Momentary Thoughts

Doug from Ohio: ". . . I was not prepared for page 116 Should have been because of the extremely personal nature of the entire book. Please understand that the unusual length of time to finish your book (especially for a binge reader like me) was because it screamed to be read thoughtfully in increments. For me that was 10-15 pages every weekend, often in quiet . . .Thank you for "putting pen to paper" and sharing your soul. Those of us who have followed Poetical Journeys will recognize much of the content. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to share part of your journey really feel a part of it."

Charles from Park City: "Hi Bob….I just picked up your The Tao of Momentary Thoughts.  It’s wonderful . . I love your book."

Ed from Seattle: The Tao of Momentary Thoughts: "I was smiling all the way through the reading . . .I think I will reread it again during the next week."

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Until next time - joy and peace,

Bob

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