When I am among the trees,

especially the willows and the honey locust,

equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,

they give off such hints of gladness.

I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

~ Mary Oliver ~

For 30 days (or more) I’m going to post and talk about the things that give me joy. I'm going to do my best to record hints of gladness especially when I go for my daily walks.

To sustain this, and what will hopefully become a habit, I have to keep it as simple as possible, so I’m not going to write or do anything too elaborate other than to briefly comment on what's making me glad and have a picture or two to go along with it.

Take good care,

~ Rod

P.S. If you'd like to join me, let me know. I would love to have some fellow travellers who are taking note of their hints of gladness. Email rod@hintsofgladness.com

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Hints 5-20-22

Tan labs, always tan labs 🐕 😄

Of course birdsong, Always birdsong too. 

Good tennis players. I walk by the tennis court almost every day and love to see good tennis players bashing the ball back and forth. It’s actually fun to see anyone out there and does produce a hint of gladness. I think the joy of play is infectious.

Afternoon hints…

Time spent with my coach and his willingness to go off script a little bit and do some creative business brainstorming with me. New course coming soon, ha!

What can I say? So good to be out here.

Puppies. Always puppies 🐶 

Random thought. The work had never been the problem, necessarily. If there is a problem, the problem is me and my attitude toward work. How’s that for ending on bright and cheery? Hints of madness 😡 Ha!

Take good care,

~ Rod