Joyful-With Spirit

Denise Frakes

A Recipe for a Meaningful Life

“When you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon the world, then you will have accomplished the meaning...

Denise Frakes

Is Gruntled a word?

Did you know gruntled is a word? My hubby came in the office and said where are all the gruntled people? We hear a lot about the...

Denise Frakes

Chores and Breathing

"When you bring an awareness to your activity, even to ordinary things, that's what art is about. Drinking a cup of tea can be art." The...

Denise Frakes

Daily Chores and a Course in Miracles

Can we shift the very nature of how we see our "chores". How we speak, move even think of our musts. What defines a chore anyway? How...

Denise Frakes

WE All NEED DESERT! Chocolate Bark Recipe

Desert! What a way to start a blog! It's 6:30 in the morning and I'm already thinking about desert! Of course I am, because the desert...

Denise Frakes

Do you know what clutter clearing really is?

Clutter clearing is discovering your poetry. Poems remove the filler and fluff and go straight to the heart. Clutter clearing is a...

Denise Frakes

Who do I want to be when I die...

I'm in no rush, but if I'm to live the life that most speaks to my heart, then I need to know who I will be when I die...who I want to...

Denise Frakes

Creating Community...one you love...that loves you

One of my first exposures to what community is comes from a book called Wabi-Sabi for Writers. by Richard R. Powell. This book, is for...

Denise Frakes

I treasure the first hours of the day

Ever wake up feeling a bit off? Unsettled, unsure of what you should do or where you should start? That's how I was feeling this...