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Over the past five years readers of the Gloucester Daily Times in Gloucester, Massachusetts have become familiar with Kathleen Valentine's inspiring My View columns. She writes about art, love, life, and passion. Her subjects range from exhibitions in art galleries to creating a life filled with beauty and love. She says her most gratifying moment was when a reader told her, "You're hanging all over my refrigerator!"

The Music of the Night

As much as I love the sound of ocean waves, nothing soothes my soul like the rustle of leaves in night breezes.

As Summer Fades

What is too beautiful words passes silently.....

Coming to My Senses

By expanding our definition of sensuousness and cultivating it as an art we increase our participation in life.

Cultivating Romance

When we cultivate appreciation and learn to look with love our days are filled with romance and every gesture is a Valentine to life.

Dreaming of Islands

Everyone needs a special island in their soul - a place to go to when the icy winds of winter come.

Faith in Spring

More than anything love is faith. Faith in the rightness of our perception of a person.

Tell Me A Story

We owe it to the future of the world to turn to another and say, "Did I ever tell you about the time ...?"

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

...the meaning of Jack’s life and death is NOT the tragedy of his loss - but the indescribable miracle that such a glorious man ever lived at all.

Gypsy Passion

When we are the most deeply wounded it may be because in that moment we are the closest to our essence – to the thing that holds us in its power.

Keeping the Beauty

We have to grieve our hurts. But it seems to me that in any experience worth grieving there must have been something wonderful.

Living with Intention

Living with intention takes effort, practice and commitment. But then what worth having does not?

Wild Hearts

I cannot help but wonder if a life with depth and authenticity is possible without risk.

Letting Your Light Shine

What I am advocating is a revolution. It is revolution of joyfulness. A revolution of unblocking the light. Start giving attention to the things that make you happy. Start finding time for the things that make your heart sing.

A Useful Winter

When everything outside of us looks dismal, it is time to turn inward and explore the world we find there. Don't let yourself succumb to the discouragement of others.

Precious Gifts

Each person holds within them an entire universe,
and the sharing of it is a precious gift.

On Being A Valentine

We are all amazing gifts waiting to be unwrapped and discovered.
A dream is a valentine from our soul.

More columns will be added in the weeks to come. If you would like to be notified of new additions please send an email to Kathleen.

Please feel free to forward these columns to those you love.