Bonnie Bardos, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Columnists

On a sunlit morning

“I sit beside the fire and think Of all that I have seen Of meadow flowers and butterflies In summers that have been Of yellow ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:38 am

Opinion

A girl can dream about red boots, right?

“In a while, I will put on some boots and step out like someone walking in water,    and the dog will porpoise through the drifts,    ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, January 17, 2025 1:44 pm

Opinion

Lessons from 2024 and the only resolution that matters

“May I live this day  Compassionate of heart, Clear in word, Gracious in awareness, Courageous in thought, Generous in love.” ~ John O’Donohue     ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, January 3, 2025 11:48 am

Opinion

Fruitcake dreams, refrigerator nightmares

“And the night smells like snow. Walking home for a moment, you almost believe you could start again. And an intense love rushes to your ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Wednesday, December 18, 2024 1:56 pm

Columnists

December has arrived

“You do your absolute best to find and hone and wield your divine gifts against the dark. You do your best to reach out tenderly ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, December 5, 2024 11:01 am

Opinion

So much to be thankful for

“Be grateful in your own hearts. That suffices. Thanksgiving has wings, and flies to its right destination.” ~ Victor Hugo   As Thanksgiving approaches, we ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, November 22, 2024 12:11 pm

Opinion

Keep on keepin’ on

“A birdsong can even, for a moment, make the whole world into a sky within us, because we feel that the bird does not distinguish ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Thursday, November 7, 2024 3:18 pm

Opinion

Resilience in the aftermath

“…This is a crossroads we all know, a moment when you need to shed a skin. If you do, you’ll expose all those painful nerve ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, October 25, 2024 12:46 pm

Columnists

When it rains it pours

Entering the garden I see my true nature. In its reflection my heart is at peace. ~ from ‘Mindfulness in the Garden‘   These days, ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, September 27, 2024 2:37 pm

Opinion

Lazy September mornings

The porch swing hangs fixed in a morning sun that bleaches its gray slats, its flowered cushion whose flowers have faded, like those of summer, ... Read more

by Bonnie Bardos, Friday, September 13, 2024 11:56 am

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