ARCHIVED WRITINGS

POEMS AND PRAYERS

Questions

Hope

Come With Me Into The Darkness

One Thousand Evenings More

Crescent Moon

Fever of Forgotten Wings

The Infinite

The Wind and the Waves

Seeds for the Heart

Winter Wood

Soul: The Wandering Jewel

Excerpts from Conversing With The Holy

Excerpts from Calling Forth The Riches

ARTICLES

Reflections on Grace

Finding Our Fortunes

Selections from the Honey Sutras

The Nirvana Cafe

Excerpts from Postcards from the Landscape of Joy

Island of the Soul

A Grace-Filled Hour

YOU ARE

The Valentine Phantom

Enlightened Housekeeping

Conversing With the Holy

The Door of the Heart

YOUTUBE Valentine

A Blessing For Motherhood

Light

Ingrid's Studio Tour

Seeking Nectar

The Joy Book, Excerpts

The Myth World of Dreams

The Beautiful Foolishness of Things

Thoughts for Mother's Day

Courage, inspirational quotes for trying times

The Message Behind the Gift

A few thoughts on Santa Claus

The Meaning of Namaste

The Riddle Of The Self

Selections from Good Mother, Welcome

Motherhood as a Spiritual Path

Hotai!

Joy and Sorrow

What's Your Bliss?

Majestic Poetry Kit

BLESSINGS

Body Blessing

Wedding Blessings

Blessings for the Path of Love

Simple Graces for Every Meal

House Blessing

DAILY INSPIRATIONS

LOVE

Portions of Joy

Simple Pleasures

Poetry Quotations ~ Good Company for the Poetic Journey

The Best Things in Life

MEDITATIONS

Meditations from the Honey Sutras

The Lake of Bliss

PRESS

ABOUT INGRID

About Ingrid

TENDING JOY

INGRID'S JOURNAL

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TENDING JOY VOLUME 03

TENDING JOY VOLUME 05

TENDING JOY VOLUME 02

GIFT BOOKS

The Honey Sutras ~$20.
by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff, 72 pages, 4 1/2 x 6" This book is an artist's copy, bound in gorgeous Japanese paper, hand-sewn with ruby floss, and printed on golden parchment. The poetry inside celebrates the divine within us all.

Breathe ~ Miniature Accordion Book ~$10.
In the middle of a hectic day, we need a reminder to simply Breathe. This handmade miniature book with its quiet reflection is the perfect inspirational gift.

Calling Forth the Riches ~$14.
A hand sewn chap book of beautiful poems by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff

The Abundance of Grace ~$12.
A book of inspiring quotations to infuse your days with a tender awareness of the presence of grace.

Joy Book of Quotations ~$12.
This book contains inspiring reflections on Joy

The Joy Book ~$35.
An inspirational book with meditations, reflections, 101 joy practices, lovely art noveau illustrations. Hard cover keepsake, 80 pages, 9" square, hand sewn with golden thread.

If I Were A Fairy, tiny treasure book ~$15.
A sweet musing to give wings to a child's imagination. This miniature treasure is handsewn with gold thread, and has a fairy cameo on the front.

Twelve Ways To Get Happy ~$6.50
A pick-me-up book with wonderful turn of the century illustrations, and fun ideas for turning your mood around.

Eternal Song, Blessings for the Path of Love ~$20.
A beautiful collection of wedding and anniversary poems, blessings, graces and toasts, presented in an exquisitely delicate handmade book.

Conversing with the Holy ~$14.
A hand-sewn chapbook of spiritual poetry by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff

QUOTE BOOKS ~$5.99 each
New From Andrews McMeel Publishing, Ingrid's books of Happiness, Friendship, and Love in hardcover mini books.

Postcards from the Landscape of Joy ~$35.
Each page in this beautiful books is a colorful post-card, or a letter in an envelope exploring the realm of love and joy within you... Hard-cover, 48 pages

Joy, Light, Beautiful Wisdom ~$26.
A hand-sewn hardcover book with inspirational passages on Joy, Light, and Beauty.

Good Mother Welcome ~$12.00
By Ingrid Goff-Maidoff, This beautiful book contains a heartfelt welcome to new mothers, giving voice to the poetic and sacred elements of the journey of motherhood.

Naming The Divine ~$24.
Naming the Divine is a flip-book of beautiful language with more than ten thousand possible combinations.

Simple Graces for Every Meal ~$12.
A multi-faith collection of dinner prayers, graces, invocations and blessings by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff for special gatherings, holidays or dinners at home.

Wonderful You ~$20.
Tell someone how wonderful you think they are with the Wonderful You handmade book. Great graduation gift, friendship gift or sweet sixteen.

Courage ~$12.
Courage is a book of comforting words for trying times, containing 60 pages of inspiring quotations-

Happiness Quotations Gift Book ~$12.
Reading these inspirations, you will find that happiness is a quality of temperament, perspective, and inner wealth. It is a blessing that each of us possesses, and rarely must pursue. In remembering the gifts we have forgotten, and giving thanks for all that we have, the clouds that sometimes block our perception of happiness lift, and our joy and peace are restored. Give this book to anyone you think could use a boost.

Book of Friendship Quotations ~$12.
This Friendship Quotations book is filled with inspirational quotes celebrating the special bond of friendship. A special gift, individually handcrafted.

Love Quotations Gift Book ~$12
Among these inspirations are tributes to romantic love, neighborly love, love of the earth, and of the Divine. This book of quotations is a perfect gift for valentines, weddings, anniversaries, and any of the loving people in your life.

THE STUDIO ~ A Book of Affirmations ~$12.
This gift book contains uplifting quotations to encourage the recipient's creativity. Bound with hand made paper and glass beads, and illustrated with evocative drawings from the Art Nouveau period. $12.00

Prayer of St. Francis ~$24.
A Hand-Illuminated Gift Book $24. This little treasure book is illuminated. Its six pages are hand colored and embellished with gold accents. Bound with Japanese paper and matching glass beads, this book makes a divine gift.

The Valentine Phantom ~$6.50
A romantic story of the Valentine Phantom’s visit to Martha’s Vineyard each year, by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff, presented in a handmade bound volume.

Kindness ~$6.
"My religion is very simple- my religion is kindness." - The Dalai Lama This sweet little book of manners gives plenty of charming examples of how children can practice kindness every day. And the more they practice it, the more developed it becomes. From remembering pleases and thank-yous, to considering the feelings of others, to being gentle with animals...

The Golden Rule Gift Book ~ $6
A companion booklet to KINDNESS, THE GOLDEN RULE is another wonderful primer for developing social skills. As a foundation rule for getting along in the world, in the classroom, and at home, one can't go wrong with the words:"Do Unto Others As You Would Have them Do Unto You."

HANDMADE CARDS

Joy is Here ~$4.
Joy is here. Joy is now. Joy is infinite conscious bliss. when we touch joy it opens us wider than wide...

Wedding Blessing Card ~$8.
A lovely blessing for the happy couple.

Namaste Card ~$6.
Namaste card, tied with colorful yarn, with an inspiring explanation of the term Namaste on the back.

Dwelling Card $8.
An inspirational House or Wedding Blessing.

Love Card ~$6
a hand collaged card, with an inside linen page

Cameo Necklace Card, Mother and Child ~$8
Card with a keepsake gift, beautiful blue cameo pendant of Mother and baby.

Cameo Necklace Card, Herons ~$8.
Stunning in its simplicity, a cameo pendant of herons mounted on a card.

Cameo Necklace Card, Flowers ~$8.
This bouquet will last forever.

Joy Card, Live in Joy ~$5
From Buddha's instructions on the sweet joy of the way.

Joy Card, Light in the Soul ~$5
A Favorite Chinese proverb, mounted on a card.

Sympathy Card, Stars in the Sky, $5

Sympathy Card, Do not weep, ~$5

Friendship Card, water is sweet ~$5
With true friends...even water drunk together is sweet enough.~Chinese proverb

Six Love and Blessings Cards ~$28.00
Six handmade cards with beautiful verses.

New Day Card ~$5
New Day ~ One Thousand Reasons to Rejoice, collaged card

Do Good Things For Each Other ~$5
Do good things for each other, suggests this popular blessing, now available in a 4x5 card.

Landscape of Joy Cards ~5.
handmade cards with collaged illustrations from the book, "Postcards from the Landscape of Joy"

Love Lifts Burdens Card ~$5.
This verse is perfect for a "get well soon" card, Sympathy card, or any occasion.

Happily in the Here and Now Card ~$5
A slight twist on "Happily Ever After," this blessing reminds us of the gift of the present moment.

Wishing you Love Card ~$5
Wishing you Love, harmony, peace & Joy hand collaged card

Friend, you are a Treasure House card ~$5

May Your Life Be A Great Adventure Card ~$5.
For a graduate or anyone you want to wish Bon Adventure.

Love is a Treasure Card ~$5.

Season Of Joy Card ~$5.

The Wonder of Your Being Card ~$5.

Honey Of the Divine Card ~$5.

The Eyes Of The Heart- Printed Card ~$3.

My Heart is Glad to call you Friend Card ~$5
a hand collaged greeting of friendship

Hope- Printed Card ~$3.

JEWELRY

Paper and Pearl Earrings ~ $20.
Light-weight collaged paper earrings topped with a fresh water pearl.

"To be beautiful is to remember you are already full of beauty." ~ Ingrid Goff-Maidoff, ~The Honey Sutras