Summer Canvas

“Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.”― George Mac Donald, Wilfrid Cumbermede

“A man is as free as he chooses to make himself, never an atom freer.”― George MacDonald, Lilith

Sacred idleness
Stirring up gratitude
Anchoring in the present
Interior life
Shifting exterior perspective
Do your part, the work
Contribute, create, build, rest
Pick up the brush
Swirl color on the canvas
Open the window
Breath in fresh air, absorb light
Carve joy into each day
The chisel is in your hands.

“The great open secret of gratitude is that it is not dependent on external circumstance. It’s like a setting or channel that we can switch to at any moment, no matter what’s going on around us. It helps us connect to our basic right to be here, like the breath does.”― Joanna Macy