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May 6

A Bit of Sky

“It’s amazing the difference
A bit of sky can make.”― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Draw a crazy picture,
Write a nutty poem,
Sing a mumble-gumble song,
Whistle through your comb.
Do a loony-goony dance
‘Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain’t been there before.”
― Shel Silverstein

Put down the doing, the working, the rushing
Slowing, savoring, rejoicing
Spring serves up a buffet of color, fragrance, beauty in abundance
To dive, partake, witness, participate in
Awe wonder, delight
Here and now.

 “And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.”― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

Jan 29

May We Awaken

“This is the real power of joy, to make us certain that, beneath all grief, the most fundamental of realities is joy itself.”― Wendy Beckett

“May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.
May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.
May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers beckon.
May you respond to the call of your gift and find the courage to follow its path.
May the flame of anger free you from falsity.
May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame and may anxiety never linger about you.
May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.
May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
May you be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.” – John O’Donohue

A heart open to…
Wonder
Beauty
Color
Kindness
Listening
Generosity
Connection
Being fully present to this day
The answer to what to do next
Love
In thoughts, words, actions
Joy. Peace. Love.

Jan 5

The Gifts of Seeding

“Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout.” – Morihei Ueshiba

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Plant seeds
Daily
Thoughts, words, deeds
Time, following by more time, consistency
Patience, nurturing, timing
Assurance of seasons
Bloom never comes without sowing
Cast seeds, care, patience, light, love
Fertile ground of daily attention, intention, action
The beauty and gifts of seeding well.

“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.” – Martha Washington

Aug 18

Peppermint Flowers

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”― W.B. Yeats

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”― Albert Einstein

Wonderment overflowing.
Curiosity burgeoning.
Senses ablaze.
Rapt attention.
Bloom lingering.
Blessings in abundance.
Wisdom, gratitude, magic.
All of this, I wish for all.

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”― Emerson

Aug 11

Undefined

“The Amen of nature is always a flower.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

“The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.”― Rob Bell

God shows up and remains whether we see or not.
Not defined by us but rather defining us.
Stretching, holding, transforming.
A whisper, a flower in brilliant bloom, a passing glance.
Inquire, watch, listen.
The work of love.

“May we find our foundation in the work of Love; demanding, tiring, true and human and holy.”― Pádraig Ó Tuama

May 3

Tender-Hearted

“I must have flowers, always, and always.”― Claude Monet

“Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart.” – Ruth Graham

May you be both tender and tough, more tender though.
Tender to experience all that life brings.
Tough to keep going back, beyond loss and disappointment, to deep waters, current and flow.
Blessings and burdens woven together, with a focus on the blessings.
Sure-enough footed to take the next step, albeit afraid.
Resilient to go beyond momentary setbacks and roadblocks, continuing in uncertainty.
Shaped, weathered, softened.
With an affinity to growth, to beginning again and again.
A rock smoothed by the waves, the ebb and flow.
A seed breaking dirt, pushing to bloom, reaching for the sun.
A caterpillar transformed through time and struggle to the floating butterfly.
A tree rooted deep, bending with the wind, not breaking.

“To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.” – Louisa May Alcott

Nov 23

A Thing Divine

“The earth laughs in flowers.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Gratitude by Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I thank thee, friend, for the beautiful thought
That in words well chosen thou gavest to me,
Deep in the life of my soul it has wrought
With its own rare essence to ever imbue me,
To gleam like a star over devious ways,
To bloom like a flower on the drearest days­
Better such gift from thee to me
Than gold of the hills or pearls of the sea.

For the luster of jewels and gold may depart,
And they have in them no life of the giver,
But this gracious gift from thy heart to my heart
Shall witness to me of thy love forever;
Yea, it shall always abide with me
As a part of my immortality;
For a beautiful thought is a thing divine,
So I thank thee, oh, friend, for this gift of thine.”

Choose your words well.
Plant seeds of kindness, joy and light.
Reap the harvest of good thoughts and deeds.
Flowers in bloom, laughter in color.
Gratitude and its expression, a divine thing.

Oct 11

Star Burst

“Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?” – James Montgomery

“Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!” – Lord Byron

Stop and look closely at the last few flowers of summer holding out a bit longer.
A brilliant pink star bursting from a purple morning glory demanding attention and awe.
Deep color, hue, richness, texture, works of art all around.
Layers, patterns, complexity.

Ingredients surround us daily to shake us awake.
Break complacency, see the brilliance.
Take nothing for granted.
Life is residing in the ordinary, beautiful details of each day.

“To understand is to perceive patterns.” – Isaiah Berlin

Sep 16

Rays of Beauty

“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

When thoughts limit, restrict, bind, move out, step back to see the expanse, beauty and brilliance.
In a flower, in another human, in the universe.
Renewed and refreshed, move back in to broaden your thoughts, trigger your imagination, reignite the fire.
Like breathing, in and out, close and far, yin and yang.
Fill up and pour out.
Life is balance, flow, struggle, ease.
A dance.
Enter it completely, imperfectly and fully in the now.

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sep 8

Wildflower

“There is poetry among the wildflowers.” – Rachel Irene Stevenson

“Like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would.” – Lorde

Expand
Look up
Reach
Rejoice
Amplify
Embrace
Release
Become
Sing
Dance
Delight
Wonder
Wander
Imagine
Learn
Burst
Flourish
Thrive
Grow

A good checklist to live by daily. Keep checking these boxes and grow right where you are in this moment. No matter age, place, past or future, choose growth every time wildflower.

Color, beauty, poetry.

“Wildflowers don’t care where they grow.” – Dolly Parton

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