Nov 2
“Life is a mystery- mystery of beauty, bliss and divinity. Meditation is the art of unfolding that mystery.”― Amit Ray
“Expectations are resentments under construction.”― Anne Lamott
May you fall into the mystery, let go of rules and regulations.
Pull back the veil to see clearly.
Embrace possibility, with a side of trust and faith.
Greet grace, hold light.
Bliss, divinity, sacred ground.
Walk lightly, feet and heart.
“My art and profession is to live.”― Montaigne
“I hope
you are able
to remember
what was Light-woven
and beautiful.
I hope
you are able to see
to remember what was,
and carry the goodness
that you will never forget
in the direction
of what is to come.”
― Morgan Harper Nichols
“May you always be the one
who notices the little things
that make the light pour
through, and may they always
remind you: There is more to
life and there is more to you.”
― Morgan Harper Nichols
Clouds shaped like mountains
Or perhaps a rollercoaster
Use your imagination
Jumpstart wonder and awe
The sky, flowers, sun, moon, stars, a butterfly, a bird, a summer breeze
Notice the little things and enter their immensity, beauty and grace
Let them enter you to broaden, deepen, soften, open
Heart and soul work
Tend the fields
Touch the sky.
“Maybe
this heart
of yours
that longs for
something more
is being prepared
for something
so much
greater than you.”
― Morgan Harper Nichols
“The sky is love’s muse.” – Walter Mercado
“The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay
As summer lingers a bit longer, join her.
Soak in the sun.
Allow awe.
Invite wonder.
Witness beauty.
Look up.
The wisp of clouds painting the sky.
Love’s muse.
“Go forth under the open sky, and list To Nature’s teachings.” – William Cullen Bryant
“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of the Earth’s greenings. Now, think.” – Hildegard of Bingen
“Rather than going for the high moment of drama, the high moment of the erotic, the high moment of the extraordinary, poetry will choose the small moment of pause just to look at what’s really happening, to look at a few layers deep and to let that small pause, that ordinary moment, open up with all the fullness of its being to us.” – Pádraig Ó Tuama
A pause
A glance
A moment
Embrace
Be held
Poetry in the ordinary
Jun 21
“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.” – Walt Whitman
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
A paper plate, some paint and fingers meet and dance, art blooms.
Uninhibited and with delight, a child reminds us to return to this place again and again.
No boundaries, no rules, no judgment.
Colors, shapes, beauty.
New day, fresh palette.
Paint.
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” – Pablo Picasso
“The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers. Blooming is hard, and the most important thing is to bloom.” – Yevgeny Zamyatin
“Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn’t know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future.” – David Whyte
Fragrant lilacs.
Blue skies.
Sun lingering.
The song of spring ushering summer in.
Light. Joy. Hope.
In the song.
Nature sparking the poetry of life.
“And stay, my dear, stay forever as my quiet song, in my lilac dawn.” – Sanober Khan
“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers, and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.” – St Therese of Lisieux
May you scatter flowers today of attention, generosity, kindness, grace and love.
May they fall upon you as well.
In doing small deeds, the gift of joy resides.
Be present in today’s blessings.
“If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient; but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.” – St Therese of Lisieux
Feb 25
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” said Picasso
The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit is art, music and technology merging into one experience. Sitting surrounded and washed in color. Dust off and soul wash daily to immerse into the breadth, depth and expanse. Beauty and color abound.
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent Van Gogh
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” – Lauren Bacall
“This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” – Henry David Thoreau
A fresh coat of snow to carve and draw on.
A blank canvas to fill with color and movement.
A new start with the sun rising and light glistening off the snow.
Reawaken or perhaps awaken for the first time to the beauty abound and around.
The possibilities in this very day and what we choose to notice.
Nothing before.
Nothing after.
Now alone.
Now enough.
Trigger your curiosity.
Jumpstart your imagination.
Entertain joy.
Dance with laughter.
The pen, the brush of your thoughts anew.
Fill your canvas today with inquiry, exploration and awe.
A masterpiece in the making.
“An empty canvas is full.” – Robert Rauschenberg
“Life is a painting, and you are the artist. You have on your palette all the colors in the spectrum – the same ones available to Michaelangelo and DaVinci.” – Paul J. Meyer
Blessings of color, light, joy, peace and awe to you.
Your home and fortress.
A resting place and oasis.
Blank canvas.
Use all of the colors unsparingly.
Indigo, red, green, azure, yellow, purple and all the hues between.
Brilliant, bold, beautiful.
Blessings abound.
Beannacht / Blessing by John O’Donohue
“On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.
And when your eyes
freeze behind
the grey window
and the ghost of loss
gets into you,
may a flock of colours,
indigo, red, green
and azure blue,
come to awaken in you
a meadow of delight.
When the canvas frays
in the currach of thought
and a stain of ocean
blackens beneath you,
may there come across the waters
a path of yellow moonlight
to bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
wind work these words
of love around you,
an invisible cloak
to mind your life.”
