This week the focus is on...

Aphorism : a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.

Blissipline is the combination of Bliss and Discipline. The term is used in the context of being in the now (bliss) as you strive towards achieving. I first heard it used by Brian Johnson (see video below) but this definition is from Urban Dictionary

speaking of Bliss...

Check out this "recipe" for Cocoa Bliss Smoothie from...

Dr. Mark Hyman's new book...

Eat
Fat, Get Thin
GOOD FATS VS. BAD FATS: DR. HYMAN'S HEALTHY CHEAT SHEET
How to turn your discipline into blissipline! video click here

In which I’m packing my rick-a-bamboo Posted on May 7, 2016 by annieandbeyond

Jiaogulan : (the Chinese name) of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a five leafed climbing vine plant in the same family as melons and cucumbers. 

Karina, thank you for having a birthday ;) and reposting this great image that Allison shared with you.

Ligustrum as been particularly Lovely this year, and then there is the...

Magnificent Magnolia      

New day, New growth, Nice sky...
 

"Outrageous red of the hibiscus..." part of Suzanne's poem (see below)

 Pineapple Guava Photo by me :)

Quintessential herbal tea to promote a healthy long life, enhancing immunologic, respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, endocrine and metabolic systems.

Ready for a nap, or a bath, or perhaps both
Suppose the World Means Nothing After All" by Suzanne Britt
 "...Thin spires of pines, a sudden patch of shade The bliss of water over rocks, and green. The path dwindles to a single footprint / Almost human yet faint enough for anything. At last the pilgrim drops to the ground / Thinking maybe, maybe this time, this is it." ~ Suzanne Britt

"Under the sheltering canopy of trees / She moves on tender feet through this grove / And the next, along a path intentional / Every sense alive to rustling in the hedge / To fields rutted and fallow, cracked dry..." ~ Suzanne Britt

Violet and her parents celebrated 1 month this week. I get to meet her before she is 2 months old. :)

Watch Hill... here I come...

"X" plant flower now at Carlyle Campbell Library

 Thank you for sharing this with me, Jennifer.

Zen like presence in this moment of this day, of this week, of this month, of this year.