August heat, humidity, and beauty

"Aficionados of August revel in relinquishment..." ~ Sarah BanBreathnach

Consistency... Clear Communication... Courage

Danmala "Full expansion: Passionflower, alstroemeria, melaleuca, trumpet vine. The light changed colors as I worked on through the late afternoon" ~ Danmala

Enormous Energy and freedom for growth

 Formosa Lily near the greenhouse

Goji berries are looking Great!!

Heart Hurts, but others' Hearts Help:

Recently discovered Infinite Love Facebook page. I love it!

"I feel that I am in the mouth of summer, sloshing in the saliva of August. Hummingbirds halo me there, in the great green silence, and my own bursting heart splits me with life." ~ Anne Higgins

Jockers.com Supercharge Your Health with Auto Immune Nutrion Plan

"Let a seaonally sanctioned sojourn of slow joys, refill the authentic reservoir of creative energy." ~ SBB

Milky Way and Sunflowers at Buttonwodd, from Instagram, Aug 9, 2015

Old Moss Woman's Secret Garden:"When your garden courtyard Opens into another world altogether."

Passifloraceae : is a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera. Wikipedia 

 photo by me :)

Quiet space in which to try and process and let go the enormity of the range of feels

Resveratrol a type of natural phenol produced by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi. Food sources of resveratrol include the skin of grapes, blueberries, raspberries, and mulberries. ~ Wikipedia

 thank you, Kristen

Unusual and beautiful

Variety of Veggies

Xeric environment within our garden
Yellows throughout as well

Zucchetta Tromboncino Summer Squash

The fascinating words Roald Dahl created for BFG... and more... in celebration of 100 years!

'A dream isn't something you can catch hold of.' p. 42

Blowing a dream

Collecting a dream

 click on this to here the author

"Exunckly... a human bean who says he is fifty  is not fifty, he is only thirty." p. 87

Frobscottle, Fleshlumpeater

Gizzargulping is one example of  Gobblefunk aka BFG's language. Learn more here.

"'Human beans is juicier,' the Bloodbottler said." p. 59

"I is a nice and jumbly giant! I is the only nice and Jumbly Giant in Giant Country!I is THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT! I is the BFG. What is your name?"

Jumpsquiffling celebrations happening all across the United States!
Knobbles is an actual word
Lesson Plans! How cool is that?
Museum, situated in the Buckinghamshire village where Roald Dahl lived and wrote for 36 years.

Norwegian town of Sarpsborg unveils a new statue marking their town's connection to Roald Dahl.

Oxford University Press to publish the scrumdiddlyumptious language of Roald Dahl in 2016

Pilfflefizz. 'Piffling little swishfiggler! Squimpy little bottlewart! Prunty little Pogswizzler!" p. 57

Quetin Blake, Illustrator

 13 September

Trogglehumper. "Two rights don't equal a left."

Unexpected endings and "unsentimental, macabre, often darkly comic content. Wikipedia

Victoria Station and, of course, Queen Victoria

 Quentin Blake, Pinterest

Whizzpoppers. We all have our moments of brilliance and glory..." ~ Roald Dahl

The BFG began life as a scribble in an eXercise book

"'You is talking rommytot,' the BFG said, growing braver by the second." p. 59

Zoo buildings will be filled with Dahl-ightful activities related to the author’s majesticle classics, as part of the Roald Dahl 100 celebration. at Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, 18 Sept 2016

Ahhh... Awegust....

"As we experience greater joy and ease in our lives, it is natural to want to share this experience of expanded awareness with others."

"But even well-intentioned sharing can feel intrusive and unwelcome if it doesn’t build on the other person’s own curiosity and interest."

Centering thought: I bring to others the same joy and fulfilment I want for myself.

Day 18 - Expanding Other People’s Awareness

Embrace the newness of this day. Effortless renewal is the rule of Life.

Focus on where the vision is already happening

Getting unstuck recap, an extra blessing this weekend. becoming a Generous Guide

How often does proving your right improve a situation? Day 19, Mom's fav ;)

"I am in charge of my brain, not the other way around" - Day 5 "Rising above your old conditioning"

  August 1, 2010

Ken has always been one to notice, and in this case, capture, the beauty and awe of each moment

Let your awareness speak for itself, and then respond to other people’s curiosity and interest accordingly.

 Meditation shows us that the best way to share the gift of expanded awareness is to allow it to speak for itself

Nothing in life is happening out of order. Nothing. You are creating your life with every intention.

Our children grow and evolve they become the very best express of themselves when we teach them to listen to their natural desires. To follow their instinct and embrace their true spiritual power"

"Parrot Pineapple" click here for video

Question: "What will you do with the light that is you?" Great question! Day 20

Reaching the Creative Solution: Day 17 of Deepak Oprah Getting Unstuck

Spirituality embraces an understanding of something greater than our general understanding that is achievable and possible for all of us. It is not religious dogma, but an innate knowing of what we are and where we come from... it is a Re-membering. ~ Achieving Lotus ~ image by Andy Leung

Taking responsibility becomes a joyful choice. “The best teachers show you where to look, but don’t Tell you what to see.” ~ Alexandra K. Trenfor

Unstuck Meditation series - Day 21

Vision higher
Watermelon Gazpacho by Love and Lemons

Xenophobic : having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

You can probably guess the person who was the topic of the article I read today with that word in it...

Ziva Meditation with Emily Fletcher: click here for video