Acknowledging, appreciating, owning, and honoring our authentic gifts, transforming not only our own lives, but the lives of those we love." ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
“Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.” ~ Isak Dinesen Facebook post from 8/1/2009
"Even If" by Mercy Me listen here
"Feel with your heart" ~ not sure where I heard it, perhaps..
Good morning, God, and thank you for everything, love, Jackie
In the
morning when you awake, breathe in peace, breathe out love...
Among friends and even strangers, breathe in peace, breathe out love...
In the afternoon, walking or sitting, breathe in love, breathe out joy...
In the evening before retiring, breathe in joy, breathe out thanks...
Among friends and even strangers, breathe in peace, breathe out love...
In the afternoon, walking or sitting, breathe in love, breathe out joy...
In the evening before retiring, breathe in joy, breathe out thanks...
~ excerpted from the Honey Sutra by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
Jax is the name of Erin Lindquist's son? How did I not know that until now?
"Kindness is the sincere desire for the happiness of others." ~ church and here
"Kindness is the sincere desire for the happiness of others." ~ church and here
"May we see beyond the surface waves, may we cherish the sacred in all beings…may we find our way to peace." ~ Tara Brach
"Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or the West, not out of the ocean or up from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not composed of elements at all. I do not exist, am not an entity in this world or the next, did not descend from Adam or Eve or any origin story. My place is placeless, a trace of the traceless. Neither body or soul. I belong to the beloved, have seen the two worlds as one and that one call to and know, first, last, outer, inner, only that breath breathing human being. from "Essential Rumi" as translated by Coleman Barks
"Opening the door from a place of non-judgmental acceptance invites miracles into our lives." ~ Day 11, "Miraculous Appreciation"
Planning ahead to be more of a writer ...
Quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word! Psalm 119:107
"Rumi 's "ONLY BREATH" - see "N" above
Seasonally Sanctioned Sojourn of Slow joys refile the authentic reservoir of creative energy... commit to rediscovering, acknowledging, appreciating, owning, and honoring our authentic gifts, transforming not only our own lives, but the lives of those we love." Sarah Ban Breathnach
"Water the root and the whole tree grows strong Heal your soul and your whole life will blossom"
~ Xan Oku ~
Art by Darla Nelson
"Ultimately, God will allow nothing to escape; every detail of our lives is under His scrutiny." ~ Oswald Chambers' My Utmost for His Highest
Valerie Lorimer Contemporary Arts"Water the root and the whole tree grows strong Heal your soul and your whole life will blossom"
~ Xan Oku ~
Art by Darla Nelson
"You're beautiful / You are made for so much more than all of this / You're beautiful / You are treasured, you are sacred / You are His / You're beautiful / Praying that you have the heart to fight / 'Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight / For all the lies you've held inside so long / They are nothing in the shadow of the cross... You're Beautiful..." ~ Mercy Me "Beautiful"
Zen and the art of letting go with love and compassion...
Kristen, Madeline and I had a wonderful warm winter weekend walk! :) So glad I drove to Richmond to see them. Kyle had a soccer game in Fayetteville and came home to luscious lasagna! Kristen is doing a fabulous job of juggling it all - and returned to work Monday morning after her extended maternity leave. These pictures say it all :)
Bathtime.....
