Winter Solstice December 21, 2014

Another updated post, originally published 12/22/2014 - now 2/16/22

Brusque is another spelling of Brusk - both are good words for scrabble, don't you think?

Coincidence to have both heard the word and then read it on p. 14 of  Book of Life

"Discipline of Zen is to enable you to act without watching yourself" ~ Alan Watts

Emery Lai's Birthdaylove this picture :)

Flora Phenomena, excellent blog and idea
"Good Yule to You" Gorgeous photo shared on Facebook by Sarah Addison Allen

HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!December 21, 2014|By Alicia Silverstone

I am so loving these photos
Juxtaposition is particularly important on this day of balance

Morning walk with Misty

New beginnings
Observance of balance and bliss. Bliss yoga - love this image

Punctiliousness: extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions. Punctilios: a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.

Quail Ridge Books

Sarah Addison Allen, author of Garden Spells, casts new magic with First Frost.  
She visits Quail Ridge Books on Friday, January 23, at 7 pm. 

 "This imaginative, lyrical novel is an intricate web of magical misfits, Southern gothic charm and the power of new possibilities, both romantic and redemptive." -NPR. Thank you for the "heads up" Text, Julie

Unwind
Value

eXercise - walk with Misty, yoga, baking, tree trimming, and then a second walk with my pup

Yule Yoga with Rebecca - and Jeff

"Zen people are at ease in a culture that is not at ease" ~ Alan Watts: equivalent to Chinese chán, transliteration of Pali jhāna; Sanskrit dhyāna