A new Beginning is always cause for Celebration

Artist Masha D'Yans makes me smile: 

thanks for sharing "Summer in a Winter Jacket" Lizbeth!

 

"Declare worthiness and prioritize values that will guide the journey this coming year." ~ risingwoman Instagram

"Even while setting firm intentions, keep revising." ~ risingwoman Instagram

"Feel your power and light filling your mind, body, and spirit" ~ askangels on Instagram

"Grow spiritual as the flower grows... the Great Silence is a part of its being." ~ The Temple of Silence by Curtiss

"Hummingbird Songs" by Quantum Underground blog post

I am filled with gratitude for a warm, cozy home, family, friends, and abundant opportunities, always

Journey of faith...

"Know that when you're present in the moment...You're able to create!" ~ askangels on Instagram

"Let us keep looking to Jesus. He is the one who started this journey of faith. And he is the one who completes the journey of faith." ~ Hebrews 12:2 NIrV

Meeting with God in Meditation, contemplation, and true prayer

New Year Sunrise - Note the orb above the sun...

 photo by Jackie Law

Obstreperous : making noise to rebel against something, much like a protesting crowd or an unruly child. found on page 15 of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 

"Power, ever adjusting, Power to bring quiet out of the turmoil, Peace out of the confusion, and harmony out of the discord of our lives." ~ The Temple of Silence by Curtiss

Quantum Underground :Alchemy of the Body, Mind and Spirit in Search of the Divine (blog)

RisingWoman on Instagram  source

"Showing up repeatedly, aligning with our purpose, and doing the real work. Even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s inconvenient." ~ RisingWoman on Instgram

✨To walk in nature is to experience thousands of miracles

27 Dec 2017 photo by Jackie Law

Unique perspective available to all who "watch with glittering eyes"

Vincent van Gogh: "Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."

"✨We need to rest into who we are and where we are; in being gentle with ourselves, we make great space for the gigantic processes of personal transformation that are occurring deep inside us. Spiritually, we are always dying and we are always being born." ~ p. 65 Tears to Triumph by Marianne Williamson

 photo by Jackie Law

You may see this as a bit of a stretch for this post's "X," but if you look closely at the above armillary, it is there

ZEN TIP for Jan 3, 2018: Spread sunshine wherever you go today.  thank you, Zen Mama