From Z to A because I've not done a "backwards" post in awhile

"Zoroastrian (ancient Persian) in our blood is coming out" ~ Leila Ghannad

 photo by Leila Ghannad

Yggdrasil; mythical Norse tree of life! <~ click to see the cool picture on Facebook

"Xandy--doing his "sink thing" ... Suspended animation, for sure!" ~ Tricia Cotton Dean

 photo by Tricia Cotton Dean

"Where do you find your attention is being pulled away from the present moment?" ~ Askangels

Video of my beautiful hometown: 

Understandingly doing this: endeavoring to accommodate one's self to the pull of divine love. The Gentleman from Heaven Chapter 2 : The Value of Worship
“ 'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be.' What does that mean? Isn’t it to respond to the moment, to be present and careful of time and of life as it unfolds where we actually are? It’s a one step simplicity program that has endless diversity in it." ~ Gunilla Norris

"​​Set the intention to stay fully present in the now!"  ~ askangels on Instagram

"RI Recharge" video - click here

Quality time 

"Pull your energy back into the Present"  ~ askangels on Instagram

'Oumuamua's path in 'Our' solar system - somehow the word "Our" seems silly in this context

 source

Narragansett's Scarborough Beach:

"Move on from the past, step out of the old, allow lower timelines to fall away, and beautifully align with your Divine blueprint and your highest authenticity!" ~ askangels on Instagram

"Leave it to God" ~ Chapter 1 ... Live and work for the Larger Life and the greater good." ~  Chapter 2 : In the Light of The Spirit

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

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow

In the Light of the Spirit

Heights, as in On the Heights by Christian D. Larson (click here)

"God in his heaven / All's right with the world." ~ Robert Browning

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

Enter into harmony with the act of [God's] giving." ~ In the Light of the Spirit Chapter 2

"Delayed Departure" blog post Dec 31, 2012 click here

Choose to focus only on what is happening right in front of you, and within you." ~ askangels on Instagram

⠀"Boat cocoons"  ~ Logan :)

Allow your energy to return to you cleansed and purified... Always found in the present moment." ~ askangels on Instagram

  "Angels Journey" Artwork by Carol Lee used with the artist's permission

Holiday bits and pieces

Anatomyofliving on Instagram: “A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.” ~ Albert Einstein
Blessings
Connecting to the earth and Community

 from Gone With the Wind

Evolversocialmovement on Instagram: 

 “Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.” ~ Hermann Hesse

For unto us... 

Gone With the Wind - so glad that's over!

Humphrey Chronicles - December 22, 2017

"I asked for tenderness and depths of feeling and you showed me that. Nothing more I need to see. Take me home... I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me.” ~  Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"Keep Christmas well." ~  Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Law Family christmas Love

"Merry Christmas from Stonington, CT" 

New knees for Karen Ann today

Old Moss Woman's Secret Garden on Facebook:"Midwinter Blessings"

"P is very serious about her Poses"

"Quaker path matched up with many of my beliefs and values..." ~ Amy Langston 

Serendipity Corner on Facebook:

This is the solstice, the still point / of the sun, its cusp and midnight / the year’s threshold and ..."

"...Unlocking, where the past / lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath… " ~ Margaret Atwood

Violet Mae 

"We carry with us the smile of God." ~ source

I'm sure I had an eXquisite "X" - I just don't remember what it was 

Yuletide Humphrey:

Zoe, character in Christmas movie I am watching with my Mom

Dec 10, 2017 through Dec 20, 2017

"All that remained was the deeply rooted peace." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Walk With Me

 by Cheryl Turner (1960-2014)

Cheryl Turner's cover photo from February 2014 - still - the message is Clear 

"Denizens of open woodland..." now that a week has passed, I can't remember where I saw this
Elevation Worship's beautiful "Give me Faith"
Focus on Faith: my Flesh may Fail, but my God you never will...

Gentleness is powerful. When we use gentle and loving speech, we are able to transform anger, fear, resentment and suspicion in our communication. The whole intention of loving speech is to understand the other person and to be understood. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Hush before the storm..." ~ not only P!nk lyrics, but also p. of The Temple of Silence

"I want to put my oldest patterns down so my heart won't have to work so hard. I think I can fulfill my trust in Oneness, if I can move the center of my being through the pinhole of my fear [and] let my soul, the carrier of my being, emanate in all directions like the sun, till it softens and transforms the small, tight circle that is my fear." ~ Mark Nepo p. 201 Endless Practice

"Jesus I Come" by Elevation Worship

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Made cornbread "cupcakes" because... someone said muffins are just cupcakes made without love. Then blew kisses on'em before they went in the oven :) yum!!

Now it is Dec 19, 2017, and my "little one" is adulting all the way to Gram's ALONE!"

"One Voice" Billy Gilman, at home, in RI, thanks for sharing this video, Kim

"Right place. Right time. Right mind. Right heart." ~ John Kincheloe 12/15/17

"Seasons Change (ft. Michael Ketterer)" by United Pursuit

"Temple of Silence, Order of the Christian Mystics" on Youtube

United Pursuit :)

Vishen Lakhiani : "The single most important relationship in your entire life is the relationship you have with yourself."

Wednesday - Dec 20, 2017 - 4 am - and all is Well - time to shower and hit the road!

eXit 91 in about 12-13 hours? maybe less? any bets?

Yes!! Misty and I have got this!!

Zen to Zany  from Facebook post Dec 17,2014