To Be Alive

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To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe — to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it — is a wonder beyond words.

– Joanna Macy

Eternity in Nature

What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.

– Isaac Bashevis Singer

What do you see?
What do you see?

Where Do You Find Heaven?

Sometimes it's good to look down!
Sometimes it’s good to look down!

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

-Henry David Thoreau

What Shall We Plant Today?

sr_april_rose_2We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all.

-Dorothy Day

May the seeds you sow bring forth loveliness.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their ownfreshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.

– John Muir

Dawn at Arches National Monument stirs the soul with freshness
Dawn at Arches National Monument stirs the soul with freshness

Expect the Dawn

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
– Henry David Thoreau
Looking for dawn
Looking for dawn

Living the Moment

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Every morning is like a new reincarnation into this world. Let us take it then for what it is and live each moment anew.
– Paul Brunton

With Whom or with What Does Your Heart Beat?

In rhythm with the waves
In rhythm with the waves

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with nature.

– Joseph Campbell

What Do You See?

How do we find beauty in a place like Alcatraz?
How do we find beauty in a place like Alcatraz?

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

– Confucius

Weekly Photo Challenge: Golden Hour

No matter the hour, this surfer certainly considers this moment to be golden
No matter the hour, this surfer certainly considers this moment to be golden

It is said that the best times to photograph landscape is during the “golden hour”, that magical time near dawn or dusk when the sun’s light adds a special magical light to all. The bright sunlight that we experience later in the day can appear a bit harsher, and the results through the camera’s eye, not quite so pleasing.

Nonetheless, there are times when the only time we have available to us to take a picture is the time we are given.

How like life!

We might think we could live a more full life . . . we could live more compassionately . . . we could be more fulfilled . . . if only . . .

If only the time was right . . .
If only we were more prepared . . .
If only we felt better . . .
If only we had the right degree, right position, right mate . . .

How many are waiting for the “golden hour” instead of seizing this moment now to live the life God called us to?

Now is the Golden Hour.