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Be the Thing You See
Be the Thing You See To look at any thing, If you would know that thing, You must look at it long: To look at this green and say ‘I have seen spring in these Woods,’ will not do–you must Be the thing you… Continue Reading “Be the Thing You See”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece
Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas. E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly I find Chihuly’s work captivating. His canvas of glass is colorful, whimsical, and delightful. May our lives be as transparent.
To Be Alive – Continued
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive. –… Continue Reading “To Be Alive – Continued”
To Be Alive
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 Shall We Plant Today?
We 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
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
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