Now “The sunset you are seeing now, you will never see again.” Think about all that makes up the sunset. First of all there is the time before, at and following the setting of the sun. This is what makes the colors we so enjoy. The light is always different and the direction as the […]
Sunsets: Unique Volume 3 of 10
March 4, 2014, the author of a blog I follow had an interesting perspective on what he has learned from sunsets. See post http://www.weblessyourheart.com/2014/03/10/sunsets-gift-volume-1-of-10/ Unique “Even if we are identical twins standing next to each other, we will not be looking at the same sunset. Your entire life, even the way the breeze shakes […]
Sunsets: Change Volume 2 of 10
On March 4, 2014, the author of a blog I follow had an interesting perspective on what he has learned from sunsets. See post http://www.weblessyourheart.com/2014/03/10/sunsets-gift-volume-1-of-10/ Change “A sunset is when change is most evident. Where the sun that has been moving all day, now, finally seems to move in a way that matters. The scene […]
Sunsets: Gift Volume 1 of 10
On March 4, 2014, the author of a blog I follow had an interesting perspective on what he has learned from sunsets. I agree that most sunsets cause me to pause and reflect. So I’m expanding on his concept and adding some wonderful photos taken in Northern Colorado where the sun sets behind the foothills […]
Trust your Heart
That little voice in our head can be so persistent when we are coming to a decision. If we are in our head, we will feel anticipation, expectation, fear and ego, judgment and so on. We are normally in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. All the emotions rattle around as we try […]
Create from your Soul
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” -Rumi How many times have you said or heard? “I was in the zone and everything just flowed. I didn’t have to think about it.” That truly is when we are creating from our soul, from our heart. We […]
Frosty Hearts
Happy Valentine’s Day Hearts are everywhere if we just open up to them. They are part of nature and of our man made world. I’ve walked by these gates several times a week for over 15 years and I’ve never seen the hearts. It took a frosty morning and a photographer eye to capture the […]
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a new buzzword. It was last weeks’ Time magazine’s cover article and there is even a magazine, Mindful. The techniques, when practiced, are meant to quiet a busy mind. It is to help us stay in the present and forget about the past and the future. Technology has made it easier to multitask. […]
Attitude
I think it was Dolly Parton that said, “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” After more than a week of wind, including 3 days where it clocked over 95 MPH, I was more than ready for it to stop. The forecast had been for calmer days last Thurs-Sat. but it […]
Birthdays
Birthdays or more specifically, my birthday, is always a time of reflection. This year I’m in a place of . . . how did I get this age? I was just in my 30’s last time I checked. NOT. I say I’m going to remember to choose things that make me happy and healthy but […]