Sharing our giftedness

Creativity and intelligence take many forms, 

Not all of them readily recognizable 

To others, to our parents; 

Not even to ourselves. 

Often what we bring into the world 

Is as natural — and invisible — to us 

As water to the fish in the sea. 

Make time today to realize 

How very gifted you are 

And find new ways to bless the world 

 With those gifts.

Good morning!

 When morning gilds the skies…

Surprised by the scent of love

The most important decision 

A contemplative photographer makes 

Is whether or not to respond 

To the invitation. 

Those of us who listen; 

Who stop and turn and go back to see 

What’s calling them, and kneel 

In search of the perfect composition, 

Having taken the shot, make awake to find 

Their nostrils and their hearts and eyes 

Filled with the sweet surprising scent of Love.

Trust in the becoming

Who we are now and what we are becoming 

May be very different things. 

Our job in this moment 

Is simply to bloom as best we can, 

And to trust that our labors and our losses 

Will result in something more 

Than we could ever have asked or imagined.

A pastoral scene to soothe your soul

I’m not sure why pastoral scenes 

Like this one seem to feed my soul, 

But since they do, I’ll share this one 

In hopes it brings a sense of calm 

And peace into your day…

Welcome the new day

Welcome the new day, 

Whatever it brings — 

The light and the dark, 

The colors and the gray, 

The rain and the sun, 

The highs and the lows … 

Even the weeds have lessons to share, 

If only we watch, 

And listen.

Where we spend our love

How is it that we who are capable 

Of investing the inanimate 

With so much tender care and affection 

Can so easily ignore the plight 

Of humans, plants, and animals 

Endowed with life?