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Monday, June 5, 2023
Potential for joy
From the garden comes this reassuring message:
Whenever something’s dying,
Something new is being born:
Don’t let your grief obscure
Your awareness of the future’s potential for joy.
Sunday, June 4, 2023
From acceptance to appreciation
Like the sunsets, infinitely varied
Thanks to the weather,
And the clouds on which the light comes to rest,
We carry out the same tasks and motions
Day to day and week to week,
Yet each remains unique,
Offering its own challenges and blessings.
In moving from acceptance to appreciation
We might discover joy.
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Reverence for life
The tenderness we feel for the young;
The urge to protect their innocence
Seems universal. When and why
Do we lose that reverence for life?
Friday, June 2, 2023
Not asked or imagined
Sometimes nature — without any help
From those of us who dream of controlling it —
Gives us gifts we could never have imagined.
The response? Overwhelming gratitude!
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Right here, right now
I love this morning view
From my bathroom window —
It feels like I’m in Tuscany:
Bringing back travel memories
Without ever having to leave home!
Have I always been such a homebody?
Or is this just a reaction
To the isolation of the pandemic?
Or is it simply that I’ve learned to love
Where I am, right here; right now?
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
There will be watchers
There will always be watchers,
Ready to assess the wisdom of your choices.
It’s good to listen for other possibilities,
But in the end the wisdom
Of the informed heart must prevail
.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Peace in the forest
Our souls are fed by the leafy greenness
Of the forest: such a blessing!
Let your eyes and hearts feast on the scent
Of cedars, ferns and moss,
And may the susurrance of the water
Bring you peace
.
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