Live thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed
Soberer-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall’n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week – flags at the zoo:
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Deep in the soul, below pain,
below all the distraction of life,
is a silence vast and grand –
an infinite ocean of calm,
which nothing can disturb;
nature’s own exceeding peace…
– R.M. Bucke –
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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Something told the wild geese
– It was time to go;
Though the fields lay golden
– Something whispered, – ‘Snow.’
Leaves were green and stirring,
– Berries luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
– Something cautioned, – ‘Frost.’
– Rachel Field –
Enjoy the magical change of seasons. Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week – a lamppost:
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“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.”
The word courage comes from Latin cor and Greek kardia. So take heart. Sail your ship. Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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Give me October’s meditative haze,
Its gossamer mornings, dewy-wimpled eves…
And all is peace, peace, and plump fruitfulness.
– Alfred Austin, “October” –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness.
When you can, step away from the chaos and into the calm.
Then carry that calm with you, deep in your heart.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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