Think toward whatever leads to hope,
to beauty,
to peace,
to gracious love.
Then move in that direction.
– kh –
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
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“It is necessary for me to see the first point of light which begins to be dawn . . . I receive from the Eastern woods, the tall oaks, the one word DAY, which is never the same. It is always in a totally new language.” – Thomas Merton
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Nature of the week:
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“Be not blind, but open-eyed
to the great wonders of Nature,
familiar, everyday objects though they be to thee.”
– Orchot Tzaddikim –
– a 15th century Jewish ethical work –
“There is not a particle of life
which does not bear poetry within it.”
– Gustave Flaubert –
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“The art of art,
the glory of expression…
is simplicity.”
– Walt Whitman –
It’s the simple things that nourish me. My grandson’s smile. The laughter of friends. A pepper turning red on the vine. The dance of leaves in a breeze on a hot day. The sun shining red through a broad canna leaf. The scent of citronella leaves at the back door. The prickly center of a coneflower. Smooth, sweet coconut yogurt. The chirring of a wren as it guards its nest box. Simple, sacred gifts, each a wonder of art and glory, each an invitation to joy and peace.
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“The course of Nature is the art of God.”
– Edward Young –
Linger,
heart open,
intent on the smallest bit
of nature’s art—
a pebble,
a butterfly,
a bud,
raindrops;
let wonder widen,
dreams deepen,
hopes stretch and soar
up and out and into
the eternal mystery
that many call
God.
–KH
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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