On the old plum tree,
One blossom by one blossom,
The spring thaw is born.
– Ransetsu –
Spring is born in whispers: “A gift! For you. Enjoy!”
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week: quince
Shadow of the Week:
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“One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.”
– G.E. Lessing –
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week: This looks like a perfect prayer to me.
Shadow of the Week:
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“That man is happiest who lives from day to day
and asks no more,
garnering the simple goodness of life.”
– Euripides, 424 B.C.E. –
Garner means a bit more than just “to gather.” It comes from the Latin for grain and means “to gather into storage.” So notice the simple goodness of life this week. Gather it and store it within your spirit.
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Raise your head, look at the sun, walk among the flowers, become a human being.”
– Rumi –
You have to see these amazing National Geographic time lapse videos of flowers blooming. You’ll love them. Just click on this link. “Raise your head . . . walk among the flowers . . .”
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
– Jan Struther –
“All Day Hymn”
Wishing you bliss today and throughout the week.
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week – at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens:
Shadow of the Week:
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“…holiness is made of dailiness,
of living life as it comes to me,
not as I insist it be.”
– Joan Chittister –
Nurture peace daily as life comes to you. Cultivate kindness and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“. . . O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind.”
– Percy Bysshe Shelley, from “Ode to the West Wind” –
Winter and Spring are in their annual dance until Winter bows out and Spring takes center stage. Enjoy the dance of the seasons!
Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week – Lenten rose:
Shadow of the Week – missed the cat but caught the shadow of her tail:
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“Quiet shadows falling
softly come and softly go.”
– Scottish poet Meta Orred –
Because of the angle of the sun, spring and autumn are good times to catch a glimpse of interesting shadows – at least in my part of the world. Shadows “softly come and softly go,” reminding us to softly come and softly go.
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Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“The whole culture is telling you to hurry,
while the art tells you to take your time.
Always listen to the art.”
– Junot Diaz –
I’ve posted nature’s art in bloom and shadow below. Notice nature’s art in your own part of the world this week. Listen to it telling you to take your time. Explore. Enjoy. Wonder.
Nurture peace, cultivate loving kindness, and carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“A heart at peace gives life to the body.”
– Proverbs 14:30, the Bible –
On the way to the mailbox yesterday, I met my next-door neighbor, who happened to be going to her mailbox. My one-year-old grandson was with me, so I introduced them and apologized for his lack of enthusiasm. He’s in a shy stage. Plus, he was tired. It was nearly naptime. My neighbor, who is also a grandmother, beamed and asked, “Do you just hold him while he sleeps?” I admitted that, yes, in fact, I do. That afternoon as he napped in my arms, I thought of the amazing trust that allows a little one to so fully relax. Then I thought of how Jesus advised us all to be like little children. There’s a lot to unpack in that advice, but part of it is trust. I realized that as my grandson fully relaxed in my arms, I could fully relax in God’s.
“[I]n quietness and trust is your strength.”
– Isaiah 30:15, the Bible –
May your heart find peace and quietness, and may you sense the Presence that holds you.
Nurture peace, cultivate loving kindness, and carry the calm.
(The sketch above is one I made of my own son sleeping when he was small. He’s now the father of the grandson I hold during naptime.)
Nature of the week –our neighborhood thinks it’s spring:
Shadow of the Week:
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