“Don’t judge each day by the harvest that you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.”
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
And plant the seeds of peace.
Nature of the week:
Shadow (and silhouette) of the Week:
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“With hues on hues
expression cannot paint
The breath of Nature,
And her endless bloom.”
– James Thomson –
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed,
and to have my senses put in order.”
– John Burroughs –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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Let us … seek peace …
near the inland murmur of streams,
and the gracious waving of trees,
the beauteous vesture of earth,
and sublime pageantry of the skies.
– Mary Shelley, The Last Man –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“…although the world is full of suffering,
it is full also of the overcoming of it.”
– Helen Keller –
Helen Keller’s words remind me of something Frederick Buechner said in his essay for Going on Faith: “All the death that ever was, set next to life, would scarcely fill a cup.” It also makes me think of some advice that Fred Rogers left us: When bad things happen, look for the helpers.
So keep your eyes open; be aware of the bad. But don’t drown in that cup.
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Keep moving toward what brings life.
Look for the helpers.
And be one.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“The times are dark but never too dark for
An Eden Summer, this flower-rich creation.”
“English Wild Flowers”
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Let there be windows to your soul,
that all the glory of the world may beautify it.”
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Nature is painting for us,
day after day,
pictures of infinite beauty.”
– John Ruskin –
Pause and see the beauty nature is painting—and linger to smell, taste, listen, and touch infinity. Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“The soul that is kind and intends justice
discovers more than any wise man.”
– Sophocles –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week – zucchini blooms:
Shadow of the Week:
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Never let your kindness keep you from being honest.
Never let your honesty keep you from being kind.
(adapted from The Artful Edit by Susan Bell)
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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“Kindness eases change.
Love quiets fear.”
– Octavia F. Butler, Parable of the Talents –
Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.
Just to clarify, I’m not talking about the peace of ignorance or the kindness of platitudes or the calmness of inaction. I’m talking about a reservoir of inner peace, kindness, and calm that strengthens, balances, and guides our thoughts, our words, our actions.
Nature of the week:
Shadow of the Week:
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