When Life Calls You Back In Time

Posted by karynhenleyauthor

Hello, fellow time traveler.
Where do you go in your thoughts,
in your heart
when life calls you back in time?
Skip past the sadnesses,
the frights, and the wounds.
Where is the glad,
the restful,
the peaceful place,
the day that light filled you,
the day of smiles and laughter,
the curious discovery,
the gasp of awe,
the place of purpose?
These are the pure gold,
the charms to collect,
to string together into a necklace
or a clutch of prayer beads.
Hold onto these, fellow time traveler.
Polish them with gratitude
until they gleam and glow,
for they will light the way
down the path ahead.
-kh-

Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the week:

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Not the Off-Hand “Thanks”

Posted by karynhenleyauthor

“Nature calms me,” said my grandson

as he stepped into his backyard,

left the stress of the school day,

entered the grace of afternoon.

I wish I had been that wise

when I was seven.

But nature is a patient teacher and

waited years for me to

pause at the call of a cardinal,

linger over the unfolding coneflower,

inhale the scent of honeysuckle,

finger the curling bark of the crape myrtle,

taste the wild strawberry,

settle my soul.

Nature waited years for me to be

deeply grateful,

and for me,

that’s where true peace begins.

I can’t imagine peace without gratitude—

not the off-hand, easily tossed “thanks”

but the gratitude that has no words,

the awe of a heart

full of the richness of being.

There is, of course, a dark side,

the underside of living,

but that’s all the more reason

to follow the wisdom of a seven-year-old

and at least once in a while

step into the grace

of Nature.

-kh-

Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the week:

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2 W’s for a Calm Spirit

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“Wisdom begins in wonder.”

Socrates

Come up for air. Breathe out weariness, breathe in awe.

May this season be full of Wonder and Wisdom for you.

Nourish peace, cultivate loving kindness, and carry the calm.

Shadow of the Week – poinsettia:

Nature photo of the week – my johnny jump-ups like this cool weather:

Carry the Calm

Karyn Henley

awe

When Life Calls You Back In Time

Not the Off-Hand “Thanks”

2 W’s for a Calm Spirit