Robert Louis Stevenson

Courage, Gaiety, and the Quiet Mind

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Happy New Year!

“Give us grace and strength to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind. Spare to us our friends and soften to us our enemies. Give us the strength to encounter that which is to come, that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath and in all changes of fortune, and down to the gates of death loyal and loving to one another.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.

 

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the Week—a rope fence at the zoo:

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Seeds for All Seasons

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“Don’t judge each day by the harvest that you reap

but by the seeds that you plant.”

– Robert Louis Stevenson –

 

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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Steps on Silver Sod

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“Black are my steps on silver sod;

Thick blows my frosty breath abroad;

And tree and house, and hill and lake,

Are frosted like a wedding cake.”

– Robert Louis Stevenson, “Wintertime” –

 

Each day is an open palm, offering gifts of the season. Catch its scent. Taste its flavors. Hear its song. Pay attention. Tomorrow’s gift will be different.

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

Nature photo of the week:

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Shadows of the Week:

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Text and photos © 2016 Karyn Henley. All rights reserved.