Image Locale Having worked with the 30 day blessing way challenge the last several days, I find that I can’t honestly come by “it’s all a blessing”. Whether I know what the blessing is or defer judgment on it, my heart just isn’t going along for the ride. But here is what I can honestly [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Scatter Seeds of Blessings
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Spirituality, tagged Bless, Blessings, Gratitude, Spirit on May 23, 2010 | 10 Comments »
I am taking this 30 day challenge and naming it a period of scattering seeds of blessings. Who wants to do it with me? Accept the 30-day “Blessing Way Challenge” To accept this challenge, make a commitment to following these four steps for a period of not less than 30 days: 1. I will suspend [...]
I See You
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Love, tagged Animals, Avatar, Heart, Youtube on May 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve put a couple of videos on this blog before that had me tearing up. By the time I was done watching this one, I was bawling for breakfast. Oh my, the heart just never forgets and it’s not just humans who have this beautiful capacity to love. This video illustrates the many ways we [...]
The Boat
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Spirituality, tagged Kabir, Poems on May 16, 2010 | 10 Comments »
This is a first on this blog — posting a Kabir poem. It’s another one of those gems in The Soul Is Here For Its Own Joy, which is my current favorite new book of poems. Kabir was described as a mystic poet and saint of India. He lived from 1440-1518. I have one word [...]
To My Mother – Wendell Berry
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, Spirituality, tagged Heaven, Love, Mother, Poems, Wendell Berry on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I love what Wendell Berry writes of in this poem. A Mother’s love that is so willing to rest always in love. No matter what little or big things come up, that love remains. In other words, those things that can come up — she ‘pays it no mind’. Believing in someone is always a [...]
Slice of Home
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aspen, Bald Cypress, Conifers, Lake Washington, Larch, Parks, Roses, Seattle, Trees on May 7, 2010 | 10 Comments »
I am breaking new ground here while I take you on a small tour of an area nearby where I live. In my hometown, Renton, Washington, is the Ben Coulon Memorial Park. It is one of the many parks that reside along Lake Washington. Lake Washington formed after the ice age and is named for [...]
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