the beauty of the trees the softness of the air the fragrance of the grass speaks to me and my heart soars ~Chief Dan George~ Opening Ceremonies Vancouver Olympics 2010
Posts Tagged ‘Beauty’
Beauty
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Chief Dan George, Forest, Inspire, Nature, Olympics, Poems, Vancouver on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Book of Monastic Life I,59 ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Posted in Inspiration, Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, Spirituality, tagged Beauty, Existence, God, Inpsire, Poems on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. Flare up like flame and make big shadows I can move in. Let everything [...]
Mary Oliver: A Found Poem
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Mary Oliver, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Found Poem, Nature, Poems on December 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Yes, I’ve gone and done it again. Another found poem. This time instead of contrasting two poets together, I have taken one poet: Mary Oliver and pulled pieces from 8 different poems to bring together a brand new poem. I’ve taken no more than two to four lines from each poem. Each verse is from [...]
Mary Oliver & Wendell Berry – A Found Poem
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Mary Oliver, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Joy, Poems, Prayer, Wendell Berry on October 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
If there is such a thing as poetic license, I am certainly taking it now. I have created what is known as a ‘found’ poem. Up until now, this poem has not existed. I have selected a couple of lines each from eight different poems and two different authors. I chose Mary Oliver and Wendell [...]
Wisdom of Nature
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, tagged Beauty, Inspire, Nature, Wisdom, Youtube on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ~William Shakespeare
Magical Mt. Rainier
Posted in Life, tagged Beauty, Nature, Seattle on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wow! I had to post this image of lenticular clouds seen over Mt. Rainier this weekend. Just one of the many joys of living in the state of Washington!
Magic in the Air
Posted in Abraham Hicks, Field Center, Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Spirituality, tagged Beauty, Cat, Dog, Possibilities, Universe on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got in the car with Kayla, my youngest daughter today. Our cats were living the indignity of eating dog food, it was time for a trip to the store! To our right was sun and to our left was rain. I said to Kayla, today is a great day for rainbows and at that [...]