The Wishies...

As I was out quieting my mind this morning, I noticed the dandelion seeds, which I have always called "wishies" and are definitely on my favorite things list, floating across the sky and how they will land somewhere and something will grow. It got me to thinking about how when I put my loving thoughts out into the universe you never know what good or loving things will grow from them. And even when I extend those same thoughts for myself how much better I flourish and feel about each present moment I am in. So today I send the seeds of, PEACE, LOVE and JOY to grow and spread upon all those in need. Take what you like and spread the rest!

Morning...

 

 The morning rises

The world is still and quiet

The little bird sings

Rhythm...

 

 ...In the relentless busyness of modern life, we have lost the rhythm between work and rest.

All life requires a rhythm of rest. There is rhythm in our waking activity and the body's need for sleep. There is a rhythm in the way day dissolves into night, and night into morning. there is a rhythm as the active growth of spring and summer is quieted by the necessary dormancy of fall and winter. There is a tidal rhythm, a deep eternal conversation between the land and the great sea. In our bodies, the heart perceptibly rests after each life-giving beat; the lungs rest between the exhale and the inhale.

excerpt from the book: Sabbath - Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest 

By: Wayne Muller

Woke up...

The first thing my brain did when I woke up this morning was start comparing myself to others. This person was doing this, that person was achieving this, and my self critic started filling my mind with negative talk. I tried not to let it throw me off for the whole day. I allowed the voices to be there and while choosing to ignore them, I struggled on and off and worked on things I "had" to do but also on things that make me smile. So by the end of the day I was feeling better... and had stopped comparing.

Late...

 

When I wait to write my blog until it late ( 9 o'clock pm) I sit looking at the screen trying to remember what it was earlier in the day that I was going to write about. I forget to write my ideas down ( still thinking I'm going to remember later - not!!!) and then I have nothing. Being a morning person when the day turns into night my brain shuts down. So I'm hoping tomorrow I will get my blogging done earlier and be inspired!

Yoga...

"Yoga is not for the flexible. It's for the willing."

I've been doing my morning yoga for quit some time now, and the last three days I've missed doing it and I can tell. It's the oil for my body and the routine offers a comfort all its own. Back to the usual!

Bloom...

As I stepped outside my front door this morning I saw a reminder... "Bloom where your planted" (and stop pulling up the roots to check how your doing)!

Outside...

This is my view when I decided to take my yoga practice outside today. The only think missing is the sound track... birds chirping, the wind fluttering the leaves, cicadas singing and the sound of the morning silence. It was just so beautiful out I couldn't resist!

Comfort...

The hummingbird drinks

The bee hums a rhythmic tune

and nature offers comfort

I was in need of comfort this morning and when you walk out in my back yard my Rose of Sharon tree is in full bloom. As I stepped out the door, I saw several humming birds and bees enjoying the flowers on my tree. I couldn't help but smile and I found comfort in the beauty!

Right Now...

"It''s never to late to make a new choice. It's always available to you right now in this present moment."

Daily Love

http://thedailylove.com/

In the morning when I wake, it's comforting to know I can make different "new" choices in each present moment I'm given. But there's a catch... I must be "present" in my present moment or it's just another moment with the same old choice. But that's okay too, because I can pick and choose again when I forget!

Egg...

Sometimes it's the simple things in life... like waking this morning knowing I have a beautiful egg I can have for breakfast. The egg comes from a friend I hold dear and she cares about her chickens and their health. The egg not only nutritious my body but my soul today. I know exactly where it comes from and it provides good energy. Yes... it is only a simple egg, but offers so much!

Good News...

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/inspired/individuals/sc-town-builds-house-for-homeless-outcast.html

I've mentioned this website before but it's worth mentioning again. I woke this morning to see all this wonderful good news in my email. What a great way to start the day. Sometimes I get caught up in the worlds bad news or my own life drama that it's awesome to start my day with GOOD NEWS.

New LIfe...

My life is changing "for the better" and as I woke up this morning to see the Jeep that was gifted to me from a dear dear friend in my driveway, (that will replace a car that I'd been driving that will no longer be mine) ~ it felt like a "bud" of a new life. A new beginning that is both scary and exhilarating at the same time. I will continue to nurture this new start with small steps in each present moment. And when I'm in that scary place, I will be kind to myself, allow it to pass through and keep going. 

Details...

Woke up overwhelmed this morning with thoughts about so many things going on in my life right now. When the scope of everything looks to large it's time to narrow it down and concentrate on the little things. That is where I am grateful and can see the beauty. Today "all is well" and I'm holding on to all that's good in the fine details of my life!

Power...

"They" say, when something happens to you the only thing you can control is how you respond to the situation. So after getting fired ( for the first time in my life), I allowed myself to feel sorry and depressed but then I woke this morning and said, self "he doesn't deserve anymore of your time and I'm taking my power back." I'm moving on!

Simply Grateful...

Oh... I'm feeling SO much better today then the last couple of days and when I woke this morning I couldn't help but feel ~ simply ~ GRATEFUL! 

Dance...

As I was running errands this morning, the sky was fairly blue and the sun peaked out of the clouds, leaving no indication of what was to come. Well by the time I got ready to leave the store to put the groceries in my car the sky fell open and dumped A LOT of rain. My first thought was "Oh NO" how am I going to get to my car with a cart full of groceries, I have no umbrella, etc. Then later today I thought, " wouldn't it have been nice if I hadn't worried so much about getting wet and just embrace the rain and decided to dance!

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's learning to dance in the rain."

~ Vivian Greene

Morning...

"Life just is. You have to flow with it. Give yourself to the moment. Let it happen."

 ~ Jerry Brown 

   American politician

This picture looked like a good place to start my day. The ocean holds great memories, old and new. It relaxes me to look out over the vast ocean, listening to the waves and let "life flow, letting it happen." I always offer such resistance to life and I need a constant reminder to "give myself to the moment." I will breath deeply and "let it happen."

Haiku...

A faint rustling

Dew waits for the raising sun

The morning whispers

Good morning...

It seems like in the past several years my getting up in the morning has gotten later and later coinciding with my going to bed later and later. Not sure how the late nights started creeping up on me. I keep telling myself it's okay and to just go with the flow. For many years I had to be up early when the kids were little and now that they are so much older maybe I've relaxed that part of me a little. Trying not to decide whether it is right or wrong just calling it an observation in my life.