Category: Reflections On Sunrise

“May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know it’s beauty all the days of your life.”
~ Apache Blessing

So today, I bring the sun in it’s full shining glory. Often after the sun reaches the horizon, I begin the following mantra ….

Inhale compassion,
Exhale love.
Inhale love,
Exhale peace.
Inhale peace,
Exhale compassion.
(repeat, repeat, repeat). read more

“A man looking at the sky and the mountains and the ocean does not detect in them the Divine Presence. The subtle beam of the Creator is imperceptible to the human gaze. Because He is everywhere, it is as if He were nowhere.”
~  Paramahansa Yogananda

Good Morning and happy Sunday.  It’s a beautiful breezy morning here today, and I was up before my alarm, allowing me a good half hour of splendid meditation.  We got our guests all checked-in, and it’s with a sign of relief that it appears we’ll make it through this last week of rentals without tropical storms breathing down our neck 🙂 read more

“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.”
~ Unknown

I loved watching the sunlight reflect off the multiple layers of clouds this morning. And wow, has my mind been on a journey this morning … !!

I was thinking about the universal consciousness, as apparently, I was very tied into it yesterday. My feeling of dismay for the world and our youth was echoed by many as I made my journey across social media. It was expressed both by friends and in photos shared by some of the more popular pages. So what is going on? Is it darkest, just before the dawn ?? read more

“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I was up at least an hour before dawn today. Just couldn’t sleep. Not alot on my mind, but yet at some level, the pressure of preparing for an extended leave is wearing a bit on me. As I watched the sunrise, thinking what an ordinary Thursday it is, I found myself contemplating ordinary life.

The past ten days, I’ve been on a raw food diet, or I should say simply 100% vegetables, no beans or grains. Whole foods. And I’ll tell you that the energy is truly amazing. While I will write about the foods aspect on my other blog, in relation to this space here, what has struck me is really how much processed foods even I – as a vegan – have in my diet. read more

“Life is just like a camera. Focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.”
~ Unknown

So today, we are 233 days into this year 2013. And for my photo, I ended up sharing beauty over interest. This is the first shot on opening my door. But as the time moved on, a tiny rainbow developed in the sky, and only lasted for about a minute. Not quite pretty enough to post, but interesting none-the-less, as it’s the first I’ve seen in all the hours I’ve sat this year. Really makes one appreciate just how lucky we are to see a rainbow. And simply to wake up each and every day. The present. A gift. read more