Category: Reflections On Sunrise

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
~ John Muir

Hardly a minute goes by these days, without my realizing that life is a river of change and inter-connectedness.   As I watched this beautiful sky, I rubbed my eyes for five seconds to wake up, and in those few seconds, the skies changed from this brilliant red, to a goldenrod yellow. I’m simply amazed by all the factors that are going on behind the scenes to make that happen. read more

“In order to change, we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.”
~ Unknown

What a beautiful still morning it is here today. But I almost missed it. I’d been awake, but lying in bed for some time before my alarm went off, took up my normal seat, but my mind was elsewhere. Where? I can’t say. Just not “present.”

When I finally realized I was off in la-la land, instead of being in the now, I realized that I am tired. It was a long, hot day yesterday, and it zapped me of my energy. read more

“In our lives, we have two or three opportunities to be a hero, but almost every day, we have the opportunity not to be a coward.”
~ Spanish Proverb

This beautiful red sunrise holds alot of love today. For two friends, and simply for the life we are given each day by the grace of God.

Yesterday morning, I posted a thought out to my Facebook feed …

If you planted hope today in any hopeless heart,
If someone’s burden was lighter because you did your part,
If you caused a laugh that chased some tears away,
If tonight your name is named when someone kneels to pray,
Then your day was well spent. read more

“Happiness is not a matter of intensity, but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.”
~ Thomas Merton, Catholic writer & mystic

My favorite quote. And ah, what another gorgeous summer morning here in the VI. It’s been an interesting couple of days, as I’ve chatted with a few people about our housesitting position.

One friend asked: “What would I do with myself all day??”. Another would continue her on-line work here, with some hopes of getting up from the desk to just go outside and breathe in the ocean air. Many others are interested, but can’t imagine how to take 6 weeks for themselves. Or can’t figure how to get away from their own houses, pets, children, jobs. Or are fearful of what this might bring. read more

“Sunsets (and sunrises), like childhood, are viewed with wonder. Not just because they are beautiful, but because they are fleeting.”
~ Richard Paul Evans

I love waiting for that exact moment that the sun will break the horizon, or in today’s case, a bank of clouds. There is always peace in that fleeting moment ….

Yesterday, I was asked to reflect a bit on impermanence and attachment. I was writing for my other blog – a fairly lengthy entry as I had quite a bit on my mind – when suddenly the wordpress database came back with an error and would not refresh. Ugh. While I know that my blog auto-saves every few minutes or so, what if my 1,000+ words were just lost? Fortunately, they weren’t. But if they were, would I decide to re-write them? Could I even, as much of what I wrote was simply streaming thoughts? The past is like that … Fictional, changing, depending on how we choose to view it. read more

“Happiness is a place between too little and too much.”
~ Finnish Proverb

Well, as you can see from my photo, it’s a little gloomy here today!

Rainy days are perfect for getting organized. Especially when they fall on a Monday! And I’m really feeling the need to get some lists made.

One of the beautiful things that comes from leaving home for an extended period of time is the work that goes into it. We’ll likely get more done in the next six weeks than we’ve gotten done all year. read more