Category: Reflections On Sunrise

“You can never change the past nor control the future, but you can change the mood of the day by touching someone’s heart with your smile.”
~ Unknown

It was hard to keep from smiling as the big bold yellow sun rose this morning, and why would I not smile 🙂

I envisioned even putting a smiley face on the photo, but I figure you’d catch my drift ….

I’ve mentioned it before. Some days happiness comes naturally, and some days it takes a bit of effort. Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design into the present. read more

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience.
Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”
~ Hal Borland, author of ‘The Memoirist’

The cool breezes of Virgil have subsided somewhat, as the 30+ mph winds have shifted from North to South. My sitting for the sunrise – pretty, yet uneventful – was marked with periods of jumpiness, then calm, as I worked to steady my mind’s angst.

Last night, our neighbor texted Spencer, as someone had rammed the electronic gate leading into our community, and broke it. The short cryptic message implied that our villa guests were to blame. Our neighbor simply sent a photo of their jeep, asking “Is this your guests?”. It turns out our security cameras aren’t good enough to catch license plate numbers, but only generalities, and the culprit was a silver jeep. We opted not to disturb our guests with the insinuations, but to wait for more information. A quick inspection revealed there wasn’t any evidence on their front bumper. Spencer informed me as I sat this morning that the culprit did not have a cover on their back tire. Villa guests off the hook. read more

“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
~ Abraham Lincoln

Even the sunrise this morning seemed to be in on April Fools Day. There was one huge cloud on the horizon, which might fool one into thinking it’s overcast here today. Actually, the rest of the sky is pretty clear, and tells me it’s going to be a sunny day for those of you who are enjoying Easter Monday holiday, and for Spencer who is out on a full day charter with an old high school friend. read more

“Time always seems long to the child who is waiting – for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day. ”
~ Dag Hammarskjold

It was with patience that I sat for this photograph today. My coffee grew cold, and even my cat gave up trying to tell me it was time for breakfast.

My heart told me that the divine would not let me down. Light would break through the thick clouds. More would be shown to me, if I had the patience, only but to wait. read more

“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.”
~ Helen Keller

The tail end of ‘winter storm Virgil’ is upon us this morning, with brisk breezes and churned up seas. St. John looks to have gotten some much needed rain yesterday, although we got barely a dribble here on Peterborg. I hope it clears up for all of my friends who are out boating or beaching it this holiday weekend !! read more

“To work with God’s happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go.”
~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Happy Good Friday everyone! I hope this finds you preparing for a wonderful holiday weekend. And setting aside even just a few moments in church or in meditation to truly connect with the divine, that which Jesus gave his life for.

Upon waking and watching the warm sunrise this morning, I was drawn to think of my favorite book “Autobiography of a Yogi” written by Paramahansa Yogananda. It was named one of the 100 best spiritual books of the 20th century, and reads almost like a fairy tale. Yogi shares with us his unforgettable story of saints and yogis, science and miracles, death and resurrection. With chapters entitled The Saint with Two Bodies, The Tiger Swami, The Levitating Saint, The Cauliflower Robbery, The Law of Miracles, The Woman Yogi Who Never Eats …. He uses the mystical to open our hearts to all that is possible in this world, and beyond. read more