Open To The Sun

The


windows


of my soul


I throw


open


to the sun.


-John Greenleaf Whittier

Yes

i thank You God for this most amazing day:

for the leaping greenly spirits of trees

and a blue true dream of sky;

and for everything which is

natural

which is infinite

which is yes

-e.e cummings

My mom inspired me with this one.

Ceaseless Grace

As the sun shines with a ceaseless grace

Lyrics: Villagers, On A Sunlit Stage




My daughter always finds interesting music. This song is one of them.
The other evening we both ended up at the table. She colored one of my drawings and I created the image above.
As a friend gently reminds me; sometimes you just have to surrender to the cuteness.
Hugs for everyone!

Moving Forward

I laugh!
Most of my life I have been a procrastinating perfectionist.
"If it's not gonna be perfect, than why start?"
That is...
until recently...
deciding to face this block, slowly but surely.

To postpone my dream no longer

But to do at last what I came here for

And waste my heart on fear no more.

-John O'Donohue

Several months ago I got the entire poem from Dan of A Mindful Heart.
The poem is taped by my bathroom sink and I stare at it daily.
But it is the last stanza that I reread several times.

Baby steps.
Small reasonable goals.
Lots of laughter.
Discovery.
Tears too.

But I am moving toward my goal!
Although a work in progress I am getting closer.
See it HERE!

May I be willing to fail...and flail.
May I be willing to succeed.

Thank you to all who shared kind compliments on the new look of my blog!
I greatly appreciate it!

Simple Song

Sometimes you wake up too early...

and you pray.

You discover your prayer is a song.

The song is simple.

You sing it until...

you fall back asleep.

GIFTS

Gifts.
My daughter's dad gave back to me my family's old terracotta pot. But he returned it freshly planted with vincas.
My hair dresser gave me a powder I was oogling over.

A healing hug from my mama!
An unexpected phone call from a sweet friend.
Daily laughter.

Grace. Forgiveness.

Gifts. I like them...especially the one that can't be contained in a box.

Another gift is to see people coloring.
Dan of A Mindful Heart is coloring!
And so is Branden, a winner of the Fun Free CD giveaway from Todd's YouTube page.

Farewell To Tarawathie

But there's no bird in Greenland
To sing to the whale

-Lyrics: Farewell to Tarawathie



Since high school, I have been in love with Judy Collins' version of this song.
While looking for her video I found this guy and liked him better.