Come Walk With Me!

 

Reason, Season or Lifetime?

PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE
FOR A REASON


People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty,
to provide you with guidance and support,

to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,

this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met,

our desire fulfilled, their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and now

it is time to move on.


Some people come into your life for a SEASON,

because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.

They may teach you something you have never done.

They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.

Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.


LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,

things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and

put what you have learned to use in all

other relationships and areas of your life.


Thank you for being a part of my life,
whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Compassion For Children

I learned compassion while I raised my children and as they grew, my perception of compassion grew ... not just for my children but for the world's children.  I realized that this world will never be truly safe for my children until it is safe for ALL children ... I can give my child every possible advantage and opportunity but if they encounter a child who is desperately lacking those advantages and opportunities, the child without can not help but play out the actions of envy.  In playgrounds and neighborhoods near us, envy exhibits itself in the most violent ways.  The answer is not to stop nurturing my children.  The answer is to offer nurture and support to all children ...
 

 

Allowing Our Children To Be Practicing Nonattachment Parenting asks us to rise to some of the most difficult challenges this world has to offer, and one of its greatest paradoxes arises around the issue of attachment. On the one hand, successful parenting requires that we love our children, and most of us love in a very attached way. On the other hand, it also requires that we let go of our children at the appropriate times, which means we must practice some level of nonattachment. Many parents find this difficult because we love our children fiercely, more than we will ever love anyone, and this can cause us to overstep our bounds with them as their independence grows. Yet truly loving them requires that we set them free. Attachment to outcome is perhaps the greatest obstacle on the parenting path, and the one that teaches us the most about the importance of practicing nonattachment. We commonly perceive our children to be extensions of ourselves, imagining that we know what's best for them, but our children are people in their own right with their own paths to follow in this world. They may be called to move in directions we fear, don't respect, or don't understand, yet we must let them go. This letting go happens gradually throughout our lives with our children until we finally honor them as fully grown adults who no longer require our guidance. At this point, it is important that we treat them as peers who may or may not seek our input into their lives. This allows them, and us, to fully realize the greatest gift parents can offer their offspring -independence. Letting go in any area of life requires a deep trust in the universe, in the overall meaning and purpose of existence. Remembering that there is more to us and our children than meets the eye can help us practice nonattachment, even when we feel overwhelmed by concern and the desire to interfere. We are all souls making our way in the world and making our way, ultimately, back to the same source. This can be our mantra as we let our children go in peace and confidence. Want more DailyOM?   Register for your free email, or browse all articles

 

Compassion without attachment is possible.
Therefore,
we need to clarify the distinctions
between
compassion and attachment.

True compassion is not just an emotional response
but
a firm commitment founded on reason.

Because of this firm foundation,
a truly compassionate attitude
toward others
does not change even if they behave negatively.

Genuine compassion
is based not on our own projections and expectations,

but

rather on the needs of the other:
irrespective of whether another person is a close friend

or an enemy,
as long as that person wishes for peace and happiness

and wishes to overcome suffering,

then on that basis we develop genuine concern

for their problem.

This is genuine compassion.

The goal is to develop this genuine compassion,

this genuine wish for the well-being
of another,

in fact
for every living being throughout the universe.


-- from "The Compassionate Life" by Tenzin Gyatso,

the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Peace

May this space be a sacred dwelling
For those who reside here.
May those who visit feel the peace
We have received from you.

May darkness not enter.
May the light of God shield this place from harm.

May the angels bring their peace here ...
And use our space as a haven of light.

May all grow strong in this place of healing,
Our sanctuary
From the loudness of the world.

Seeing The Big Picture

Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of the day, we forget that there is a bigger picture ... that life is more than the current troubles of the day.  This past week has certainly left us with moments to pause and consider our place in the big picture.  It would be easy to lose hope and become discouraged.  Take just a moment to close your eyes and breath in the goodness of this new day.  Imagine yourself in the happiest place you have ever been and give thanks for that moment.  Calm yourself and continue to breath in and out slowly until you feel the goodness that surrounds you.

Although there is very little that we can do about what is happening around up, who we are and how we feel about this moment is completely within our control.  Like the commercial says, life comes at you fast, but you have within you the power to be your own hero. 

Every experience, good or bad, will give you insight that you can use for the rest of your journey ... and because I do believe that everything happens for a reason ... There is something in every conversation, every argument, every experience, whether it is great or small, that will prepare us for where we are going next.

It is too much for us to absorb every single truth that comes our way ... but if we consciouly look for those truths, we are probably going to see more than if we didn't look at all.  Don't worry too much if you miss something important.  God, Spirit or whatever you choose to call your higher power will continue to send you information and insights to prepare you for whatever is coming up.

But to receive those insights and find meaning in the midst of the chaos, we have to find a way of ... 



Allowing Spirit In
Clearing Your Mind

After a full day out in the world, stories, words, images, andsongs from any number of sources continue to play in our heads hours after we encounter them. Even as we lie in bed, in the quiet dark, our minds continue noisily processing all the input from our day. This can leave us feeling unsettled and harassed. It also makes it difficult to take in any new information or inspiration. Like a cluttered house that needs to be cleared if it is to have room for movement and new life, our minds need clearing if they are to be open to new information, ideas, and inspiration.

Too often, the activities we choose to help us relax only add to the clutter. Watching television, seeing a movie, reading a book, or talking to a friend all involve taking in more information. In order to really clear our minds, we need a break from mental stimulation. Activities like yoga, dancing, or taking a long walk help to draw our attention to our bodies, slowing our mental activity enough that our minds begin to settle. Deep breathing is an even simpler way to draw attention away from our mental activities. Once we are mentally relaxed, we can begin the process of clearing our minds. Most of us instinctively know what allows our minds to relax and release any unnecessary clutter. It may be meditation or time spent staring at the stars. Whatever it is, these exercises feel like a cool, cleansing bath for the brain and leave our minds feeling clear and open.

Setting aside time to clear our minds once a day creates a ritual that becomes second nature over time. Our minds will begin to settle with less effort the more we practice. Ultimately, the practice of clearing our minds allows us to be increasingly more open so that we can perceive the world as the fresh offering it is, free of yesterday's mental clutter.


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Speaking of staring at the stars,  April will inspire you!

Have you ever seen a meteor shower?

TONIGHT could be the night!

This year the Lyrid meteor shower is predicted to peak around 6PM ET on April 22nd -- good timing for Asia but in daylight for North America. The shower is generally at least half as strong as its maximum for about 30 hours, so North American observers should be able to catch its rising and falling phases in the early-morning hours of April 22nd and 23rd, respectively.

The Lyrids are usually weak, with a typical peak rate of 20 meteors per hour or less visible under ideal conditions. But the shower has exhibited surprise outbursts in the past, so it’s well worth monitoring.

While you are looking towards the sky ...

 

Have you ever seen a comet?

On March 15, Terry Lovejoy of Thornlands, Queensland, Australia, discovered a 9th-magnitude comet in the southern constellation Indus the Indian. In reporting the find to the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) in Cambridge, Mass., Lovejoy described the comet as having a coma that appeared distinctly green in color, with a slight extension to the southwest.

Remarkably, Lovejoy made the discovery not with a telescope but using an off-the-shelf digital camera!  In fact, it appears to be the very first case of the discovery of a comet discovered in this manner.

The images were obtained during a comet-hunting survey that Lovejoy has been conducting for more than two years.

The first independent confirmation was obtained by John Drummond (Possum Observatory, Gisborne, New Zealand) on March 16. He used a 41-cm reflector and visually estimated the magnitude as 9.5 -- about 15 times dimmer than the faintest sky objects that can be seen without optical aid. Drummond estimated the coma diameter as 2.6 arc minutes (roughly equal to about 1/12 that of the apparent width of the moon).

Comet Lovejoy will be progressing north during April and will soon become favorably placed for observation for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Comet Lovejoy will (unfortunately) not become a naked-eye object; it probably will get no brighter than magnitude +7.5. That's still about two and a half times fainter than the faintest naked-eye star. But it still should continue to be an interesting object to follow with binoculars and small telescopes as it moves north during April.

For most northern observers, it will not be until the second week of April that Comet Lovejoy will emerge from out of the dawn twilight and be positioned low in the southeast sky.




If you would like to view the comet on-line:   SLOOH - AOL Promo Signup

For those interested in astronomy, you might also looking at your star map.   Just enter your ZIP code and this interactive sky chart displays the night sky for your area. (Free Java software is required to view the chart.)
Sky Chart Instructions   and   Stargazing Sky Chart

An interesting site that features comets photographed by people including Terry Lovejoy:   C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)

It Was No Accident

It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew
Now I just can't believe you're in my life
Heaven's smilin' down on me
As I look at you tonight

I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doin'
When he joined these two hearts
I hold everything
When I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need
Thanks to the keeper of the stars



Soft moonlight on your face oh how you shine
It takes my breath away
Just to look into your eyes
I know I don't deserve a treasure like you
There really are no words
To show my gratitude

So I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doin'
When he joined these two hearts
I hold everything
When I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need
Thanks to the keeper of the stars







It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew



Artist/Band: Byrd Tracy
Lyrics for Song: The Keeper Of The Stars
Lyrics for Album: Keepers (Greatest Hits)

Loss ...

   

BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL FUTURE

Life has always been challenging, and it will continue to be.
Yet that is no reason to be gloomy or fearful,
for in every challenge there is great opportunity.

Whatever you focus on will grow stronger and more influential in your world. Choose to focus on creative, innovative, loving, respectful and
beautiful ways to move forward.

Those who obsess over assigning blame only
end up making the problems worse.
What you can do now is far more important than who is at fault.

If you give your energy to fear and hatred,
whatever you fear and whatever you despise will grow
bigger and more imposing.
Is that really what you want?

The future is as bright and beautiful as you decide to see it.
See it, live it, and make it so.

-- Ralph Marston

 

I write about positive things and healing but sometimes, it's me that needs healing too, so sometimes when you feel like I am writing for you, I have to tell you that I am writing for me too.

I volunteer with kids who have been abused.  I advocate for them in court, usually standing between them and the person who abused them.  I listen to the stories and smile reassuringly at the victims, trying to let them know that everything is going to be okay ... and hoping in my heart that it will be.

Sometimes, their story has a happy ending.  Sometimes, it doesn't.  For the ones who might have better lives, we try for all of them, because you really can't tell which ones will find that better life or which one will fall right back in to the only thing they have ever known ...

I have gotten to be pretty good at finding runaways, where to look and what questions to ask.  Sometimes, I talk them into going home.  Sometimes, in spite of my very best efforts, I have to watch them walk away ... because there is a law in our state that says kids can do whatever they want when they are 17, unless they break the law or become victims, then the law holds their parents responsible!  It is a ridiculous law.  It creates juvenile delinquents and teenage victims and there is nothing I can do about the law, but I still try ...

That might sound noble of me, but it's not.  I don't do anything alone!

When my heart was breaking, I always called Emilie and she prayed with me and reminded me that God can go where I cannot and He can still touch those children and protect them if I ask Him and I do ... I always do ... but I can't call Emilie anymore.  She passed away last Spring ... and even though I always pray, I wish she was here to tell me to!

When I got frustrated with life, I could always talk to Lauren too ... She was married to a cop.  She had heard it all.  She knew the system and knew how to make me laugh at how ridiculous the system could be.  No matter how bad something was, she could always tell me a worse story that turned out okay and I believed her and worked a little harder to find a happy ending for the kids ... Lauren passed away this Spring.  I have picked up the phone dozens of times to call her, but remembered before I dialed that she is gone. Even her passing is something I would have called to talk to her about ... and it is hard to find a way to have that conversation with anyone other than her.

There are others ... too many ... who have passed ... I could list them but what would be the point?  Would any of you love them in just one paragraph the way I will love them the rest of my life?  Could I even find words good enough for people so dear?

I have other friends ... but the ones I really counted on are gone.  It's harder to do the things I need to do without the ones who helped me do it.  I stand alone more than I ever have because it's easier sometimes.  I work things out in my head.  I listen to Emilie's prayers and laugh at Lauren's jokes, even though no one else hears them but me.  I tell myself it is enough.  Most of the time, I am okay with the way life is, but sometimes, after a really tough day, I miss them more than words can say.

Today was a tough day.

I got home and went for a walk.  I cried a little.  I fretted some.  I wished with all my heart that they were still here.  I still need them.  I came inside, opened my emails and someone sent the forward that I started this post with.  I read the words and let the words fill me up ... I don't really even know the lady that sent this one and yet, she made a difference in my day.  She reminded me of who I am and what I believe all the way down to my toes.  I cried because that was the very thing I missed about Emilie and Lauren ... they knew who I was and how I felt all the way down to my toes!  When I would get discouraged, they always knew what to say ...

No one will ever replace the ones I have lost ... but God will find other ways to encourage me, because He can!  Take a minute and go back to that email.  Read it just once through my temporarily discouraged eyes ... and see if you don't feel HOPE too ... hope that even though today wasn't a good day, there'll be other days ... better days ...

If someone out there is feeling loss like I am, perhaps this will help?

Surviving Significant Loss ...

At some point in our life, all of us will experience some sort of loss and a need for HEALING.  Understanding the process won't make it any easier when it happens to us but KNOWING that we can heal is a good place to start ...
 
I found this web-site to be especially comforting.  Here is just a sample of what you can expect to find and the link is listed below.


Surviving Significant Loss ...

                                                              

We live by losing and leaving and letting go. And sooner or later, with more or less pain, we must all come to know that loss is indeed a lifelong human condition. 
                            -- Judith Viorst


Life changes that involve significant loss--the death of a loved one, divorce, career crises, decline in health, or other irreversible and unwanted situations - evoke a natural emotional and behavioral response called grief. Making it through the grieving process - learning how to live with a significant loss - necessitates hard and very often painful emotional work over a period of many months or even years.

When someone is permanently deprived of something they love, the loss can affect their very identity, for instance, how they perceive their role as a husband, wife, parent, son or daughter. Often the loss brings a sudden and unsettling change in life’s basic circumstances (such as a marked decline in financial means, having to live alone, or not being able to continue to live in a familiar setting) that can provoke extreme levels of anxiety or depression.

Throughout the grieving process, it’s important that the individual not judge themselves harshly or measure their experience against what they think they “should be” feeling or howthey imagine others expect them to be acting.

               There is no one way to grieve
               And certainly no one right way.

People’s coping strategies vary and can be influenced by many factors that are exclusive to each situation. In addition to cultural and religious beliefs, these factors can include the nature of the attachment to the lost loved one, the circumstances of the loss (for example, was it unexpected, the result of violence, or the culmination of a long illness), previous experiences with loss, and the availability of others to extend caring support.


Phases of Grief

Following the death of a loved one or the loss of a critical relationship (for instance, through divorce), it can seem as though the intense, sometimes overwhelming, and often conflicting physical and emotional reactions completely take over a person’s life. Many find that it can take up to a year to experience the deepest aspects of the grieving process and begin coming to terms with their loss. Understanding that there are natural and commonly experienced symptoms and “phases” of grief can often help. Although there are certainly variations in the intensity, duration and highly personal nature of each person’s experience, most go through the following three phases:

• Shock and/or denial
• Emotional and physical pain
• Reorganization and integration

It is very important to understand that these phases are by no means experienced as a linear 1-2-3 sequence. Most people find that the phases frequently overlap and often re-occur (sometimes quite unexpectedly) as they mourn their loss and in their own time change the relation to their loss from “presence” to “memory.”


Shock and/or Denial

A sense of numbness or disbelief weighs heavily on the grief-stricken individual. Many later describe having a “flat” or “empty” feeling, some say their mind felt “closed” and they were unable to accept all or even part of what had just occurred, and still others describe having felt completely detached, as if the experience of loss was happening to someone else.


Emotional and Physical Pain

People often describe this phase of grief as a seemingly never-ending roller coaster ride of emotions and physical reactions. Throughout the first year, as birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays that hold special meaning come up, it is not uncommon to become repeatedly overcome by levels of emotional and physical pain that can feel nearly as intense as when the loss first occurred.


Commonly experienced emotional symptoms include:

• Depression
• Despair
• Confusion
• Irritability
• Rage
• Guilt
• Loneliness
• Distraction or preoccupation
• Passivity, a sense that “life has lost all meaning”
• “Out of the blue” crying jags

Many people express such feelings as “a part of me has died,” or “I wish I was dead, too.” During this phase it is also not uncommon to feel angry with those one feels are “responsible” for the loss, including God, physicians, or even the loved one who has died.


Commonly experienced physical reactions include:

• Decreased energy and extreme fatigue
• Loss of appetite (or in some cases, eating excessively in an attempt to fill a void)
• Anxiety that can manifest in hyperventilation or panicattacks
• Shaking, tremors
• Memory loss
• Specific aches and pains, such as headaches, abdominal discomfort, back aches, or a stiff neck that are unrelated to any medical problem
• Tendency to push self to extremes at work, school or in a demanding exercise regime

Reorganization and Integration

While sadness, pain and disbelief may continue, the individual progressively comes to terms with the reality of their loss and finds they are gradually more able to develop renewed interest in work, family, friends and life in general.


Getting the Necessary Help

Time can be a great healer. However, crucial to recovering a sense of self and learning to live with loss is the ability to acknowledge and openly share grief’s full range of thoughts and emotions. Friends and family can often prove to be invaluable support systems. But often it is difficult for the grieving person to know how to understand what they are feeling or to feel safe expressing their thoughts (even to best friends) during the vulnerable period of trying to adjust to the reality of their loss. For many, even those who have never before sought therapy, sharing what’s going on with a therapist provides the essential opportunity to gain the insight needed to most effectively work through the painful grieving process and come to terms with their loss.



To read this text in it's entirety, you can go to: 
Surviving Significant Loss - Psychologist 4therapy.com or www.4therapy.com/consumer/life_topics/article/4541/115/Surviving+Significant+Loss

The Cutest Kids

You are going to love these!
You know how us grandmothers can be about pictures!

We are entitled to think
our's are the cutest and the brightest children
we have ever seen ...

So here are my oldest grandchildren.
She was in the mood for pictures.

He, being 12, and almost a teenager, was not.
Too bad!
He looks good even when he isn't trying to!

















See?  I told you they were cute!

Every Woman Needs To Know

Female Heart Attacks Symptoms

Every woman should know the facts and what to do.  There us a study that men have blockages in the larger arteries whereas women have blockages of the smaller arteries of the heart. This is why there aren't as many bypass surgeries on women. I was aware that female heart attacks are different, but this is the best description I've ever read.

You all take care out there!


Women and Heart Attacks (Myocardial infarction)

Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack...you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack:

I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 pm with NO prior exertion; NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on.  I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up. 

A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m. 

After that had seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).  This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws.

AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening--we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, "Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack !" I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself "If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else.......but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in moment.

I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics.  I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.

I then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like "Have you taken any medications?") but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stents to hold open my right coronary artery.

I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was all ready to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.

Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you to know what I learned first hand.

1.
Be aware that something very different is happening in your body--
not the usual men's symptoms, but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act ). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one, and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation, and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up...which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a "false alarm" visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!

2.
Note that I said "Call the Paramedics". Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!
Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER--you're a hazard to others on the road, and so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road. Do NOT call your doctor--he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved!  The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.

3.
Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count.
Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure.) MI's are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw canwake you from a sound sleep.

Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive.

Yesterday ...

These pictures were taken at the Grove Park Inn
and in the mountains surrounding Asheville, North Carolina
By me.
Thanks for letting us share our wonderful day!

The Promise

He Has Risen!



And our world was forever changed ...

Happy Easter

Southern Flowers for Easter

I drove through my little town
to gather flowers that I could share with
you, your friends and family

Happy Easter from Healing Creek

 

Healing Creek and Foggy Woods

There is something quiet and soothing
about being wrapped in a morning fog
Where you can't look too far ahead
or too far in the past ...
Where each step is a new discovery,
A chance to live in the NOW.

There is something magical
about waking up to the sound of birds in Spring
and walking along a slow moving river,
and hearing the water pass
over, under and around the river rocks,
gurgling greetings to the day ...
Peacefully resting in the NOW.

Sending quiet comfort,
magical beginnings, birdsongs and
peaceful greetings to your day!