So, you want my recipe on how to relax?
Find a shady, sunny spot.
Spread out on a comfortable leaf,
that sways gently in the breeze,
and is close to something wonderful.
Like this.
Voilá!
Perfection!
(This recipe can be customized to meet you specific specifications,
such as, a hammock will step in for a swaying leaf,
and the something wonderful, of course is in the eye of the beholder.
Feel free to experiment
and
g'day!)
St. Augustine Lizard and Lily.
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Friends, paddling along together through life's currents.
It's a calm evening and mild in between the storms and troubles.
There's peace and quiet and a kind of welcome ordinariness,
a rightness about things that begins to include the storms and troubles
and the peace and quiet.
All's well.
Reprinted from LainesBlog, June 2012, with permission!
Brown Pelicans paddling together.
A mile or even a half mile in shoes that don't, won't, can't possibly fit you,
would cause a lot of pain.
It's a nice thought, to put yourself in someone else's shoes,
but it is an impossible task that requires many assumptions.
Better to honor another person's path,
knowing that you don't have a clue about what they are
really thinking or feeling.
That's not to say we can't understand each other
when we truly listen and communicate,
we can and do.
It's more about honoring the mystery of the other,
the way that we honor
the mystery of life.
Aden's shoes, my feet. My shoes, Aden's mysterious self.
Words escape me…
Bearded Iris from last May!
A young hawk sitting on a car roof in the parking lot.
Patient and fearless, it watches me as I watch it.
If the hawk could ask me one question, what would it be?
"Where are your feathers?"
"Can you fly?"
or
"Is this your car?"
Reprinted from LainesBlog, May 2012, with permission!
If I were to climb aboard this hard working boat,
I wouldn't have the foggiest, or the sunny-est, idea of what to do.
But someone does and they are probably very good at it too.
Do you give yourself credit
for the things you've learned,
the things you know for sure,
and the things that you do well and might take for granted?
This is a good day for that!
Hard working boat docked on the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine, Florida.
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You never know what you'll find at your local boatyard,
until you get there.
Boats?
Yes!
All kinds of boats!
And an homage to world peace…
And what's this,
a yellow submarine?
No silly,
it's a Bug.
A yellow bug!
Marine life in St. Augustine.
Pirate smile…
Welcome,
my new furry friend!
Elton John song, which one? And Puma the black pirate!
Are there angels among us?
This world seems to be divided
between the warring
and the loving.
Are we approaching a tipping point,
weary of war,
and resolved to truly love our neighbors,
even if they are very different from us?
If you think that living a compassionate,
kind life,
isn't making a difference-
think again.
And thank you!
Pretty purple petunias,
posing perfectly,
on the porch.
Gleanings From Living Long
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