The beauty around us
No matter where you are
There is beauty around you!
The Inlet St. Augustine
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Like snakes, lizards shed their skin.
This one is in the middle of that shedding,
frozen almost, not moving.
It must be a difficult process,
making them vulnerable,
like us when we go through changes –
shedding the layers of our defenses,
opening up to the world and love!
When I was much younger
I used to take vacation days from myself!
I would pretend to be the person that I really wanted to be!
It has taken most of my life
to shed the things that were in the way of my being that person.
But here I am, most days,
the person I always wanted to be!
(Too bad I couldn't get new skin too!)
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Does anyone remember this?
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
That worthiness is the thing that was missing in my early years.
There is a book that has convinced me that I am equally deserving of my life
as anyone or anything in the universe –
that the universe spawned everything and everyone to this moment and beyond –
each of us unique and meant to be here!
The book, is THE GREAT WORK, OUR WAY INTO THE FUTURE, by Thomas Berry
In this book you find the amazing story of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and how they revered their place in nature and the universe, and had deep respect for all life.
"Desiderata" was translated by Max Ehrmann in 1927
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Life longing for itself…
Quote from Sweet Honey on the Rocks quoting Kahlil Gibran.
Tadpoles, 2 generations, life goes on and on – no matter what the humans are doing!
Birds, bees, bugs, frogs,squirrells – all of it!
And Why not?
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The way the light catches the sails
at a certain time of day…
it's irresistible,
delicious,
wonderful.
The Schooner Freedom returning to safe harbor.
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I am a thing
among other things.
That line from the book The Alphabet of Grace,
seemed to me to equalize everything.
Me, the lizard, the leaf, you-
We are all just here,
doing what we do
with all of the rest of nature and things!
Why be so serious?
Relax.
Enjoy!
You are just a thing
among other things!
No better
and no worse either!
Book by Frederick Buechner.
Photo of lizard on a thing, at the edge of the garden, in St. Augustine Florida.
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Parts reprinted from Laine's Blog!
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Sea oats in the breeze
Sun getting ready to set
One more wave – no two!
Vilano Beach, July 2022
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What's up is down!
And what's down is up!
It stretches the mind…
Reflections
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Unfortunately, Monday, there was no photograph of the snails as I moved them into the grass and continued walking the dog.
So, to make up for it, here are another photo for you to enjoy!
A tiny frog, just graduated from the tadpole pond!
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Small Wonders
Snails together on
the sidewalk, two tiny snails, one
larger – Mother and son? Sisters? Brothers? Friends?
Where are they going?
Together?!
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