The different elements of this flower
seem not to belong together.
Yet one without the other
might not be as beautiful,
might in fact appear ordinary.
It's good to have friends like that,
who might not make you look better, necessarily,
but who help you to feel better,
and more importantly,
to be better.
Those are the cherished friends.
Little Blue Heron,
patiently watching,
waiting for this intruder to go away.
Oh, nevermind,
I'll leave.
G'day!
Says the Little Blue Heron.
In the eye of the beholder.
Through the window pane of the Hobbit House,
where delicate vines climb and cling and sing
all over the old abode.
Safe inside.
Safe outside too,
thanks to a cat with special powers,
who watches over me.
As long as I feed her.
On time.
Daylight savings time too.
(Magical creatures accustomed to thousands of years of tradition
are slow to adjust to silly things,
like time changes.)
Gray sunrise from last November.
Eyelids getting heavy.
Computer about to freeze.
Hurry and post the post.
All day an easterly, nor'easterly wind.
These skillful navigators of what life throws at them
on any given day,
are flying right into it,
facing the challenge head on.
Fearless? Brave?
Whatever it is,
let's bottle it and open up a stand.
Wild waves in the wild wind, Villano Beach.
On tippy toes…
I wonder what they think of each other?
Aden at Marineland, with a beautiful dolphin who had been trained to come to the window and smile at the children!
Ignoring the conversation in your head that you've had over and over and over again,
is a good way to rise above where you are to get to where you really really want to go.
Yes, paying attention to yourslf is good medicine,
and you need to become a good editor.
"Ok, this is redundant, it's got to go.
But this new thought,
you can stay."
Change the conversation in your head,
change your life?
St. Augustine Beach.
How many typos?
Now here's a gruesome thought…
(bear with me)
Since we – each and every one of us –
(except those magicians among us)
are going to die one day,
then we really are the
living dead.
Rather than being a depressing thought,
this idea has the potential to liberate us
from the fear of living…
of really being alive.
After all, it will too soon be over and then what?
Ok, so the idea is a little rough around the edges…
how to smooth it out?
Perhaps with a question…
What are you waiting for?
There, that's better.
Happy Halloween!
There are so many scary movies around now,
and tv shows that showcase murder and horror.
If your everyday life were anything like that
you'd live in a state of high anxiety.
You'd be a mess.
Our demons and monsters come out to play at Halloween.
Our shadows are allowed to shine.
You can be scary and ugly and it's ok!
No one minds.
The rest of the year,
you'd better behave though,
or you really will scare somebody.
Scary, but smiling Lochness Monster found in the woods at DeLeon Springs, Florida.
Gleanings From Living Long
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