Welcome Happiness

I open my front door on cool desert mornings to let in the freshness of a new day.  A simple ritual.  Outside my front door hangs this "Happy" chime. The ritual reminds to:
Be Open - who knows what today will bring? Let go of the future, it's uncertain.
Let the breeze clear out the cob webs. Let go of the past. 
Welcome Happiness by resting in the present moment.

New beginnings

In the East the Great Sun rises
A new cycle begins
May all be auspicious

Peace Friends

"I am prepared this day to
declare myself a citizen of the world,
and to invite everyone
everywhere
to embrace this broader vision of our
interdependent world,

our common quest for justice in our time
and ultimately for

Peace on Earth."
Theodore Hesburgh

"Touch the Earth and listen to the rocks for they remember. They know and remember all that has come to pass here." Lee Henderson

Napping is permitted



Grandmas' Yard painting by Joyce

 " We can spend our whole life suffering because we can't relax with how things really are, or we can relax and embrace the openendedness of the human situation..." Pema Chodron Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
My cat Gracie is always teaching me Zen living.

River Wisdom

You can learn a lot from a beautiful river
Just go sit for awhile
Listen to her
Look deeply

You may hear the voice of your own heart
One morning I distinctly heard a sweet sound
"Let go"

The Unfolding Dream

There is only awakening

Here is the Great Earth

I practice with and for the Earth

May whatever benefit comes from this practice

Strengthen and heal the Sacred Web of Life

of which I am a part

May all circumstances

Serve to awaken compassion

State of the heart

"The heart of any spiritual warrior knows how to be strong and how to help others, but it is the wise woman who takes rest and nurturance before her heart becomes hardened to others or to her own needs."
Jamie Sams  Dancing the Dream

Myth Making

"We cannot go back.

We cannot go back to the ancient mysteries.

Yet we can make the journey

below and back again.

We can know the light in our darkness,

can find again,

within our body

the sacred mystery."  Marion Woodman

Round being

To walk as a round being on a round planet aware of being interwoven in a circular web of life with all beings is to understand forgiveness.  To remember our roundness is our first great healing. Colin Berg