Yesterday I decided to photograph a beautiful hand made glass ornament that a friend gave me. I’m still deciding where to hang it, but decided to briefly hang it from a picture hook on the wall so that I could photograph it.
Then the fun began. I saw
A World of Possibilities
before me.
Though I had loved the beautiful glass orb when I first saw it, upon closer inspection I noticed that the glass shapes inside the sphere were tree trunk shapes that married beautifully with the colors of the glass on the outside of the sphere.
And when I looked at the tag that came with the orb I saw this…
Tree of Enchantment — Wisdom
Wisdom is a powerful instrument we use to navigate the twists and turns in the journey of life. Just as a tree trunk gets stronger year after year, our wisdom grows to help us find solutions to life’s dilemmas. The Tree of Wisdom reminds us that we have the innate wisdom to solve each of life’s puzzles and to use that wisdom with confidence and strength.
It seemed a perfect message for me to read this week, as I have let several small stressors become big stressors in my life this week. Today, I am reminding myself to let go of things over which I have no control, and to trust that all will be well.
Photographic Possibilities
After I photographed the ornament yesterday I spent a lot of time combining the photograph with past photographs of flowers, leaves, and trees. It was a wonderful reminder that there is always a world of possibilities present in our lives, even when our vision narrows to see only a few of them.
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility…—Mary Oliver (an excerpt from the poem When Death Comes)
The Dance of Life
Do you ever find yourself stressing about small things?
I find that when I am experiencing pain, that my capability to remain calm and centered is challenged. And unfortunately I’ve been dealing with some pain recently. I also have a hard time staying centered and calm when I’ve not had enough sleep. Those two things combined for me early this week into a perfect storm that left me totally stressed for a couple of days.
Today, finally, I’ve found my center again, and am beginning to unwind all of the physical effects of the stress.
Sometimes I muddle through life quite ungracefully.
It’s a part of the journey, I think. We expand and contract in a sort of spiral dance of learning and growth. Hopefully our contractions are less than our expansions as we gain practice and wisdom.
Each time I lose myself it’s an opportunity to practice all of the techniques I’ve learned over the years to find myself again. How are you doing this beautiful week my friends?
Wishing you an expansive wisdom-filled rest of the week.
May you walk in beauty.
Note: And I’m still painting every day – up to day 8 today!
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