Relaxing into being

Relaxing into Being – Fully Accepting What Is

Quote of the day: “It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.” ― Ram Dass For the past two weeks I’ve been taking care of sick family members. And I’ve stayed just on this side of illness myself, feeling less than great, but not getting as sick as my daughter and husband. Goals and plans have gone by the wayside while I do what needs to be done and take extra care of myself to avoid getting sick. There is an old saying that I often think of Read more…

Seasons Turn One to the Other

Quote of the day: “On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening” ― Bashō Matsuo We had our first snowfall in Minneapolis this week. It was too warm for the snow to accumulate, but it was sobering to see the snowflakes blowing in the wind much of the day. Most of the leaves have fallen. The gorgeous bouquets of fall leaves are becoming compost for next year’s growth. The landscape is turning from vivid color to monochrome. As a photographer, the grey days of late autumn and early spring are the most challenging for me. I usually feel that I Read more…

The Mystery of Leaves Falling

Quote of the day: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” — Albert Camus Every fall I am mystified by the vagaries of leaves turning colors and falling. This year, many predicted that the colors would be dull because of the dry summer we had. But instead the colors have been magnificent. I always wonder, what makes a “good fall color” year and have heard many theories, but I am not convinced that anyone really knows, except maybe the trees. This morning I parked my car on a street in Minneapolis and walked 2 blocks to church. When Read more…

Leaving Room for Serendipity

Quote of the day: “But something was working deep inside me and , like a tropical storm, it gathered momentum before hitting me full force with its message: you are a woman in search of an adventure, said the voice inside. Take the risk. Say “Yes” to life instead of “No.” — Alice Steinbach Without Reservations: the travels of an independent woman I picked up the book, Without Reservations: the travels of an independent woman, from the library today and started reading about Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Alice Steinbach’s chronicle of her several-month journey of self-discovery. She left home and job for an 8-month sabbatical, Read more…

Seeing Beauty On A Gray Day

Quote of the day: “When our eyes are graced with wonder, the world reveals its wonders to us. There are people who see only dullness in the world and that is because their eyes have already been dulled. So much depends on how we look at things. The quality of our looking determines what we come to see.” ― John O’Donohue, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace I went for a walk on a gray, gloomy day and brought my camera with me “just in case.” And instead of the gray, gloomy world I expected I found beauty everywhere I looked. Most of the beauty I Read more…