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Looking With Soft Eyes

I’ve been thinking about different ways of seeing the world. Today with gray skies above, new snow on the ground, and more rain/snow on the way it seems like a good day for Looking With Soft Eyes …and an open heart What does it mean to look with soft eyes and an open heart? For me it is a shift from actively trying to see and do towards a kind of relaxation and receptivity. It’s kind of being/accepting of what is instead of actively doing or trying to change or fix. When our lives are upended either by an illness Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

In Our World

  This morning I read several beautiful essays and articles in Orion Magazine. One that particularly moved me was For As Many Days as We Have Left. It tells a love story but also deals with living in a time of climate change. It echoes many thoughts I have had about what is currently happening In Our world And it suggests that love helps us stay in the present moment instead of falling into fear and despair about the future. I would add that love helps us to grieve what is lost while loving what remains. If you have time Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Grace and Gratitude

I’ve had a quiet week, taking it easy after cataract surgery on Monday. And today I’m feeling a sense of Grace and Gratitude for life just as it is and for me, just as I am, in all my perfect imperfection. I read an article this morning that suggests that we relax our ego and let go of trying, instead living in a place of acceptance and loving kindness towards ourselves and others. The relaxation of the ego is a kind of loving acceptance of what is. It was just what I needed today — to stop trying and simply Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Day by Day

As I begin to explore my new vision in my left eye after cataract surgery earlier this week I realize that I cannot ever know or plan anything fully in advance. All I can do is to be here in the moment Day by Day exploring the beauty of the world around me. Each decision I make in life often has two sides, a plus and a minus. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.    — Martin Luther King, Jr. Though I thought that I knew what I wanted, in my vision before Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Bird Photos of 2022

Every year near the end of the year I pick my favorite 12 photos of the year. This year I am struggling to narrow the number of photos down to twelve. I also noticed how many bird photos were in my top picks for the year, too many, it seems, to narrow down to a few favorites. So today I thought I would show you my favorite Bird Photos of 2022 I haven’t picked up my camera for a few days. On Monday I had my first cataract surgery, something which I was very nervous about. Fortunately it went splendidly. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago