Patience ...in full view...

..the time it takes for sea water to smooth stone...and for stone to become sand...and I thought I was patient...!!

Receive...

My love and nourishment...!

Done...and not done..

Now that BP has supposedly capped the oil leak, and the oil seems to have disappeared the urgency to restore what has been lost seems to rapidly be waning. The report that "Mother Nature has done her part" in ending the crisis caught my attention. Mother Nature is doing her part and has been doing her part.. my concern is that we as a human species must do our part as well. I think it's to early to wipe the slate clean as there are many unknowns. Has the oil just disappeared or has it just changed form and thus seem to no longer be visible in its impact. Much still needs to be done if we are truly to restore the whole Gulf area and that restoration is not and can not be a quick fix if we truly want health and vibrant life for all life in the months and years to come. Let's not declare done too soon!

Trouble and Beauty...

How clearly this flower captures the fullness of life! Seeing it immediately brought to mind the song by Carolyn McDade entitled "Trouble and Beauty"!

Look again...

I was searching for new images of flowers on Beautiful Free Pictures.com when I realized I was skipping over the more familiar flowers...

What came to me was how very often we do that to what is familiar in our lives..

We feel we "Know it", have seen it before, so what...!

What if we looked at everything, including ourselves, as if they had not been seen before?

Up Close and personal... like this beautiful flower from Beautiful Free Pictures.com I wonder what would change for us?

Hidden Treasure...

Transparency...reveals a hidden treasure!

What would be the gift of transparency in my own life?

Handle with care...

How would our growth process be affected

if we handled ourselves

as gently as a rose petal?

Gentleness is not weakness!

Tenderness brings strength and healing!

A slower pace brings focus and clarity!

Handle all beings with care...

Especially yourself......