What is beautiful?

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Yes..this rose is beautiful...

it is seemingly perfect...

Why is "perfect" the seeming definition

of beautiful?

Or is it just my definition...??

Beautiful is far more

than the exterior...!

Beautiful is the courage it takes

to live with oneself

AS WE ARE...

Accepting one self

for the Gift of

Who We Are.

I have been following the story

of a young woman,

who..in order to halt

a deadly flesh eating bacteria

in her body..

has lost a leg,

and is facing the loss

of both hands and

a foot..

Her response, when told of the

pending  loss of limbs,

in order to save her life...

"Lets do this"!!!

The Courage and Beauty

of this young woman

is speaking loudly to me...

For too long our culture

has had a very narrow

understanding of beauty....

and I have been guilty of the same...

All to quickly  labels

of disabled, different, strange..handicapped,

mentally challenged...

overshadow and mute..

One's Beauty...Wholeness...Courage..

Creativity..Strength and Love...

To all Beings

 whose Beauty has been overshadowed

by labels..I say to you today...

You are Beautiful...and I see your beauty.

I honor you...for Who you are...As you are...

I Thank you...for expanding my focus

and understanding 

of the true meaning of Beauty.

I love you...for you

and 

The Gift you are..

to Our One Family. 

Thank you Mother...

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Thank you Mother Earth 

and all Mothers

of all Beings

who have

given so much of themselves

to nurture and sustain life

for so many.

Thank you also to those

in our lives

who have nurtured us,

as a mother would.

We Love You,

We Honor You,

We Thank You!

What do I really need?

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Two  internet stories caught my attention...

The first was about a very small home on wheels,
named "a dream house,"
by those who built it. They

were debt free and owned this home..

The second story was about a gentleman 

who began five years ago,
 to live without money...

He is currently living out west,
in a cave and eating from the 

gifts of Mother Earth...

These stories have me asking of myself

"Just what do I really need

to live and to be happy?"

I'm really going to give this

some real thought...
and I hope you will too.

I'd love to hear your thoughts!! 

Listen...and I will speak...

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Some may wonder why I use the phrase "listen..and I will speak.. " for this blog. I have learned that when I take the time to just be with a Being or the image of a Being..and let my heart and not my head interact..I am blessed with insights that touch my heart.

This is a gift for anyone who chooses to take the time and listen with your heart rather then your head.
One of the biggest gifts for me is the realization of how intelligent and wise all Beings are.  We may laugh and say..what can a rosebud teach me or share with me... come on.. its "only a flower".. its beautiful yes.. but Wise??  Intelligent??

Well lets ask rosebud to share her wisdom and see...What would you like us to know rosebud.. I am grateful for your wisdom... and now.. listening with my heart...I first want to say to rosebud.. I love your vibrant color and that you are growing in the midst of family.  We all need community to support our growth.. we may think we can do it alone.. but we need each other.

Speaking from my heart, I hear rosebud reminding me of the wonderful mystery that....her vibrant bud...contains "the fullness of her growth"!! All that she needs to blossom is already present within her...Wow!   Is that not true of our own process of growth as well!!

She reminds us as well, that the unfolding growth process is a natural process aided by other family members... sun, rain, and soil!!  To blossom fully takes time and can not be hurried.  This understanding is hard for our "instant" culture.
Within the secure and beautiful bulb of purple, she must choose to risk blossoming!  Just as the child in the womb must risk leaving that comfortable, known, place for the unknown in order to grow to her/his fullest. 

Thank you rosebud for showing us humans, how similar your growth process is to our very own. You also remind us that there are many factors that can  hamper growth...the lack of rain, sun and poor soil due to chemicals and other pollutants. How intimately we can affect each others lives!

And finally, you remind me of how grateful you are to be recognized, appreciated and respected by members of the human family.  For so long we have taken you and your family members for granted and never really came to know the gifts we can share with each other.

This time with rosebud is longer than I usually take on this blog, I go more in depth with different Beings on "Sharing with Mother Earth" .  This blog helps me to be in touch with the family members of the natural world and offer to readers a hint of their beauty, wisdom and humor!

I hope you have enjoyed the gift of rosebud and see her and yourself for the wonderful beings you are!

We grow together...

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I love the way John O'Donohue looked at life.

 I recently read the words

"Circle of Belonging"

as his way to express

the abundant web of life

that we all share....

and the words really touched my heart.

 "Circle of Belonging"

speaks to me of home...

One Family

without borders...

welcome...

safety and security..

Deep love..

An intimate knowing

that is honored

and trusted.

"Circle of Belonging"

reminds me too

 that

 our actions and our non actions

matter...

Let's keep growing

the

"Circle of Belonging"

Light in the darkness...

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I love the gentle golden light of the sun,

reminding me,

that there is light in the darkness.

And

 that if I choose

I can also be that

light.. for others..

each moment of every day!

Happy Easter..

As I was journaling this morning
the following "L" words

came to mind...
and I added forgive...
A wonderful way

to live the gift of Easter!!

Listen..

 Laugh...

 Love....

    Forgive....