gather the kindling

retreat altar . midwest inner excavation retreat, may 2011

Close your eyes
Gather all the kindling
About your heart
To create one spark.
That is all you need
To nourish the flame
That will cleanse the dark
Of its weight of festered fear.

from "For Courage" by John O'Donohue (from To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings)

let there just be... {an invitation}

 

in this moment

right now

give yourself permission

to take a breath in

and feel the space 

around your heart

open

and as you exhale

all the stuff

you are carrying today

slips off your shoulders

for this moment

let there

just be

love

love 

love

toward all of it.

 

a view from port townsend . march 25, 2010

remember,

breathe in

and out

and 

lean in

toward all you know,

lean in

toward all of it.

take a moment. remember.

we watched "sunday morning" this morning.

the opinion piece by martha gillis is something we all should watch...even though it is hard to sit in the quiet and listen to this woman's words, i believe, this is something we all need to see. something we all need to remember.

the words are found here.
you can scroll down and click on the video in the left column of that page (or click here).

blessings and peace,
liz

this day.

this morning, i almost forgot me for a bit

life is full in this moment....which can be oh so very beautiful...

but also an invitation for overwhelm

and a current project had me in a full-on stop. start. stop. what is going on? start. stop.

so i took myself outside

and found yellow + wishes

and remembered