Melting into the French summer Long warm days Honeysuckle permeating balmy nights Mouth-watering temptations at every turn Artisan delights Tarte du framboise Pain au chocolat Crusty baguettes Fresh every day. Long supermarket aisles of Fromage, fromage, fromage Mental battery drain Reading foreign labels Piece-meal French we have to laugh at. Rouen city Breath-taking beauty Half-timbered …
The Joys of Aging…..(and years of therapy!)
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA I dance in the street to live music I care less what other people think I can laugh at my own stupidity I recognise and do not pick up the berration stick I spend my time doing what I want, when I want I love my work I work to live not …
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Lake Reflections
Church bells Canada geese Sweet summer sun Green velvet hills Memories of days gone by Young Carefree No responsibility I know feelings are there If I stop And reach out for them Joy Peace My heart expanded Full and warm Connectedness to a part of me lost In the canyon of caring Birthing and grieving …
Years Gone By
Years gone by Lives used up Never again your face to behold. Tears run dry Photos fade Your arms no more to enfold. Lost for words To describe the void And the ache of your absence To see you once more Tell you I love you Inhale the perfume of your skin The softness of …
Your Mental and Emotional Warrant-of-Fitness # 9 A Sense of Progress
(A Warrant-of-Fitness is the New Zealand equivalent of an M.O.T. in the UK, being a certificate to say your vehicle is road worthy.) It's been aaaages since my last post. A new job and family matters seemed to have gobbled me up with nothing left to give to the page 😦 But today I felt …
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Connection
Peel Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand. Forest Fuschia, Karen Lighthouse Right now, the well has run dry and I feel as though I have nothing to give. So I'm posting a creation from last year and hope that it can bring refreshment to some. I am one with the wind that blows The power that creates …
Dilemma
The Path of least Resistance Leaves yield to the breeze A solitary white-faced heron Wades in the shallow pools Keen for opportunity Sea gulls hang about For left over fish ‘n’chips A harrier hawk Effortlessly sailing currents of air The stream carrying life Chattering water Unhurried Glides over and around rocks Towards it’s destination. Choice …
Abundance
As I sit here, facing the blank page again, I check in with myself,"What does the Universe want me to write about today?" I repeat my mantra, "Fill me with your love and light. Flow through meas I write." My eyes are drawn to the huge pear tree outside my officewindow, heavy laden with semi-ripe …
Sacred Letters of the Soul:If you were to truly love and accept yourself, what would you be doing differently?
If I were…………………. Writing letters that you are not going to send can be a really healing and connecting experience. They can transmute experiences: "change in form, nature or substance" the dictionary says. I invite you to write a Sacred Letter to yourself asking the question, “If I were truly loving and accepting myself I …
Seeds
My life is like a dandelion head Gone to seed The wind blows Bits if me fly everywhere Landing where they will Some take root Reproduce Others fall away Yield no return Fall on fallow ground Such is life. I do not know Where my seed will blossom And where it will die My job …
Words from the Lighthouse 