A New Viewpoint

The miraculous and amazing. That's what a new viewpoint can reveal.
Want to delve deeply into the soul of an experience?
Go spelunking into the cave of wonder and mystery lying just beneath
the surface of the ordinary?
Good! Then do it!
What better time to explore than right now -- when
budgets are pinched and time is precious?
Let's take this opportunity to slow down to the speed of life.
Heighten our senses to perceive the beauty that is.
Let's journey to the heart of heart of the moment
Now. In the space that is here.
Dare to discover the wildly
exotic, the deeply sacred in what we call "ordinary".
You might just fill up and spill over with gratitude.
It could happen. How do I know? 'Cause it happens to me.
And it feeds my soul.

Welcome to Summer . . .

a perfect time to taste the sweetness of life.

Here are some words I found: "When you do the same tasks over and over, you can go beneath the surface, beyond the task itself, to the landscape of the soul."

I love to water plants, fill the birdbath, dry the dishes, fold towels. Smell laundry fresh out of the dryer. Light every candle in the house. Sing the same songs. Visit the same mountains. Love the same people. Sleep in the same bed. Because the blessed familiarity rests my mind, deepens my senses, and opens the doorway to soul.

Norman Rockwell said, "Commonplace never became tiresome. It is WE who become tired when we cease to become curious and appreciative. "

Summer is here. And appreciative is easier than ever. Delicious. Irresistible. Enjoy, my friends, enjoy.