Saturday
a flash back to a day last winter.
PL Precept #7 Everything exists in relativity
PL Precept #20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter.
Imagination is a wonderful gift.
Oyashikiri
a flash back to a day last winter.
PL Precept #7 Everything exists in relativity
PL Precept #20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter.
Imagination is a wonderful gift.
Oyashikiri
Needle felted with sheep’s wool that I sourced from shepherds in the area, back in the days when felting was not a common craft / art form in this area…. I found one shepherd who shared my passion, she is the one who had dyed the roving…. that I used for skin tones. I still have my needles and I keep a stash of roving “in case” … I get “the urge”… felting is a relaxing form of expression .. and it helps me keep in touch with “nature”. I would drive the back roads looking for sheep.. Drive up to strangers wanting to know about their charges.. how often they sheared, what did they do with the wool….
I walked the pastures, enjoyed the sheep dogs that herded the sheep, met wonderful grounded souls.. who loved the animals and the earth as much as I did.. I pray and thank the Universe regularly for the life I have been blessed with.
Its not about the quantity of friends one has, it is the quality of the friendships…. in this I am also blessed,
PL Precept #10 Love yourself and others.
Thank you dear reader for sharing time with me today. Near or Far I appreciate and have love in my heart for each and everyone of you
PL Precept # 2 To live is to express One’s Self
Oyashikiri
A special tool box
Rubber band – to remind you how wonderful a hug is, to give or receive
Tissue – to remind you to dry someone’s tears, perhaps your own, so you can see the tears of others.
Button – To remind you to “button your lips” to keep from saying mean things about others or talking when its not appreciated.
Toothpicks – to remind you to “pick” out the good qualities of everyone including you.
Band-aid – to remind you of healing hurt feelings, either yours or someone else’s.
Candy kiss – to remind you that everyone needs a nice treat occassionally.
Gold thread – to remind you that everyone needs a nice treat occasionally.
Eraser – to re mind you that everyone makes mistakes sometimes and that’s all right.
Lifesaver candy – to remind you to think of me as your lifesaver, whenever you need to talk, feel free to come to me.
Mint – to remind you that you are worth a Mint to me!
Oyashikiri
Find a peaceful quiet spot… and enjoy the day…
Make time for YOU
PL Precept #10 Love yourself and others.
Oyashikiri
Time moves on – nothing really stands still
Think about it, even when you stop physically moving, and you sit down… your internal organs, your heart, the blood racing through your veins… It is constantly humming along…. your breathing will slow down, your whole essence of Being will slow and calm..
Let’s not even bring up your gray cells, that intangible “thing” science has called our brain … it doesn’t consider the word time..
We simply are... we seem to accept that our computers, cell phones, iPads.. need recharging, need extra storage, Pause reflect.. our bodies/minds need attention and care… When was the last time you did a personal update? clear your cache? get rid of obsolete unused and no longer required items/thoughts?
Oyashikiri
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (turkey vulture soaring gracefully across the sky)
If you’ve gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance– perhaps an eagle or osprey. But if it’s soaring with its wings raised in a V and making wobbly circles, it’s likely a Turkey Vulture. These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are a consummate scavenger, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time, and never mussing a feather on their bald heads.
I am guilty of enjoying watching these birds soar across the sky .. for some reason, I just love the way they ride what to me is invisible, but … to them… its freedom. They are graceful in the air. (to me anyway)
We all have our own way of seeing the world. One of the reasons I take to the open road when I need to unwind, is in hopes of catching a vulture in flight. I am in a metal box on wheels, comfortable it may be… I simply can’t launch myself into the air and fly.
PL Precept #7 Everything exists in relativity
In French there is an expression, (to each his own)… what do you do to unwind?
Is there anyone else out there who loves watching the vulture fly?
Have a good day today!
Oyashikiri
a little hide-a-way
tucked far away
a distance from any super highway
an idyllic get-a-way
where I watch the sheep rest & play
and lazily let the days
drift from April to May.
I am sooooo ready.
PL 2022.18
Help the people around you smile more
Always strive to make those around you smile. That will bring you joy too.
Oyashikiri




Sending positive loving energy out into the world today. Smile.
PL Precept #7 Everything exists in relativity.
Oyashikiri
Sometimes we have to make decisions that we would rather not make. We put off doing something because it is not a easy decision to make. We think about what is bothering us, we dissect it, we review all the options, we consider the number of years we have been involved with the people/organization that is part of the equation. In the end, we have to gather all the pertinent information and review it carefully.
PL Principle #1 I will live paying careful attention, putting Makoto into all I say and do,
PL Principle #2 I will not have complaints about others, matters, nor the weather. Rather I will always be creative and will look for shortcomings in my own thinking and actions.
I have been very upset about something that is happening in an environment that I am involved with/in. So upset that I realized that I was not only upset, I was/ am feeling used. In reviewing the circumstances, I didn’t feel that I was personally being abused or mistreated by the situation, but never the less the “anger” in me was/is very real…. so saying, I decided that to make a proper decision, I needed to confront, and be honest and open about my feelings and why I was /or am ready to disassociate myself with the situation.
PL Principle # 6 I will not be stubborn, being captured by my own thoughts.
So I have made arrangements to listen to the “other side” with an open mind…. and then from there I will review my “headspace” again.
Meanwhile I am taking a step back, and will listen to the silence for awhile.
How is your day ? I wish for you a happy and positive week-end.
Oyashikiri