Does anyone recognize this mask? What came to mind for me was a crow/raven – bird spirit? (West coast?)(totem pole)
You can only change yourself
Before you start telling people how they should do things. think of how you can be more flexible.
PL2022.13
Oyashikiri
To do or not to do there is only one way.
Although we may have many choices in front of us, in the end we must all make a single decision. Once you have made up your mind, move forward without hesitation.
PL2012.20
Oyashikiri
photo-Bates Island
Willingly take on tasks that are behind the scenes
Be the one who is able to proactively take on the troublesome tasks that no one likes and for which they are not recognized. By doing so,, you will be filled with a genuine feeling of accomplishment.
Pl2014.10
Oyashikiri
View your difficulties as a chance to make rapid progress
You grow by overcoming the obstacles in front of you, one by one. Look at your problems as opportunities for growth and make the best of your situation.
PL2014.9
Till soon everyone, enjoy your day, be safe
Oyashikiri
Yesterday came and went, it can not be recalled or relived. What was, was. So often I find myself with an idea … and I don’t write it down. “I’ll remember” I tell myself.. but I don’t. Oh I recall I had this brilliant idea, but what the idea was…. ah… well… let’s just say, it may or may not surface again.
Discover the joy of transforming yourself
When you realize how much you have changed for the better, it fills you with true happiness. Strive each day to improve yourself.
PL2014.8
Do not take life too seriously. you will never get out of it alive, (Elbert Hubbard)
Oyashikiri
Saying goodbye to the door that opened for me for the last 27 years. Now I am saying goodbye. It is old and worn, but it was “home”…. the handle my husband installed so my aging Mother could get up and down the steps safely… the curtains I found to hang that reminded me of my trips to Japan. The railing that once was sturdy and strong is now slightly wonky and in need of repair… I refused to change the door over the years, inside I bolted it with make shift security blots/chains… it gave me a sense of security…. but really the old door was ready to retire. What does the future hold in store for it.. who knows.. I have to move on. Saying goodbye to the house has been easy, because I know that the time has come for me to turn a page.. but leaving the door… that breaks my heart.
I now live in a new upscale apartment complex with big windows, elevators and steel frame doors… it will never welcome me home like the “old” wooden door. Now I have a concierge and many new “things” to explore and get to know… but you all know… that this “old” door, will never be forgotten.
NO.. I never wanted it painted…. I loved it just the way it was.
Always express your true self with honesty and integrity
We feel a deep sense of joy when we are able to express our true selves. Always focus on your true feelings and express yourself honestly.
PL2014.3
OYASHIKIRI
For more doors, visit Dan Antion’s No Facilities site for the Thursday Door feature https://nofacilities.com/2025/07/03/carnival-doors-3/
LOL it does look slanted, but when I go and look at it … it looks fine, could have been the angle when I took it… anyway, the minerals are safe away from furry paws.
The Brats play cowboys or space cadets not sure, all I know is at some time in the wee hours they go into frisky mode and use the bed as a trampoline to dive over to the bureau where their cat tower is. Thankfully I’m in a dead sleep.. and barely wake now that I know what is happening, The first night or two.. it was a bit un-nerving
No one can take away the joy you get from putting your whole heart into something,
The joy your feel when you’ve put your all into something its yours alone, Nobody can take that away from you,
PL2020.29
Have a good day everyone. happy start to a new week.
Oyashikiri
The sun that had warmed and welcomed her earlier that day was no longer friendly. She lay in quiet despair feeling the unrelenting heat, burrow down deep into her body. The ground under her was hard, unforgiving and uncaring that her body hurt. Where once she thought of the sun as a healing energy and one that gave life, she now thought only of how it was slowly killing her with it scorching blistering persistence on her now barely living shell.
The once slender arm that one gracefully waved to friends and showed her animation for life, now lay limp and useless across her eyes. Her parched throat tried in vain to find one tiny drop of saliva ..anything to relieve the thirst that raged inside her she felt her soul evaporating drop by drop into the stillness around her. Nothing moved. The animals knew to conserve their energy. Not a sound could be heard … and she had no energy left to try to cry for help.
How long she lay in the semi state of consciousness, no one would ever know. All hope for rescue was gone, she simply let herself go.
PL PRECEPT # 18 – EACH MOMENT IS A TURNING POINT
PL PRECEPT # 11 – ALWAYS BE WTH GOD
It was at that moment that she felt rather than saw a presence. She knew her eyes would not open, her strength was gone. Maybe the angels had come to take her away from this burning inferno. Maybe… he would once more feel the cool of a shaded nook, and feel the fresh green grass beneath her feet. If she were to die now… she would be rescued from this horrible state of passive death.
PL PRECEPT # 3 GOD APPEARS THROUGH ONE’S SELF
What was that…. a sweet smell … the air around her had changed… Then yes… she felt a drop on her lips. A gentle rain, just enough to slowly wind its way down her throat and give a feeling o reprieve. She knew she could not move… so she lay and accepted the gift from the “gods”…. her body was bathed in healing rain, drop by drop she felt her skin greedily take it in.
PL PRECEPT # 12 EVERYTHING HAS A WAY ACCORDING TO ITS NAME
Maybe she would see tomorrow… maybe there was hope… as her body drdank t his blessing from above, she felt the earth beneath her begin to take shape and mould to her now drenched body…. Her arms that had been limp and useless now began to lift in prayer to the skies.
PL PRECEPT #18 EACH MOMENT IS A TURNING POINT
PL PRECEPT #19 BEGIN ONCE YOU PERCEIVE
Her eyes opened to the world and she knew she could stand tall and be strong again. In letting go and accepting the moment of despair, she had welcomed the unknown, in doing so, it became her friend…. she was free to embrace the sun again.
In death, comes a new beginning/life.
PL PRECEPT # 7 EVERYTHING EXISTS IN RELATIVITY
PL PRECEPT #21 LIVE IN PERFECT LIBERTY
OYASHIKIRI
Always and Forever
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Let’s find the joy in everything
Are you looking for things to complain about? Let’s change our perspective and live a cheerful and joyful life.
PL2020.25
Make time to chill, slow down, be in the Now!
Oyashikiri
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