A gentle rain has been falling all night. It will wash the summer dust away, paving the earth with the start of a gentle decay that will kick start new beginnings…
PL Precept #18 Each moment is a turning point.
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Good morning… you all know by now that I use avatars to help me in my photography for my blogs. At this time of year the designers are putting out their skins for “Halloween” There are thousands of us who love this time of the year…. our creativity knows no bounds.
When working with “Bee” here, before I got her dressed in hair and clothes… I thought how beautiful the designer had made her face. She stood out, she wasn’t an old hag, a witch with a warped nose, her makeup wasn’t gothic Gor… I found she had a certainly quality to her.. and.. she was proud of who she was. To match her facial skin, I had to search out a designer who worked in the colour tones that would compliment her face.
I found a designer who made skin that gave her body the appearance of being a “barbie” doll. Bingo. a match!
You know ladies how we are constantly being bombarded with ads on how to make ourselves look younger, skinner, etc. Working with this model.. was inspiring..
It is not about what we look like, its about, the person we are . who we are.. how we treat others and live in the world around us. “a broken crayon still colours”
PL Precept # 3 God appears through one’s self
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Are you feeling lost in space? Is the world gone techi crazy, is humanity being left behind? Have you found that instead of dealing with human issues we are being left to deal with automated robots? Technology that has no “heart” or “mind” of its own.
More than ever, it is important for you to find time to reconnect with nature. To breathe in air that isn’t polluted with endless concrete buildings and the noise of a city that is on steroids of batteries and flashdrives.
PL Precept #20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter
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There is something special about walking down into the woods on an overgrown trail… where not long ago it was shades of green and the sun had to make its way through the dense growth to give dappled patterns on the ferns and ground cover – now… there are patches of vibrant colours splashed against the emerald greens, slowly, the golden glow of multiple shades of orange, bronze and copper are presenting the eye with a patchwork of blazing tones that dazzle and turn the world into a kaleidoscope of brilliance that is mesmerizing.
I made time to visit my old stomping grounds yesterday .. it was so crowded with cars and people wanting to experience the fall colours that I didn’t stay.. but the brief tour I took … left me wanting more.
Live today filled with enthusiasm
Life is an accumulation of the efforts you make, day by day. Live keeping in mind that “today’ only comes once and live your precious life to the fullest.
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Compromise and hesitation tend to make things more complicated
Compromising and holding back your true feelings only serves to make things even more complicated always be true to yourself.
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Hi.. looked for a peaceful picture for today. Donkeys are cool, they simply do their thing…
Looking at me I appear rather harmless.. a gentle older woman, short cropped gray/white hair.. I wear a North American version of the two piece outfits, Asian used to wear.. I don’t have the Mandarin collar, I wear a scrub top instead… (convenient for cell phone, keys and small wallet) and silk or linen pant won’t work since I am active outside… so I wear a pair of dark jeans or loose travel pant.. .. in other words, I blend into the landscape…
Last night, this over 50 gentle woman took a sledge type hammer to a pill bottle. No I wasn’t angry, I was trying to open a child proof .. tamper proof bottle of (over the counter) pain medication .. after exhausting the push down, turn trick several times, I resorted to a special aid, bottle/can opener I have under my counter… even tried a wrench… It was after midnight and I had been trying for hours to be “adult”… finally I reached down into the “junk” drawer, and pulled out the “hammer” I bought for driving stakes into the ground. Placed the offending bottle on the bathroom bath mat and swung…
Hey! It took several good swings, before it broke, but that was just the cover.. then I had give it another well aimed blow before the rest came away so I could get at the gel capsule I wanted.. What is the expression…. where there is a will… there is a way..
That’s my story for the day… what’s yours.
“You can find true joy when you work creatively within the rules..”
Its Oct. 1 today, I can go crazy with fall colours.. and dust off my broom.
Oyashikiri
and NO . having a husband for such occasions… is not an option
Mother Nature does it so well – art in its purest form.
Everyone is human and has both good and bad things about them. Let’s strive to look for the good points in others so that we can get along.
Appreciate each person’s good points.
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Don’t be swayed by the past; It’s what you do from now on that counts
Your failures as well as your successes are now in the past. Always look towards the future and start with a fresh outlook
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