Like the seasons, the world is constantly changing. Say thank you all the time. Digo obrigado o tempo inteiro. Merci (thank you) it is an easy word, mean it! you will see/notice that life will become a happier experience.
PL Precept #18 each moment is turning point.
Oyashikiri
all pictures are from my inventory
When was the last time you sat around doing “nothing” and didn’t feel guilty ..
There was a time when going for a drive, or to the cottage, meant getting away from the everyday “grind”… Often the cottage didn’t even have a phone… never mind a television. time was spent swimming, fishing, hiking, riding a bike through country lanes … reading under the shade of a big tree…. I remember taking the row boat out.. (no engine, you rowed) sitting in the middle of the lake and just letting it drift once I was away from shore…
I am told these days are long gone and impossible to find unless one goes far far out ..away from cities/towns. (I am also told that some lakes have banned motor boats (speed boats) … but.. I don’t know that for fact)
I left home without my cell phone the other day. Wow… I realized it was noticeable. Especially when I wasn’t driving.. stopped somewhere for any length of time… I found myself checking my pocket to see if there was something I had to respond to… and then adjusting my “habit” when I realized my cell phone was at home.. and I was “on my own”…. liberating or what!
Find a quiet place and simply – enjoy the moment –
Life is Art
Oyashikiri
bottom photo-Ian M.
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.
Oyashikiri
tower sculpture Japan PL headquarters
tomatoes,chinese lanterns my garden
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
PL2015
Founders Day service at 7 pm in all locations worldwide
Oyashikiri
Thought I’d take you down to another time when life was very different from “today” – before my time… but.. I enjoyed the visit. Maybe you will too.
I was looking for a song .. there have been several “passings” these past weeks.. the song.. Happy trails came to mind… and this video came up.
NO cell phones back then.
PL Precept # 16 All things Progress Develop.
This is a more recent version done by Van Halen…
Have a good day everyone… put “Makoto” (sincerity) in all you do.
Oyashikiri
Another time – another place – peaceful views of a town along the St. Lawrence – it was maybe 4- 5 years ago… I wonder what it is like today.
We are now officially in fall season … already the trees have started to demonstrate their fall colours, Time for another road trip!
For those of us who “craft” its time to begin with the cards, center pieces, decor for the October season even the holidays in December.
There is a special energy and vibe that just builds…. I love it!
PL Precept # 18 Each moment is a turning point.
Oyashikiri
Too soon there will be concrete buildings obscuring the skyline.. chasing away the animals and pushing nature further back… if you still have access to nature … treasure it. Get out and enjoy it.
21st of every month in PL, is Thanksgiving (day of appreciation) where we make time to give our thanks/gratitude for the life we are living.
World Peace is everything – Grasp what is most essential… Begin once you perceive – Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter.
Services today .. 10 a.m. and in the evening 7 pm
PL Precept #15 All is a Mirror
Oyashikiri
Some days we just want to go back to bed
But
it is not a luxury we can afford
so, we get up and soldier on
true, when there is a will … there is a way
hopefully you will listen to what a I am going to say
Always be true to yourself – because you can never escape the inner YOU
Oyashikiri
Top two pictures were taken in Europe by friends travelling, everyone knows I have a passion for doors. (you think) ” No need to bring anything back, looks for interesting doors” There is never a shortage. What would we do without -doors-
Good morning everyone. Can you feel the change in the early morning air. I’m loving it!
Bonnie took me out for my first birthday month lunch yesterday, crab and shrimp linguine with fresh asparagus in an Alfredo sauce. It was ok, the company was superb! I knew I could have a problem with the Alfredo sauce, but I tried it anyway seafood and fresh asparagus… hey! (yes I had a reaction… but ah… once in awhile… some of us never learn!)
I am responsible for my actions.. sigh… does that sound grown up or what!
Have a good day everyone, for more doors from all over the world… please have a look at Dan’s site No Facilities, link below (if you like fun books, when you visit his site, check out his recent book)
Remember to share a smile today.
Oyashikiri
PL Precept #1 Life is Art
https://nofacilities.com/2026/09/10/bbq-dam-lock-tour/
top two pictures ..Nick
Did you know needle felting is done with sheep’s wool, after the sheep is sheared, the wool is processed into roving… I spent years chasing after the product before it became easily accessible, when felting became a skill that was more popular. On the left is one of the dancers I made when I was with the Canadian leg of an American one of a kind Art Doll group.
I was reflecting not long ago on how now when I drive country roads, I no longer see farm animals grazing peacefully in the fields. I even thought back to a very distant memory when the first home my parents bought had a coal bin, in the basement.
Memories are something that creep into our lives when we least expect them to, and when our thought process is not always ready to accept or understand why.. they are surfacing.
In PL we have a precept that you see me use often.
PL Precept # 18 Each moment is a turning point
My life has been long, busy, and very full. I reflect at times, at how my life experiences have brought me to where I am today.
Have you seen one of my post … on FB .. where I use a sign that reads…
In my younger years, we made things out off whatever we could find to create what we were trying to express … or for instance make something we needed or wanted, because unlike today, we couldn’t just go to a shop and purchase something.
With all this technology today (and believe me, let something happen to my keyboard or mouse!! you want to see panic!!) are we inundated with too much…???
We are all so accepting of credit cards, cell phones that are carried everywhere, … let me ask…. do you ever want a quieter easier less frantic lifestyle.. do you know what it is to have a peaceful lazy day where you don’t experience quilt if you set aside time just for YOU.??
PL Precept #20 Live maintaining equilibrium between mind and matter
Yesterday I had a moment of sitting in a tree, on an upper branch that held two of us… the moment was breath taking. The visual of that moment was for me…. simply awesome..
I think having awesome moments in this day and age… is utterly fantastic.
Here is wishing you such moments… everyone deserves them!!!
Oyashikiri
