PL calendar day 30
Your surroundings are a mirror of your thoughts
When you think “this is going to be hard” then your situation will become difficult Instead think,” Let’s do this!” and face your situation with determination. Then you will be surprised to see how smoothly things will go.
Oyashikiri
bottom photo -M&N
This delightful learning tool was in a thrift shop. Each door has a different key, keys are included. The child learns to find the key and open the door it belongs to. Or goes to the door to be opened, then finds the key to open it.. then lock it. If only I had picked it up when I saw it. I had never seen one before.
next… a window view of the alps below.
Enjoy your travels today. Walk through a few doors. Create your own adventure.
PL Precept #18 Each moment is a turning point.
PL Precept #17 Grasp what is most essential
Oyashikiri
top pictures, Q
bottom pictures, hT9
Charm of days gone by. There is so much to take in when you travel a back road. You have to know that you will not get anywhere fast, you simply accept the moments of discovery. This was the scene that beckoned loud enough for me to stop and actually get out. It is aged, tired and worn, but yet it is standing proud. Wind, snow, ice, rain, yes they have left their mark, but the place, for me , still had a quiet dignity. It stood, just off a paved road, but the surrounding land, was rich and bore the remnants of a bountiful crop.
I left today, open to the possibilities, and the Universe provided “seek and you shall find” PL Precept #1 Life is Art
The day was a happy one, and totally productive in a very creative way. I hope you enjoyed the same.
Oyashikiri
had a good co-pilot that helped..
shared adventure, doubles the fun!
Good morning everyone, the holidays are fast approaching. We are busy trying to settle back into a routine, and I am once more running the roads on errands. I am especially trying to beat the rush that will take place closer to the week-end, it will be impossible to find parking in the shopping mall parking lots. Already there is a sea of cars as far as the eye can see in the bigger centers near us.
Norm’s Thursday doors, is a huge interest to me, doors being so much a part of my life over the years. I am a keen buff on older homes, doors, windows and all that go along in the inspiration of my creative spirit.
The I found this collection of hand stitched works of art, sitting waiting to be framed in a thrift shop of all places. Someone had spent hours carefully building these charmers stitch by stitch. That to me is a true love of houses, windows and doors. Having attempted at one time this craft, I had full appreciation for the hours spent on putting these together.
If I have learned anything during the last few weeks, it is that what we see on the outside is not necessarily what is going on “inside” Our bodies house our “souls” the vibrant and vital energy this is our “lives”. The windows and doors, are the way we look out, and how we maneuver the in and outs of our journey through this life. In some ways they reflect our personalities .. many times, they are merely shelters. It is what goes on, inside the house, that makes it a home.
PL (Perfect Liberty) celebrates every 21st of the month, with a Thanksgiving ceremony. The service is dedicated to giving our appreciation and gratitude for the blessings we have received through the month. Think today as you read this, just how many blessings you have received in the last few days. There are always positives, we need only be receptive to them.
At first I was sad that the beautiful work someone had done was now in a Thrift Shop, then I realized that it was the joy in stitching that was the person’s pleasure, and now, I was happy in the discovery. Sharing his/her work with you, is also a “happy”… May the many little windows and doors open for you today.
Find the sunshine, find the happy, in your day. You will be blessed in many ways.
Oyashikiri
Imagine the sun streaming in on a cool fall day. Isn’t there something wonderful about the way, light is transformed when it penetrates and shines through a stained glass panel.
even the high ceiling is mirroring the colourful hues, giving the room an aura of light. When the organist plays, what divine inspiration must flow from his hands to the organ itself. A true delight for all who are embraced by the sound,
PL Precept # 15 All is a Mirror
PL Principle # 3 I will live with a mind of appreciation towards others and things.
God is everywhere – PL Precept # 11 Always be with God
Oyashikiri
Pictures taken by Valerie (sister) while at her retreat
A window from the pastlooks out into another world
when looking in,
there is left only decay and ruin
I drove along the highway today,
and saw where a building such as the one above
once alive and vibrant
was now shuttered and vacant
the vegetation was fast reclaiming the
once well tended lawn.
I had a fleeting memory of days gone by
and wondered how come I’d missed
the encroachment of another phase
for the sign, standing tall near the street
announced that soon, a multi unit would be going up
The world is changing, and changing fast
where once we planned and looked forward
to a yard of our own,
now the buildings offer small rooms. and many units
to accommodate a number of families
where once, only one family lived,
and children ran and played with wild abandon
safe in their own backyards.
What happened? Where is that time in space gone?
What was I doing? How did I miss it?
October 1st. in a flash it will be the 31st
Windows… lots of windows.. just like doors, they fascinate. Q
HELP.. does anyone know why the font in WP has changed … and how do I change it back.. I’ve tried customizing font.. didn’t work.. ???
There is something to be said about a cold sunny day, when you can see the shimmering bling of the icicles as they hang from the roof edge. I have been trying to listen to the good advice from friends, “stay in, stay out of the cold, REST”, I think I’m soon going to be able to say, its been 4 weeks now! cough, cough, splutter, sneeze, wheeze and darn I’m tired.
This is a much better shot of the beautiful sculptured ice. The sky was the beckoning blue that makes me want to be outside. I don’t care it is cold, I’m happy outside, I layer up and I’m toasty warm.. the air is so fresh, crisp and deliciously brisk.
Thanks for the great feedback on the Sludge project, thought I’d show you a sneak peek.
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This is a piece of a cover that I was very taken with. I liked it so much I kept the magazine for ages. Doing these “Art” journals has given me a new way to display and keep the pictures I like, without keeping a whole magazine. Eventually some time in the future, I will add to the pages.. this is the fun of it all.. there is no rush, no deadlines, just a great way to have quality time with myself doing “stuff” I like.
PL Precept #1 Life is Art
PL Precept # 18 Each Moment is a Turning Point
Make each moment count, enjoy being alive, be grateful, and appreciate that God is in your life…
PL Precept #11 Always be with God
When we live with love in our hearts…it is so much easier to express ourselves.
PL Precept #2 To live is to Express One’s Self.
Oyashikiri
Remember this picture. I’ve used it before. I loved the stained glass windows. I loved how the windows survived while the insides of the church was showing the rubble and decay of neglect and time. Not being the photographer who took this picture, I do not know what the outside of this building looked like. My vision can only drink in what I see. My emotions and feelings toss and turn inside my head looking for the words to explain what seeing this moment in time does to and for me.
Today’s meditation/lesson >The bigger the task, the more your convictions are tested < So many questions arose when I looked at the church, the light from outside is still coming through the windows, on a bright sunny day, how mesmerizing the view must be. How enchanted I am just gazing at the light coming in through the various colours. The peeling on the old walls has formed a lace pattern of intricate designs, were I there today, I would zoom in for a closer look. (times like this I miss my viewer in SL) ( LOL.. for those of us who are part of the community in the virtual world of SL, there is a lot I’m sure that we at times wish we could do in our everyday lives as easily as we do in our other reality)
We all have windows in our lives, and mostly we look out.. not into them. Why is that do you think? When we encounter a challenge, are given a diagnosis we don’t really want … … what is it we tend to do. Look on Google, ask around about it, share the information with a friend.??? We’re given a window, what do we do with it…
Windows are symbolic of consciousness. Yet windows are often simply part of our physical space, and are given thought to when we need to ope or close the shutters /blinds.. or look out to see if it is raining. Unlike the door which we interact with on a daily basis. Using it to enter or leave the premises, yet I doubt we pay that much attention to it. Tasks and challenges/opportunities are like windows and doors in our lives. We “see” them, we use them, but often don’t really “see” them at all. They just are.
Sometimes we need to look at the window, really look at it, and see it not only from outside, but from inside as well. When we encounter resistance in our thinking, we are looking in only one direction, usually out, it is often what is inside that is at the heart of the matter.
Come sit with me, share this time to contemplate the moment. Together we will live this moment in time, so when we move on, this moment will not be forgotten. Our windows allow the light to come in, when it does, let it shine……………….
“If what you desire
is to be inspired and feel joy
but the opposite keeps showing up,
Rather than cursing fate
you can view yourself
as simply being
out of creative
vibrational alignment.”
quote- Dr.Wayne W. Dyer
top picture – St.Curvy’s Abandoned church in HDR Michigan, by tony lafferty01, flickr
pictures of windows found on Pinterest
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