Lightarted Living: Winter Grace and Gentle Mornings

Lightarted Living: Winter Grace and Gentle Mornings: 

Another Gentle Morning

Another gentle morning unfolds;

I wipe the sleep from my eyes and greet the day.

"Good morning, sunshine! The earth says hello."

I open my arms for another day of loving.

Winter Grace and Gentle Mornings

Another Gentle Morning

Another gentle morning unfolds;

I wipe the sleep from my eyes and greet the day.

"Good morning, sunshine! The earth says hello."

I open my arms for another day of loving.

Winter Grace

Silently the snow falls on Moscow, Idaho,

Feathering the Idahoan heart with wonder and cheer;

Out pop the spirits of hope, love and goodwill,

Singing songs of grace and peace.

"Dashing through the snow,

with one horse eating hay...."

Soubhiye'

Softly, softly the sound of silence.

Soubhiye' is that time in the morning 

when no one else is awake; 

Only you.

It's such a lovely time to quietly gather your thoughts 

without interruption, without purpose and without deadlines.

Soubhiye' is that time in the morning when the rest of world still sleeps 

And you have a refreshing and peaceful moment to yourself--

Letting your mind wander wherever and land wherever 

over that warming cuppa coffee or tea.

Who knows what inspiring or renewing path will

reveal itself during this golden time of renewal.

Gift yourself with soubhiye' daily.

Wishing you gentle mornings and Winter grace.

The Origin of Soubhiye'

I was introduced to the word soubhiye' in an NPR article about

words with no translation into English that have interesting meanings

that were submitted to the Webster Dictionary.

Soubhiye' is a Lebanese Arabic word submitted by Stephanie Thompson.

Lightarted Living: Let Your Life Dance Lightly on the Edges of Time ~...

Lightarted Living: Let Your Life Dance Lightly on the Edges of Time ~...:   💓Dance Lightly💓 "Let your life dance lightly on the edges of time like the dew on the tip of a leaf" Rabindranath Tagore 

💓Dance Lightly💓

"Let your life dance lightly on the edges of time

like the dew on the tip of a leaf"

Rabindranath Tagore

💓Listen💓

For words can not describe the sound of silence.

Unknown

Let Your Life Dance Lightly on the Edges of Time ~ Rabindranath Tagore

 

💓Dance Lightly💓

"Let your life dance lightly on the edges of time

like the dew on the tip of a leaf"

Rabindranath Tagore

💓Listen💓

For words can not describe the sound of silence.

Unknown

Lightarted Living: Opening the Floodgates of Relief

Lightarted Living: Opening the Floodgates of Relief:   The Divorce "This is the time to be slow; Lie low to the wall; until the bitter weather passes.

 

Starting Over

The cleansing rain pours down,

opening the flood gates of relief--

A little water letting 

to switch the flow of emotions 

to cleanse the soul.

Good thing? Bad thing? Who knows?

Opening the Floodgates of Relief

 

The Divorce

"This is the time to be slow;

Lie low to the wall;

until the bitter weather passes.

Try as best you can

not to let the wire brush of doubt

scrape away all sense of yourself.

Time will come good again."

John O'Donohue

Recovering from Unwelcome News

Uncovering the shit-disturbers

I release the disturbing effects of others.

I rebalance and bless the earth's energy around me,

and replant my garden with love and compassion.

Slowly, one step at a time I move towards healing.

Moving Out of Darkness 

While cleaning out the shit what did I find?

A big pile of love for life rooted so deep in my heart.

The pendulum swings toward the ladder of hope.

I climb out of the darkness into the light.

Starting Over

The cleansing rain pours down,

opening the flood gates of relief--

A little water letting 

to switch the flow of emotions 

to cleanse the soul.

Good thing? Bad thing? Who knows?

The Story Behind

A couple of years ago, a friend of mine was blindsided when her husband came home to say he had been having an affair for two years, he was moving out, and he wanted a divorce. 

As often happens when we're overcome with emotional turmoil, the physical world around her began to crumble, providing the perfect metaphor for how she felt and and how--through action--she could begin to move on and rebuild her life.

First, the rains came and flooded her backyard, and then the septic tank overflowed and needed cleaning out (thus the 'shit talk'). 

Two years on things are still settling out. The sump-pump of her heart has keep the emotional turmoil from overflowing, and her garden of life has flourished. 

Moral of the Story: Life happens. It is up to us to find our way through and to turn a potential pile of shit into a potential pile of love. It's hard and dirty work, but in the end, it's worth it. Keep on keeping on.

Lightarted Living: For Every Evil Under the Sun, There is a Remedy or...

Lightarted Living: For Every Evil Under the Sun, There is a Remedy or 

For every evil under the sun,

There is a remedy or there is none.

If there be one, try to find it;

If there be none, never mind it.

Old Nursery Rhyme

For Every Evil Under the Sun, There is a Remedy or there is None

 

For every evil under the sun,

There is a remedy or there is none.

If there be one, try to find it;

If there be none, never mind it.

Old Nursery Rhyme

WORD

The old nursery rhymes we grew up with are filled with the simplest of wisdom. Although we read them to children, they've withstood the test of time because they inform us from cradle to grave.

Don't complicate your life. Keep decision-making easy and life flowing easy. 

Gently, gently; merrily, merrily. Dream

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream;

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.