Vincent van Gogh’s Table at the Auberge Ravoux
HAIKU
Sipping on Pernod
telling will my story be
with surprising end
LIVING A LIFE OF GRACE
A Bing Image
WEDNESDAY’S BLESSING
Forgive often and always
Living a life of grace requires a constant effort to forgive those who offend us. That does not diminish the wounds afflicted on us, but forgiveness renders freedom from resentment, anger and jealousy. That may take time but the reward is infinite. Forgiveness heals and makes everything new in us and most likely others.
WITH A LITTLE HELP
A Key West Restaurant
A THOUGHT AND MEDITATION
Good friendships last till ever
“Sometimes, we just need someone to show us something we cannot see for ourselves, then we too can change for-ever.”
–from my good friend Kamal
WONDERFUL PROMISE
Virgin by Abbott Handerson Thayer
In honor of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven
“Little Children, give thanks unceasingly for all that you possess so that a joyful blessing always comes down from God upon your life.”
–Words of Mary from Medjugorje
LIKE GIANT DAISIES
Sunflowers By John Bratby
OFF THE CUFF Writing
These huge sunflowers pack a lot of history since 3000 BC where they originated in the Americas. Now Russia and the European Union cultivate them for seed products…products like bird feed, lecithin supplement, oil, butter crunch spread and of course roasted sunflower seeds.
English painter John Bratby depicts these golden flowers as having distorted feelings and emotional moods. They seem to sway radically conversing with each other, which is characteristic of the modern expressionist movement.
I find these giant like daisies exotic as they tilt they florets to the sun and when full grown face the east. Myriads of sunflower types include bright red, strawberry blonde and Jerusalem artichoke (Images by Bing, Dwight Sipler and Christian Fischer.)
My favorite is the sunflower perfume which blends fresh mandarin, orange blossoms, peach and bergamot notes…just like this delightful quote:
PRAY, HOPE, TRUST
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WEDNESDAY’S BLESSING
Honoring Saint Pio
“Worry is useless! God is merciful and He will hear your prayers!”
“Live tranquilly…follow the path on which the Lord has placed you.”
“Pray, hope, trust God and don’t worry!”
Saint Pio, pray for us
BETWEEN PILLOWS
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HAIKU
Pillows, firm and soft
He ‘s working, she prays
They always prevail
MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP
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HAIBUN
First day of Autumn – Perfect timing for making a clean sweep of home to prepare for the coming winter season.
Gee whiz, I just de-cluttered everything in March as we locked down for the pandemic. The cluttered mess has returned. I still find things to donate and so I begin the task. What lies ahead is still unknown, but at least my tidy home will reverberate space, clarity and calm.
HAIKU
Do I really need
this or that to keep me clear?
No. Gift it away!
LOOK FOR HIM IN EVERYTHING
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HAIKU
Mystery at work
So is invisible virus
Yet vaccine comes soon
EVERMORE SOUND ADVICE
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POINT TO PONDER
“There is the music of heaven in all things.”
How amazing is Hildegard of Bingen of the 12th Century who speaks to us in 2020. Her sound advice urges us to persevere despite the preposterous battles we fight daily. I can imagine her saying,
“It is worth it.” –Sharon Graham
