I took myself and my head cold out for a photo excursion today
and discovered the brilliant colors of change.
and discovered the brilliant colors of change.
"Life is this simple:
We are living in a world that is transparent
and the Divine is shining through it
all the time."
and the Divine is shining through it
all the time."
Thomas Merton
"Through our eyes the universe is perceiving itself.
Through our ears the universe is listening to its harmonies.
We are the witness through which the universe becomes
conscious of its glory, of its magnificence."
Alan Watts
Through our ears the universe is listening to its harmonies.
We are the witness through which the universe becomes
conscious of its glory, of its magnificence."
Alan Watts
There is only Existence that is unaffected
by our experience."
"When I run after what I *think* I want,
my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;
if I sit in my own place of patience,
what I need flows to me
without pain...
my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;
if I sit in my own place of patience,
what I need flows to me
without pain...
From this I understand that what I want
also wants me, is looking for me
and attracting me.
also wants me, is looking for me
and attracting me.
There is a great secret here..."
Rumi
~
Unfortunately the sky was not its brilliant blue
(the top photo was taken last year).
We had cloud cover today because a storm is coming in tonight
with wind and rain,
which means the leaves will be gone tomorrow.
And normally we don't get the brilliant reds and oranges!
An unusual year...
which means the leaves will be gone tomorrow.
And normally we don't get the brilliant reds and oranges!
An unusual year...
I like the coloured leaves against a duller sky myself they have no competition and stand in their full glory, as does Rumi!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your visions :~)x
the leaves are gorgeous. so many of them got knocked off in wind and rain here a bit after I returned so I didnt really get to see them. Love the Rumi
ReplyDeleteThanks Suki :) Well, we didn't get our wind and rain storm, so the leaves remain and are peaking! Totally gorgeous - better than these pics!
DeleteEnjoyed your Rumi quote -- barbara
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara... Wishing you a smooth adjustment to your new "home" in the Northwest!
Deletethank you so much for the poetry. The pictures are so breathtaking. <3
ReplyDeletethank you so much for the poetry. The pictures are so breathtaking. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you Aarathi :) I have been thinking of you and hoping that you are not near the coastal storms over there!
DeleteI do actually live around there but right now I am visitng my folks up north. its was really unsettling though, the storms Thanks for thinking of me <3. I was wondering if you were on any social media Christine? Would love to connect with you more often :-)
DeleteAm glad you are okay :) No, I'm not on any "social media" :) Be Well!
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ReplyDelete<3 :) Have been thinking of you... Are you still at your Mom's?
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