Waking up to storms and clouds
New things bloom in the fertile soil we have tilled and labored over with years of our sweat we green our own grass pause to smell the flowers and lift our faces to the sun in gratitude - Caroline A. Slee
The seas will rise and roar with anger the winds will howl and shriek their pain and mankind will huddle into safety and shelter as the storm's rage unleashes itself The earth will shudder and tremble before it the skies splitting open with a howl and animals will huddle into dens and nests hiding away … Continue reading Storm’s Rage
The discovery of abundancean exploration of the heartwith a celebration of joy and beauty and gratitudeto shade our perspectivessmoothing away our sharp edges ~ Caroline A. Slee
The road ahead grows longer in the shade Stripes stretching angles across our path Air holds its stillness, the meditation of the wild As the ground catches our footfalls beneath us We breathe in the life that abounds Whisper a gratitude to the trees Prayers rise from the richness of the soil Tracing through our … Continue reading Shade #wwwblogs
We find moments of autumn As spring emerges A gentle reminder That the cycle continues. In the day-to-day when we may feel burdened The seasons Are always shifting: Nurturing us In their rhythm Carrying us forward On changing winds - Caroline A. Slee
My feet dance Upon the sky As the clouds soften My waking hours A world in beauty Awakening my senses Cloaking me In gratitude Though I may be stuck In momentary forgetfulness These sights bring me back To my own heart No matter how far I may travel Or the years In between I am … Continue reading As Above #MondayBlogs
So much time is spent In high gear In the frenetic pace Of "go, go, go" The calm comes In rare breaths: An empty trail A snoozing pup Or laughter and music Between children And my mind Hurries onward To always more tasks Until self Becomes the sole task The space between breaths The rhythm … Continue reading Pace #wwwblogs
Amid the chaotic moments Of every day: The chauffeuring The working The phone ringing The lessons to arrange And the deadlines to juggle There comes the calm Of knowing That all that matters Rests here Behind my own front door That no matter the challenge We withstand We overcome Stronger Than any days of solitude … Continue reading Meaning and Reason
Every day is filled with all of the "shoulds" and "ought tos." I should give more effort to work I should give more time to my children I should give more time to my health I ought to: earn more, do more, be more... Sometimes I realize that, for all of my "shoulds" most of … Continue reading Must Versus Should #wwwblogs