...healing rain...

Healing

rain

is

coming

down

it's coming nearer

to this old town

rich

and

poor,

weak

and

strong

it's bringing mercy,

it won't be long...

~michael w. smith

if today has been

one

where you had to

...take a deep breath.

...tell yourself

one.

day.

at.

a.

time.

...search for something

to

be grateful

for.

or

force

a smile through

your

tears...

then, please.

please join me...

in this.

healing rain.

because...

maybe not tomorrow...

there

will

be sun

again.

just BE.

robin.

...let it grow...

i am LOVING these ferns...

in any endeavor, i say,

"one day at a time"

and i instantly breathe easier

because this is,

quite simply,

the truth.

~ordinary sparkling moments

~christine mason miller

that is the best that we can

hope for...

one day at a time...

just BE.

robin.

...colors...

april
is a wonderful
month
for all kinds of walks,
whether in warm springs showers
or balmy sunshine.
the scent of the earth
reawakening
and the sight of
mother nature's
brilliant display of color
will rouse and remind you
how wonderful
it
is
simply
to
be
alive.
~simple abundance~sarah ban breathnach
on this day
and
as with tomorrow's tomorrows...
just BE.
robin.

...budding possibilities...

taking

joy

in

life

is

a

woman's

best

cosmetic.

~rosalind russell

just BE.

robin.

...4.26.09...rain.

when the heavens open up

and the showers fall...

wrap yourself up

with a blanket...

as the steam rises

off your cup of

vanilla

apricot

white

tea

close your eyes...

and

listen

to

the

raindrops

on

the

roof.

welcome to coffee hour

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...jar...

Don't

empty

the

water

jar

until

the

rain

falls.

just BE.

robin.

it is saturday (Sunday there)

and that means...

go check out

HEY HARRIET

there are many awesome

shadow shots.

...a spring day...

it's wonderful when a flower grows where you didn't expect it...

morning clouds...

ahh...dandelions....

wanting to go outside...

they are growing...

the greatest thing

a human being

ever does in this world

is to see

something...

to see clearly is poetry,

prophecy

and religion,

all in one.

-john ruskin

just BE.

robin.

...one.still.frame...

just BE.

robin.

...sensory awakening...

nothing can cure the soul but the senses,

just as nothing

can cure the senses

but the soul.

~oscar wilde

today

look at the blue sky, hear the grass growing beneath your feet, inhale the scent of spring, let the fruits of the earth linger on your tongue, reach out and embrace those you love. ask Spirit to awaken your awareness to the sacredness of your sensory perceptions. ~simple abundance

just BE.

robin.

...let it snow...

if you are asking yourself...

is that snow i see??

i would have to say, yes...

YES it is!!

so, in honor of the snow,

you are also seeing the crocus'

because their lives were short lived.

i took these at twilight with a macro setting.

i thought they came out interesting.

then again...i am easily amused

and at this point...with the snow...

perhaps a little crazy!!

ya think?

because we have NO control...

just BE.

robin.

...4.19.09....replenishment

let your mind be quiet,

realizing the beauty of the world,

and the immense,

and boundless treasures

that it holds in store.

all that you have within you,

all that your heart desires,

all that your nature so specially fits you for-

that or the counterpart of it waits

embedded in the great Whole, for you.

it will surely come to you.

yet equally surely not one moment

before its appointed time

will it come.

all your crying and fever

and reaching out of hands

will make no difference.

therefore do not begin that game at all.

~edward carpenter

the crocus were not going to come.

the sunshine bringing warmth to the earth

was not going to come.

the spring peepers were not going to come.
the warm rain that brings forth the splendid

smell of earth is not going to come.

until it is time.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...aprons...

one still frame...

often people attempt

to live their lives backwards:

they try to have more things,

or more money,

in order to do more

of what they want

so that they will be happier.

the way it actually works

is the reverse.

You must first be

who you really are,

then, do

what you need to do,

in order to have what you want.

~margaret young

today is the day for visiting

Hey Harriet

for shadows.

just BE.

robin.

...ferns growing...

these ferns are

amazing to watch grow.

these little fuzzy headed,

green buds of living wonder...

spring is inching closer...

just BE.

robin.

...dreams...

i got this sent to me a couple of times

today by email...

i clapped with delight,

and cried with heartfelt happiness...

it just goes to show

that you should never, ever

give up on your dreams....

just BE.

robin.

...Easter Sunday...4.12.09

I'll rise again...

perhaps it's because April is so full of dazzling sunlight. perhaps it's because the earth seems greener. perhaps it's because Resurrection is this month's signature. is this why our spirits start to soar? now the season of darkness diminishes as the season of Light increases in strength. in the garden, primroses, pansies, violets, tulips, and lilacs burst with color. each flower, plant and bough bears profound witness to the power of authenticity...we continue to grow gracefully, creatively and joyously into our authentic selves, awakening to our own beauty.

~simple abundance

a daybook of comfort and joy

~sarah ban breathnach

have a blessed Easter Sunday

and please remember

that Papa God is especially fond of you...

just BE.

robin.

...dragonfly spirit...

The dragonfly's shell is designed with special facets that reflect and refract their beautiful colors in the light of the sun. This almost sparkling appearance has leant added meaning to the dragonfly's form. They've taken on a mystical and magical symbolism. The dragonfly's magic is its light magic, and all of the wonderful similes, metaphors and cliches that light has inspired. In Japan, the Japanese people have chosen to honor the dragonfly as a symbol of joy and new light. Thus, the dragonfly has come to be an image that inspires us to not only learn to practice the shedding and mirroring of light in our own lives, but to learn to see when others are doing it, too! Additionally, dragonflies certainly aren't limited to women! In Native American astrology, there is a strong belief that each person has a totem animal spirit which serves as their guardians and guides through certain phases of life. Often, an individual would have many different totems throughout life, some for just a time, and some for their entire lives. And one of these totem spirits was the spirit of the dragonfly. It would adopt men and women, young and old. The dragonfly spirit means you must consciously make an effort to express your hopes, dreams, needs and wishes. The dragonfly spirit is the essence of the winds of change, the messages of wisdom and enlightenment; and the communication from the elemental world. Its medicine beckons you to seek out the parts of your habits which need changing. You can turn to the dragonfly to guide you through the mists of illusion to the pathway of transformation.

may you find your dragonfly spirit.

just BE.

robin.

enjoy the going's on at Hey Harriet

shadow shot Sunday...

.....be..............................................................

when elephants fight

it is the grass

that suffers.~unknown~

just BE.

robin.