...7.26.09...

the marigolds are borrowed from

a sunny day.

they themselves, however, are

sweet droplets of sunshine anytime.

today i had coffee with the awe-manac: a daily dose of wonder.

i peeked ahead to this...

the inner awe-lixer

finding your inner--view

it's what's on the inside that counts

take the time to come home to yourself everyday. ~robin casarjean

the outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

~james allen

with the realization of one's own potential and self confidence in one's own ability, one can build a better world. ~dalai lama

...there is no place like inner space...

a place of acceptance, relaxation, peace and calm:

home.

whenever you go there it is.

the inner awe-lixer is filled

with all of your favorite inner states of being:

the middle of marvels,

at-one,

letting go:

and of course,

inner peace.

these beings grow when the meditative spirit is cultivated,

when we opt to release the struggle,

when we flow with the peaceful vine of the flowing breath.

*****************

remember the entrance door to the sanctuary is inside you. ~rumi

it is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

~agnes repplier

what might happen if you find your inner--view you ask?

possible effects:

results in discovering a calm presence,

grace,

strength of spirit,

the possible-self,

expansiveness,

assured contentment,

a fountain of inner beauty visible on the outside,

brilliant corridors of imagination;

grounded in visceral clarity;

restoring through stillness,

meditation and spiritual connection.

good food for thought

on this Sunday morning.

coffee was also spent with

Sweet Repose...

as she is the winner of my

200th post giveaway!!!

congrats my dear friend...

send me an email with your address

and i will be sending you

something from the farm

that has been an inspiration to me.

thank you to all who left your comments.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...a clay vessel...

A lump of ordinary clay

is chosen

from the amorphous pile of the clay heaped on the floor.

The potter has an end product in mind,

a vessel that will be useful

to its final owner

and a credit to the potter's craftsmanship and experience.

The potter labors

over the clay forming and shaping and

forming it until the final product is realized.

The pot then can be fired and decorated - but

if it cracks or turns out misshapen,

it is no big deal to discard it altogether.

Can we imagine a mere clay pot complaining to the potter?

Does the pot have "rights" of it's own?

No,

it exists,

and finds useful service

as an ordinary kitchen pot or a beautiful vase,

solely because the potter intended it for such an end.

~Lambert Dolphin

today is another beautiful SSS.

head over to HEY HARRIET

and enjoy this day to the fullest.

just BE.

robin.

...what inspires you?...

what inspires you?...

leave a comment on my Sunday post and

you could win a little

something

that inspires me...

just BE.

robin.

...hope...

While there's life, there's hope. ~Cicero

Hope is a desire for something to happen,

while expecting or being confident that it will come true.

Hope also implies a certain amount of perseverance,

believing that something is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary.

Hope may be directed toward something minor or towards something extremely significant. "False hope" is hoping for something that is extremely unlikely or unrealistic.

Hope quotes describe the possibility of certain chance

of an event or a happening to take place in your life.

Quotes may inspire the people

to hold their lives with full spirit

with a hope that their life would take a

positive turn and all the sadness

from their lives would be gone.

Hope is the only virtue that makes you sail through even in your worst period of life.

i had violets planted

in pots in these two spots

last year.

before i went outside

with my morning coffee

i had read some "political things"

which is very depressing if you want to think about it.

while i don't have "hope" in our political powers,

i have hope in the higher Power,

for He is the one

who planted the seeds

in both of these impossible places to grow.

and they are growing.

and this gives me hope.

everything is possible through Him.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

as i "published" this post

i noted that it is my 200th post.

yikes...i only started such a short time ago.

so, on this my 200th post...

i'd like to gift something that inspires me.

so, all you have to do is just leave a comment on this post

about something that inspires you or something that gives you

hope.

you can leave it between today and next saturday, july 25, midnight EST.

and i will announce the winner on Sunday morning during coffee hour.

...imagination...

"the tree

which moves

some to tears of joy

is in the eyes of others

only a green thing

that stands in the way.

some see

nature all ridicule and deformity...

and some

scarce see nature at all.

but

to the eyes

of the man of imagination,

nature is imagination itself."

~ William Blake

today please join me

in SSS

at HEY HARRIET
...today

use your imagination.

just BE.

robin.

i love this quote...
it's not so much how busy you are,
but
why you are busy.
the bee is
praised.
the
mosquito
is
swatted.
~mary o'connor

our life is

frittered

away

by

detail...

simplify,

simplify.

~henry thoreau

these two quotes are from

life is a verb~patti gigh

it's a great book that speaks to living intentionally.

i intend to

just BE.

robin.

sharon~latte is on!!

...importance of solitude...

if women were convinced

that a day off

or an hour

of solitude

was a reasonable ambition,

they would

find a way of attaining it.

as it is,

they feel so unjustified

in their demand

that they rarely

make the attempt.

~anne morrow lindbergh

just BE.

robin.

...sisterhood...

how splendid a feeling it

is to

get on the computer

at the end of a long day of

moving your work office

to a new location...

to have a wonderful

friend sends you an award.

what a privilege to receive this

from my friend, sharon, from

sweet repose. i came across

Sharon a while ago when i put

her website on my mom's website.

i loved her outlook on life, and her taste

in music...because her tastes are so similar to mine.

i set out into

this venture of blog world because

i am crazy about taking pictures,

i am crazy about quotes and poems

and stuff that makes you think.

i am crazy about nature.

i am crazy about music.

i simply love life.

and i love life simple.

and i just wanted to share what i

see in an ordinary still frame.

if i could make one person smile, or spark a memory, or share a moment with someone..

that is what i was hoping for.

what i have gained from this

sisterhood is so much more than I could have

imagined. there are so many kindred spirits

out there.

...i could not tell if there were rules to this award...

but i would like to pass it on to joanne.

she is my california girl,

sharon and i would share coffee on the porch.

joanne and i would share tea.

(or red wine...and much laughter and probably tears...even tho we've never "met")

her talent is limitless.

her heart is genuine and true.

her words, like sharon's, touch your soul.

i am blessed to have these two ladies in my life...

(and all the wonderful people i have met)

so i raise my cup to my sistas, with thanks and gratitude for what you have brought to my life.

love and hugs.

just BE.

robin.

...soul journey...

The Soul’s Path

by Deborah Soukup

I travel the road set before me
Though the destination’s unknown
With trust and grim resolution
I know I must journey alone
But others travel around me
And our paths meander and cross
Then forks or a rocky embankment
Leave me searching, my Soul at a loss
With faith and some apprehension
My fear dissolves in delight
As a new road forms there before me
And I take the path to the right
Mountains swell all around me
Their summits lost to a storm
Then I notice the road ahead falters
And I drop to my knees, my heart torn
The road behind is but a memory
A shadow is all that remains
But the darkness glimmers with wisdom
And I see all the lessons I’ve gained
So with one step I tackle the mountains
I endure the wrath of the storm
Some Souls travel beside me
While others leave me lost and forlorn
When dawn caress’ the morning
And the road is again straight and true
I find I am so much the stronger
The disappointments I hold but a few
The Soul travels a journey
From birth to the heavens above
Though the road is often rocky
It is made easier when there is love

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...handle...

dare

to

reach

your

hand

into

the

darkness,

to

pull

another

hand

into

the

light.

~norman b. rice

shadows are everywhere...

finding them is the fun part...

and then taking the picture...

priceless.

head over to HEY HARRIET

for more shadows on her meme SSS.

have a great weekend

just BE.

robin.

...viewfinder...

a photographer friend of my brother said.

don't take a picture unless you know it's going to turn out.

don't waste your time.

ee-gads...

i'd be in trouble.

over the course of the weekend

and the last couple of days,

i've taken well over 200 photos.

some good, some not.

but the fact remains

it makes me

happy

to look through

my viewfinder and snap away

to my hearts content.

find a cool angle,

catch a raindrop, a sundrop, a dewdrop...

it doesn't matter

it's all good.

just BE.

robin.

...7.5.09...

brief sunshine.

today is not suppose

to give us much

in

the

way of

sun.

tilda and i

did, however, enjoy sun

while we had coffee

on the porch this morning.

blue and gandie enjoy

the freedom that summer

gives them.

the turkeys were looking for a morning meal.

mattie spent a brief cuddle session

with blue.

and the hummingbird was making frequent

trips to the feeder.

to me,

this would be all i need.

quiet, simple times on the porch.

this would bore most people,

those who always need to be doing something,

bigger, better, faster.

not me.

i have come to leaving books, that I've read,

around the house.

everyday as i walk into the kitchen i see

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.

it is an amazing book about

Randy who is dying from pancreatic cancer.

i strongly urge you to read it...

you can also see his last lecture here.

i want to share with you one of

the last things

he wrapped his lecture up with.

"it's not about how you achieve your dreams.

it's about how to lead your life.

if you lead your life the right way,

the karma will take care of itself.

the dreams will come to you."

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...happy fourth of july...

"...the flag still stands for freedom...and they can't take that away..." click to see video

lee greenwood

and this

happy birthday America...thanks to the men and women who have died for this freedom...and defend it still today!!!

just BE.

robin.

don't forget its sss.

hop over to HEY HARRIET.

...bubbles...

.choices.

will it be a good day?

will i let it be bad?

...it is always my choice...

just BE.

robin.

...irish proverb...

"better one good thing that is,

rather than two

good things that were,

or three good things

that

might

never

come

to

pass."

the rain,

the gray,

the dampness...

and yet

what beautiful

little

droplets

on the

flowers.

just BE.

robin.