...11.28.10...

railing against fate is unattractive:

it imposes a nuisance and a burden

upon our friends and family,

some of whom might have more reason to

complain than we do.

on the other hand,

to make light of a big problem,

or to seem to,

tends to be admired..

destiny is deaf to our protestations.

so why not make the best of things-

with silent patience and fortitude?

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

the past is connected to today.

today will lead us into tomorrow.

it is all connected.

fate.

destiny.

past.

present.

future.

it is the present.

it is the moment that we live in.

we must live in the moment.

because the future.

tomorrow.

we cannot predict.

the next moment.

we cannot predict.

LIVE IN THE MOMENT

the beautiful, happy child in the photo.

is my mom.

tomorrow is her birthday.

please stop by here

to wish her a happy birthday.

don't let the past take away your tomorrow.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...an affirmation of light in darkness...

certain ancient sacred sites are contrived so that

the midwinter sunrise sends a beam into a stone--

an affirmation of light in darkness.

if you are enduring a

"long dark night of the soul,"

what would be your main consolation--

love, faith, nature, art, literature?

understand what would comfort you in hard times,

and you'll avoid the pitfall

of taking it for granted when you're

contented and at peace.

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

no sun yet today.

but there are plenty of shadows

at HEY HARRIET

may the sun be shining in your soul today.

just BE.

robin

...a day of thanksgiving...

...happy thanksgiving...

may your day be blessed

with family

and

friends

just BE.

robin.

...11.21.10...

my world

a year ago.

this day november '09.

it does not look much different today.

than it did a year ago.

(except for the coffee...that is from today.)



last year.

at this time.

this is what i wrote about.

i believe the same today.

grateful.

inside.

outside.

upside down.

it all comes back to.

grateful.

this is thanksgiving week.

what are you grateful for?

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...provided we have the courage...

straight out of the camera

"what we call our destiny

 is truly our character

 and that character can be altered.

 the knowledge that we are responsible

for our actions and attitudes

does not need to be discouraging,

because it also means that we are free to change this destiny.

one is not in bondage to the past,

which has shaped our feelings,

 to race, inheritance, background.

all this can be altered if we have the courage

 to examine how it formed us.

we can alter the chemistry

 provided we have the courage to dissect the elements."
~anais nin

i chased this shadow

 i was looking for them

 from the floor view.

i rather like it.

it is Sunday again, down under.

that means shadow shot Sunday is underway.

HEY HARRIET

do join us.

just BE.

robin.

...november...

just BE.

robin.

...11.14.10...

some days...

you might feel...

stuck.

no mirror ever became iron again;

no bread ever became wheat;

no ripened grape ever became sour fruit.

mature yourself and be secure from a change for the worse.

become the light.

Rumi



you have choices.

they are not always easy.

but you have choices.

and if you are stuck...

use it as a learning opportunity.

don't stay there.

grow from it.

choose your own path.

what would it look like?

you have the power within.

where does the power come from?

find your starting point.

music?

music transforms me.

this
leading up to 3:05 in the video
seems like the stuck.
chaos, noise, crazy.

then 3:05 to 4:24

it starts slowly and builds.

and at the end.

i recognize that strength from within.

i can

become the light.

the music is all around us...

all you have to do is listen.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...it's the opposite...

although we have been made to believe

that if we let go

we will end up with nothing,

life itself reveals again and again

the opposite:

that letting go is the path to real freedom.

~sogyal rinpoche

no shadows around today.

today is colors of gray.

but a shadow is a shadow

even if it's borrowed from another day.

you will find sun and shadows at

HEY HARRIET

we play every week.

what will you be letting go of today?

just BE.

robin.



...11.7.10...

this is what happens when you don't put the basket away

quick enough...it's becomes fair game.

even in it's death...it still speaks to me.

a happy moment when you find

these tiny blossoms survived the snow.

it's your thoughts and your spirit

and your creativity and your flair

and your heart and your sparkle

and your passion and your loves

and your courage that make up

 the incredible mix of who you are...

why oh why

do we let others tell us

what our mix should be?!

~terri st. cloud

it is a road.

you have walked down many times.

if there is an opening.

no matter if it's visible or not.

if there is an opening.

doubt.

insecurity.

anxiety.

will find their way in.

doubt. insecurity. anxiety.

are words.

you can control the words.

thoughts.

spirit.

creativity.

flair.

passions.

love.

courage.

"don't let others tell you what your mix should be"

you control the words.

positive words.

let the positive words describe you.

try them on.

see how they fit.

i am guessing you will stand taller.

your smile will be brighter.

you will breathe easier.

go ahead.

i dare you.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...pleasure's lie thickest...

"pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem:
there's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
but holds some joy of silence or of sound,
some spirits begotten of a summer dream."-   Laman Blanchard

novenber 5th.

a day of snow.

today the remains

lie only on the fringes of the yard.

the first snow,

i will admit.

is pretty.

but, to me, not appreciated.

shadows, however, are.

HEY HARRIET

here's to summer dreams-

to sustain us through the coming months

of winter.

just BE.

robin.

...that's it...

“ don't try to understand it.
it's beyond you.
don't try to grasp it.
it will slip away.
just know it's there.
that's it.
just know it's there.
and let that be enough. ”

~terri st. cloud

it is enough.

just BE.

robin.