...Just BE. sunlight...

In my dream, I was in my grandma’s kitchen & she said What have you done to deserve joy & I couldn’t come up with anything & she laughed & said Let this be a lesson to you & then she gave me a cookie that tasted like salt air & warm sunlight & the quiet you feel when you sit next to the one you love & then I woke up & the first thing I remember thinking was I need to ask for that recipe.

two items i received at Christmas.

They fill my heart with love and light.

as we head into this new year.

may you find your word.

that gives you power.

to find your peace.

just BE. 

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.24.17...

silent night.

holy night.

sleep in heavenly peace.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...just BE. i remember...

I remember him standing there like a break in the mist, 

{or the shadow under old trees}

 & I wish I had known then it is the place 

we cannot go

 that needs our touch most...

Storypeople

i love trees.

an obsession, if you will.

this tree.

met me every day on my way to and from work.

no matter what my mood.

i would see her treetop.

in the horizon.

i would know i would be seeing my friend soon.

no matter what my mood.

i would pause.

become present in the moment.

and smile.

and say good morning to my friend.

no matter what my mood.

she would make my heart light.

a couple of weeks ago.

there was a "men working" sign out.

they were working on a tree.

on the side of the road.

not my tree!!

"no."

this one is much smaller.

i thought.

i've driven back and forth now.

for several weeks.

thinking...

i've been so preoccupied with wedding stuff,

Christmas, life.

i must have missed my tree.

but yesterday.

i realized...

this stump.

was her.

she is gone.

and i am very, very sad for her.

very sad for me.

my light. my just BE.

is gone.

yet.

i am grateful.

grateful.

i took her photo.

so that she can proudly stand again.

and i can see her in my mind's eye.

When I die, she said, I’m coming back as a tree with deep roots & I’ll wave my leaves at the children every morning on their way to school & whisper tree songs at night in their dreams. Trees with deep roots know about the things children need... ~Storypeople

thank you, dear tree, for always.

making my day brighter.

and my heart lighter.

thank you for helping me.

to...

just BE.

robin. 

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.17.17...

How do you expect a man who is warm to understand a man who is cold. 

thankful.

grateful.

blessed.

welcome to coffee hour. 

welcome to this Sunday morning. 

just BE. 

robin. 

...just BE. together.

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things,

but just look what they can do

when they stick together.

Vesta M. Kelly

the snow certainly has fallen.

this past week.

we could have an army of snowmen.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.10.17...

Christmas will always BE as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand. 

Dr. Seuss

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...just BE. light...

We wanted to do something this season

 that was filled with light for us all 

& it turns out the easiest way to start 

is just saying we love you

 & we’re glad you’re here....

~storypeople

this season.

brings light.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.3.17...

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing exists. 

Josephine Hart

welcome to coffee hour. 

welcome to this Sunday morning. 

just BE. 

robin.

...just BE. home...

Maybe this is how it always is, 

that we think we go into the world alone

 & lose ourselves there until, at last,

 Love calls our name 

& suddenly we remember the way home....

~storypeople

the space between sunrise.

and sunset.

i love home.

hello december.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...just BE. exact place...

today, i'm in the exact place

in between two lives &

you may ask which i will choose,

unless you've been in the 

in between place before &

then you know to simply sit

quietly until your life

chooses you.

~storypeople

It's that moment when you recognize the only decision you have is to be willing to follow the path before you…...

my path.

my journey to...

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...11.12.17...

Don't cry because it's over, 

SMILE because it was. 

Welcome to coffee hour. 

Welcome to this Sunday morning. 

just BE. 

robin.

...just BE. simplicity...

SIMPLE THINGS are usually the most interesting.

And bigger isn't necessarily better.

Life is at its best 

when it's at its simplest.

Complexity can be suffocating.

Fight against it.

It's worth the crusade.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Leonardo Da Vinci

what a difference a day makes.

it's no secret that winter.

is my least favorite season.

but it is the one that unites me.

with spring.

so i will find the beauty.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...11.5.17...

morning is God's way of saying

one more time,

go make a difference,

touch a heart, 

encourage a mind, 

inspire a soul

and enjoy the day.

be a blessing.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...just BE. laughter...

I used to wait for a sign, she said, before I did anything. 

Then one night I had a dream & an angel in black tights came to me

 & said, you can start any time now, & then I asked is this a sign?

 & the angel started laughing & I woke up.

 Now, I think the whole world is filled with signs, 

but if there’s no laughter,

 I know they’re not for me....

Storypeople

i was challenged to black and whites.

on facebook this week.

i typed black and white.

into the search engine.

on storypeople.

this story came up.

i've used it before.

i like it still.

{if there is no laughter...it's not my sign.}

if it doesn't help me to ...just BE.

it's not for me.

thanks for joining me.

i'm glad you are here.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...10.29.17...

The birds brought seed & flowers & bits of brightly colored string

 & placed them in her hair while she slept

 so that she would remember

 the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.

~storypeople

look who came to visit today.

i will hold this vision.

until spring.

thank you little ones for making my heart full.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...just BE. a tree...

“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” ― Kahlil Gibran

 “Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord,

 it puts down deep roots into our whole being.” 

― Victor Hugo

as much as i love spring and summer.

there is something beautiful.

about the silence.

of a bare tree.

they all have deep roots.

in my BEing.

especially this bottom one.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.