...of quiet breathing...

 i believe i've used this photo before...

it's a sweater from when i was a baby...

"a thing of beauty is a joy forever:

 its loveliness increases;

it will never pass into nothingness;

but still will keep a bower quiet for us,

and a sleep full of sweet dreams,

and health,

 and quiet breathing."

--John Keats

quiet breathing.

quiet.

breathing.

outside snow is falling.

quietly.

after rain fell yesterday.

the snow making a quiet blanket.

over the ice.

ice and snow.

not a good combination.

light + objects = shadows

better combination.

great combination.

HEY HARRIET.

sunlight.

brilliance.

warmth.

shadows.

better combination.

just BE.

robin.

...he's 22...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIEL!!!

LOVE YOU MUCH!!!

it is a great day to

just BE.

robin.

...2.27.11...

without continual growth and progress,

such words as improvement,

achievement,

and success have no meaning.

- Benjamin Franklin

parent's night.

her final basketball games are winding down.

coffee in the same spot as last week...

change?

indeed. 

most people can look back over the years

and identify a time and place

 at which their lives changed significantly.

whether by accident or design,

these are the moments when,

 because of a readiness within us

and a collaboration with events occurring around us,

we are forced to seriously reappraise ourselves

and the conditions under which we live

and to make certain choices

that will affect the rest of our lives.

- Frederick F. Flack

she has crossed

another milestone.

and she gently took us by the hand.

and we went with her.

she is strong.

she is confident.

she is beautiful.

her spirit shines in everything she does.

don't cry because it's over...

smile because it was.

here's to what is to come.

as it is suppose to be.

and when it's time for her

to let go and fly.

we will proudly do so.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...a drop in the ocean....

we ourselves feel that

what we are doing

is just a drop in the ocean.

but the ocean

would be less

because of that missing drop.

~Mother Teresa

light + objects = shadows

join us at

HEY HARRIET

may the sun shine upon you today.

just BE.

robin.

...2.20.11...

the old woman i shall become

 will be quite different

from the woman i am now.

another i is beginning.

~george sand

there is a certain relief in change,

even though it be from bad to worse;

as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach,

it is often a comfort to shift one's position

and be bruised in a new place.

~washington irving

there was a

change in the air

this morning

while i was outside.

it looked as

tho it could

rain.

tho it is a wee bit cold for that.

and now

it is just overcast.

possibly snow today.

change.

it will be coming.

the birds feel it.

the ground shows it.

the sky is different.

and so are people's moods.

change is coming.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...of strength and courage...

coming to terms with reality

involves stripping ourselves of comforting delusions.

many people who try to

confront life's difficult truths

get scared and fail in the attempt.

you won't gain self-knowledge

without drawing upon your reserves of

strength and courage.

don't run away:

the rewards of standing

your ground

will be riches beyond measure-

true happiness,

true peace,

true love.

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

it has been a week of:

warmer temps...48 degrees.

melting snow.

high winds.

sunshine.

back to today.

partly sunny.

20 degrees.

windy.

slight snow.

good day to head to HEY HARRIET

for shadow shot Sunday.

...all in all.

spring.

is coming.

just BE.

robin.

...2.13.11...

i've been watching the sun hit these drifts...

i walked thru the snow for this picture. 

coffee hour this time last year.

i was so inspired this week by a couple

of gals posts.

one about not looking back over what was lost.

but being content with what is now.

and one about time as an abstract concept.

that we are always trying to chase time, or stop time.

and about observation.

that we don't spend enough "time"

using all our senses in observation.

i just wanted to shout YES after reading their posts.

i have to make a conscious effort.

every day.

to just BE.

it would be so easy to do

if i could just enclose myself

in a bubble.

just BE.

with no bombardment from the outside

world the moment i step out into it.

just BE.

no negative.

no words that bring about a negative feeling.

just BE...

aglow
amazed
amused
anticipation
awesome
beautiful
blessed
blissful
bright
celebrate
cheerful
comedy
compassion
content
cool
delight
elated

enjoy
enthusiastic
euphoric
exuberant

fortunate
fun
give
glad
golden
gracious
gratitude
hallelujah
happy
heaven
hopeful
humor
inspiration
inspired
jolly
joyous
jubilant
light
lighthearted
love
merry

nostalgic
optimistic
overjoyed
peace
play
pleased
pleasure
red letter day
relief
satisfaction
serendipity
smiles
spiritual
spontaneous
surprise
surprised
sweet
thrill
upbeat
vivacious
whole

happy list from jan tincher

i am loving

the last word.

whole.

just BE whole.

i will.

i am.

don't keep looking over your shoulder.

look ahead.

breathe in.

breathe out.

find your word.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...fresh air flows in...

today outside

today inside 

image reflected from an old mirror

every time you reject

a weak or negative thought

because it's unworthy of you,

you create space for something better.

this process operates like breathing-

fresh air flows in

automatically to replace the stale

air you breathe out.

there can be no life

where there's no breath:

apply this logic to your inner life too,

and feel yourself thoroughly refreshed.

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

i was up in time

to catch

some sun.

it is not looking

like we will

have much today.

today's list:

basketball

groceries

more basketball.

taxes.

fafsa.

homemade pizza.

movie.

but before all of that...

HEY HARRIET

objects + light = shadows

join us.

what is your weekend looking like?

just BE.

robin.

...2.6.11...

"one way to open your eyes is to ask yourself,

 'what if i had never seen this before?

 what if i knew i would never see it again?'”

Rachel Carson

snow fell off the roof...hope the door faired better

than the flag.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

 Actually, who are you NOT to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking

so that other people won't feel

unsure around you.

We were born to make manifest

the glory of God that is within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

As we let our own Light shine,

we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear,

 our presence automatically liberates others.

~marianne williamson

let.

your.

light.

shine.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...can't judge the depth...

a major challenge

might seem like a river in flood

that blocks your path.

you can't judge the depth

of the water,

so you stand there,

panicked,

wondering what to do.

don't just charge in.

instead,

spend a few minutes

looking carefully,

to see whether stepping stones

are visible just below the water's surface.

often they are.

pick your way calmly and carefully.

the obstacles may be less formidable

than you feared.

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

this week we had

"floods" of snow.

the knot on this fence

is long hidden.

received around 12"

in a very short amount of time.

ah winter.

you are not pretty.

but...

shadows.

we still have shadows.

HEY HARRIET

please join us.

just BE.

robin.