Before you do nothing,
you have to do something.
- Rajshree Patel
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Monday 31 May 2021
Friday 28 May 2021
Wisdom
All human wisdom is summed up in two words:
wait and hope.
- Alexandre Dumas
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Wednesday 26 May 2021
Monday 24 May 2021
Friday 21 May 2021
May 21, 2021 Chautauqua
Beth's Ponderings
Have you looked up
at the sky lately? I mean, really truly
looked at the sky?
One of the things I
love most about living in
While I’ve been a sky
admirer for most of my life, I have been appreciating it even more recently
because, for approximately three weeks, I’ve been creating a simple daily “sky”
drawing on my ipad each morning. As I’m
an early riser, and the view I’m using is out my window looking east, the
drawings have been mostly sunrises now, but I’ve also completed ones reflecting
the sky’s appearance later in the morning or afternoon. A few times, I did two as the sky changed so
dramatically from when I started drawing the first one that I had to capture
the change in a second one.
Like a river, the
sky is never static. While at first
glance it may seem to be the same, the sky is constantly changing - as the sun
moves from east to west, and as the clouds drift in and out. The colours are always shifting too, not
just at sunrise and sunset. And, there
is also the beauty of the night sky to explore with its stars and the ever
changing phases of the moon.
The sky gives you a bigger perspective as it is immense enough to contain and handle whatever weather may be occurring. A thunderstorm in one direction doesn’t detract from what is happening in the other three directions. Have you looked at the sky today?
Beth
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Wednesday 19 May 2021
Time
Spend more time doing things
that make you forget about the time.
- Charlotte Eriksson
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Monday 17 May 2021
Stillness
To remain still means to move with time,
to move with the Universe.
Stillness is actually the state of moving
with the Universe in unison.
- Pedram Shojai
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Friday 14 May 2021
Serious
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Doors
Once you get clear on what you really want to do,
all kinds of doors will open for you.
- Ken Blanchard
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Monday 10 May 2021
Friday 7 May 2021
May 7, 2021 Chautauqua
Beth's Ponderings
Every once in a
while, if we are truly fortunate, we will do something that completely
surprises us, and opens our perspective of what we are capable of accomplishing. For me, the past few months have had a few of
those moments.
From completing the
labyrinth last summer - including collecting a couple loads of rocks all by
myself, to my weight gain, to the painting I completed when I participated in a
virtual Hawaii retreat in mid-March (below, left: I still can’t believe I
painted someone looking over their shoulder - and she’s more impressive in
colour!), to my most recent accomplishment - I did the edging along the front
sidewalk (below, right) - again, ALL BY MYSELF!!!! Not only was it a very physical job, the
grass had extended 3-4 inches over the sidewalk so it was a challenge!
Because I have been unable to do anything for so many years, it is always amazing to me when I do something big. In the mentorship group, my nickname is “Queen of Small Steps” and another friend recently called me “The Little Engine That Could.” Wonder what’s next?
Beth
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Wednesday 5 May 2021
Monday 3 May 2021
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