WEEKLY VIGNETTEs
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A Vignette - a brief evocative description, account, or episode
Tips of Icebergs , A sharing of candid reflections during the week that was. Seven births, Seven Days, Seven lifetimes for a mayfly . |
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Grateful for the beautiful niche I have discovered under my very nose after years of living in my Melbourne home . Moved around the oriental center table in the formal living area and voila ! Transformation from an unused seating space to a peaceful spot that sets the tone for my day.
Closed off , but without being claustrophobic in the least. Large expansive window panes that invite the morning sunshine . Hint of an orange autumnal morning sky , while I stretch in gratefulness and salute the sun , while I try to dispel early morning cortisol , and replace fear with peace , anxiety with healthy anticipation for all that the day ahead may dish out. A symbol of life in miniature. Birth at sunrise. Peace and fulfillment at sunset. A feeling of being grounded , of coming home , of finding oneself , of timelessness. The joy and amazement of discovering something new and meaningful , that was there all along. Life lesson - Changing the way I look at things , causes things around me to change . So right Wayne Dyer.  Silence shouts louder than a thousand words , in it the soul finds peace . To the monkey mind calm , to unrest a balm , daily upsets and irritants abate and cease. Solitude is energy recharge , without which the spirit might tremble overwhelmed , Over challenges bereft , over choices adrift , like a blind sea captain at the helm Solitude is the space where our true assets appreciate, our gifts multiply and extend . The resource of time , for the soul sublime , satisfying hours that fulfil though they may end. Silence is juice for that creative mind , for ideas and patterns to seamlessly flow , Sideline disquiet &worry , sort out thoughts in a hurry , focus on the stretch ahead as you go . Solitude magnifies our world around , the circle of influence you can indeed control , Never mind the news , negativity that serves to confuse , the devil stirs disquiet within the soul . Stand silent and strong , through days cold and long , face your fear and doubt with courage Speak only words that heal , think positively until you feel , select carefully mental language. Silence was created to nurture the musical soul , sing praise to the heavens and of that I am cert , Harmony is the space between the note , not constant sound by rote , opines a pianist introvert. It is in solitude that i write , these laptop keys tap ahead and spirit becomes the leader , Fuelled by a break in routine , from a Sabbath pure and clean , comes poetry to enlighten the reader. Be together with yourself , enjoy and explore , coax out latent talents and art refreshed , Shine the light within , not doing so a sin , lest loneliness and alone-ness get enmeshed. In solitude you will love what you discover , an empowered human being – so called good and bad , Essential parts of a whole, actors each with a unique role , no boring constant but exciting nomad. Begin and end each day with stillness , meditate on blessings galore – peace for the wandering soul, Alone but never lonely , joyful focus the one and only way forward to achieve that goal. Visualize the good that you intend , the kindness you will sow … and when the day is done , All incidents gratefully review , synchronicity and failure anew - sleep soundly the long day is won.  |
