When I post this, it'll have been a long time since I've been to the coast. The photos and words are worth remembering. All photos are ours. Maybe we'll get back there this year. Maybe...
Monday, October 16, 2006
Wave Action
Pretend you are sitting above a cove along the Oregon Coast. You can hear gulls and sea birds crying in the distance. The sound of waves crashes against huge rocks. You draw the salty air deep into your nostrils and let yourself feel the surge of e
nergy from the sea. It surrounds you with the sweetness and regeneration of lifeThe quotes that follow are ones I have stuck above my desk to read when I most need to remind myself what is important. They each came to me different ways, from blogs, books, friends, to my own search for inspiration.
Each of these wave images can be enlarged if you want to spend an extra moment and think on some of the words.
"What
would it be like if you lived each day, each breath, as a work of art
in progress. Imagine that you are a masterpiece unfolding each second of
every day, a work of art taking form with every breath."
Thomas Crum
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin
"Feel your feelings. Stand out in the rain naked and let the rain wash your soul."
email from a friend
"Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a winged bird that cannot fly."
Langston Hughes
"Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken! Take heed-- do not squander your life." Evening Gatha from the Great Mountain Zen Center
"If you can't fix it, you gotta stand it."
Annie Proulx
"Dreams are ncessary to life."
Anais Nin
"Om Namaha Shivaya"
which I go
t
from a friend, who told me the meaning basically meant surrendering to
god. I have since read that there are other possible translations but
that one suits me as well as any.
"The power of God is within me, the grace of God surrounds me."
from the same friend
And then there another which I don't need to have written down. I used to carry it on a small piece of paper that became very tattered as it went everywhere with me. Now I carry the words in my heart.
"Let my love like sunlight surround you and yet give you illuminated freedom."
Tagore
(These
words and pictures from Whale Cove and taken on my birthday have been a
bit of a break from the political which will resume next blog, but I
believe we always need to keep the big picture in mind. Be alert to what
is important in the world but on a personal level, live a life that is
true to our souls. It fits one more quote-- Think Globally; Act Locally.
And that starts inside our own hearts.)
Thomas Crum
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin
"Feel your feelings. Stand out in the rain naked and let the rain wash your soul."
email from a friend
"Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a winged bird that cannot fly."
Langston Hughes"Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken! Take heed-- do not squander your life." Evening Gatha from the Great Mountain Zen Center
"If you can't fix it, you gotta stand it."
Annie Proulx
"Dreams are ncessary to life."
Anais Nin
"Om Namaha Shivaya"
which I go
t
from a friend, who told me the meaning basically meant surrendering to
god. I have since read that there are other possible translations but
that one suits me as well as any."The power of God is within me, the grace of God surrounds me."
from the same friend
And then there another which I don't need to have written down. I used to carry it on a small piece of paper that became very tattered as it went everywhere with me. Now I carry the words in my heart.
"Let my love like sunlight surround you and yet give you illuminated freedom."
Tagore
2 comments:
Hope you're able to make it back to the Oregon coast -- great photos, interesting thoughts! Hope you're staying cool and all is going well.
thanks and we are working at staying cool enough with two a/c units for the trailer. It unfortunately is not well insulated and definitely not 4 seasons lol. I don't know if we'll get to the coast with so much to do here but time will tell :)
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