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The garden

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The garden gate swings open, beckoning me to walk the smooth stone path that is laid out.

I take off my shoes before entering the garden…a nudge to show respect from the gentle wind.

The stones feel cool under my feet with moss rebels poking up between them.

The sun is just coming up over the horizon.  It’s alighting on plant leaves that welcome the warmth.

Trumpet vines cling to trees, beckoning hummingbirds to a feast.  Ferns’ fingers lift up from the Earth, hiding their companions of nature.

A cardinal sings its song before becoming aware of the intruder…

I sit in quiet.

 

 

 

 

A Hard Day’s Night

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(PERSONAL BLOG)

I usually like to listen to smooth classical music on Sunday morning as a quiet and meditative state.  So…I turned on the boom box radio to pop in the Bach CD I have, and the radio was playing “A Hard Day’s Night”….

Well, now, who am I to resist rocking that?  :p

It turns out they were having a Beatles Sunday at the station, so, naturally, I was obligated to listen to a few more tunes and one of my favorites, “Let It Be” came on.  I read somewhere that Paul McCartney wrote that song after his mother, who had passed, came to him in a dream.  He was struggling with an issue, and her words were “Let it be…”  Wonderful.

 

While My Guitar Gently Weeps…

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…I was flipping through the channels this morning, and happened upon Paul McCartney singing George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”…then the camera pans to Eric Clapton taking over singing lead and playing guitar. …later the camera focuses on the drummer, and you guessed it–it’s Ringo playing with passion.  And I think, but I’m not sure, one of the younger guitar player  might have been George’s son….or else he just bore a remarkable resemblance to him.

A poignant moment because Clapton and George were friends when Clapton had an affair with George’s wife.  Which led George to have an affair with Ringo’s wife…it’s wonderful they were able to get past it and reconnect.  And a wonderful tribute to George.

(We’re in something of a heat wave here…and the power has gone out three times while trying to post this.  I think the “hamster” overheated. haha)

Staying focused

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(This post is related to religion and spirituality, so if it’s not your thing, probably not the blog for you.)

You know, when stuff happens like these past few weeks (years), I can lose focus.  When the Dark makes such a showing, it’s easy to get caught up in the fear.

I did that–lost sight of the bigger picture.

God is with me no matter what.  The human side takes over in fear while the spiritual side steps back, instead of staying connected with the Great One…

Focus regained….letting go of what is not important–keeping it real and holding dear to “Do unto others…”

God Bless us all.