Receive
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet,
and the winds long to play with your hair.”
~Kahlil Gibran
Grit
“Beneath the cracks and crevices, amidst rough edges and distress;
there lies substance and fortitude, a quiet strength we all possess.”
~Robyn Lee
This post is dedicated to fellow blogger Julie Goyder ( jmgoyder ) who has lovingly encouraged me to share my words.
Desire
“The ambitious climbs up high and perilous stairs, and never cares how to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up his fear of a fall.”
~ Thomas Adams
Savor
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry.
And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”
~ Walter Hagen
Pain Shadow II
On the deserted beach
I walk with a pain shadow.
Hip searing with each step
I move forward slowly.
My joint tears away.
A sharp arrow pierces through me.
I stop to find stillness yet the
pain shadow follows.
Gazing into the ocean,
I inhale deeply
then exhale with force
trying to release the pain.
But it won’t let go.
I must abandon this pain shadow.
This constant companion.
This unwelcome thing.
That has attached itself to me.
19 years of unrelenting pain.
Countless attempts to escape
to normal days, when the beach
meant walks and waves; picnics and laughter.
I climb the wooden stairs to look down
on the wide expanse of shoreline.
In pain I stand tall above the sprawling
desolate beach that goes on forever.
I envision myself burying the pain shadow
beneath the sandy surface,
deep in a restrictive dark hole
where it can no longer define my world.
And in that moment I am free.
Ups & Downs
“There is an uphill for every downhill, and a downhill for every uphill.”
~ Turkish Proverb
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Create
“Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.”
~Marcus Terentius Varro
SoHo, New York City ~ 2012
SoHo, New York City ~ 1765
Lispenard’s Meadows (drawing by A. Anderson 1765)
Boundless
“The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to
sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”
~ Charles Du Bos
featured subject today: Rumi the super-pup
Right & Wrong
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field, I’ll meet you there.”
~ Rumi
Expression
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”
~Maya Angelou
Challenge
“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”
~ Joseph Campbell
Rumi, the super-pup, wishes everyone a wonderful weekend!!
Much Love ~ RL
Whispers
“It is only when we silence the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts.”
~ K.T. Jong
Have a magnificent Thursday!
~ Robyn Lee
THROUGH THE HEALING LENS 