musings from the mountains: June 2009

Go Outside and Play!

“Go outside and play!” said God.
“I have given you Universes
as fields to run free in!
And here—take this and wrap yourself in it—It’s called:
LOVE
and It will always, always keep you warm.
And stars! The sun and the moon and the stars!
Look upon these often, for they will remind you
of your own light!
And eyes…oh, gaze into the eyes of every Lover.
Gaze into the eyes of every other
for they have given you their Universes
as fields to run free in.
There.
I have given you everything you need.
Now go, go, go outside and play!”

‘Go Outside and Play’ © 2007 Em Claire

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

A TRIBUTE TO A 70'S ICON...

Rest in Peace Pretty Lady

Farrah Fawcet and her contributions to the experience of cancer has been shamefully overshadowed by the death of another celebrity who, in my mind, offered little to the world in comparison.

Farrah was a role model for every young woman when in Charlie's Angels.

We learned that women could do many things with their lives including the really tough jobs.

And let's face it, she was a beauty and I will admit to trying to copy her hair style, I am sure there are pics, just don't know where. I have chosen a more mature Farrah for this post. I so admired her courage, particularly when she was courageous enough to allow all phases of her illness and her fight to be recorded...in the hopes that it would help others. She will be missed. Condolences to her son, Redmond, whom she dearly loved with all her heart and to Ryan O'Neal and all who loved her. .

Monday, June 22, 2009

THE MIRACLE OF LOVE...

Thanks Marcia for sending this...so very heartwarming...

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

CONGRATS MY FRIEND MARCI...

I preferred Kool & The Gang but they won't let me embed their video...so here you go...corney but funny....................in your honor...Congrats on your retirement

Friday, June 5, 2009

THE FLOWER WITH A FACE...

Pansies grown and photographed by Sharon

The Pansy, which means "to weigh or consider" reminds us to think things through before acting. The bloom is open-faced, encouraging us to be open to all possibilities in life. Keep things simple for opportunities are all about...

AGE OLD WISDOM...

If you can start the day without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can overlook when people take things out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

well...hell...you're probably a dog!
~Author unknown

LIVING THE WISDOM OF THE TAO...

One who would guide a leader of men in the uses of life will warn him against the use of arms for conquest. Weapons often turn upon the wielder.

Where armies settle, nature offers nothing but briars and thorns. After a great battle has been fought, the land is cursed, the crops fail, the earth lies stripped of its Motherhood.

After you have attained your purpose, you must not parade your success, you must not boast of your ability, you must not feel proud; you must rather regret that you had not been able to prevent the war.

You must never think of conquering others by force. Whatever strains with force will soon decay. It is not attued to the Way. Not being attuned to the Way, its end comes all too soon.
~Lao tzu
Tao Te Ching

PRAYER

Lord, make me an instrument of Your
Peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow
love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt,faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to
understand;
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we
receive;
It is in pardoning that we are
pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal
light.
St. Francis of
Assisi

(1182-1226)

musings from the mountains