Listen in deep silence. Be very still, and open your mind . . . Sink deep into the peace that waits for you beyond the frantic, riotous thoughts and sounds and sights of this insane world.”
Author: Melba Christie at Poemattic
I believe a poem can change your life forever. I know many poems I read as a child made a difference in my life. I learned to believe in me. My senses started living along side me. My appreciation for nature and life increased by one hundred percent.
As a result I paint, love photography, and I listen and try to pay attention a little bit more to everything around me. I also became a teacher to honor all those teachers who set me straight about life and learning.
The Now – Do Not forget the Now
Life is now. Love is only now. Truth is only now Wisdom is only now. Enlightenment. Self-realization – only now. Joy is only now. Happiness is only now. Freedom, only now. Absolute Peace, only now. It’s up to you. -Scott Morrison
Eating Mindfully
Lately, I have been paying more attention to what I eat and reading labels like never before. As one gets older, sugar, salt and fats, can begin to cause gastric distress. My mother would always emphasize the importance of eating slowly, chewing your food completely and focusing on enjoying your meal. She hated fast foods…
Mindful of Flowers
Today my mindfulness exercise was to focus on my garden and observe the new blooms. I often sit and draw flowers, leaves and even tree trunks. I had just planted some pansies, also called heartease. I read that some people believe that pansies enhance clairvoyance and heals grief. I love pansies simply because they are…
How to Have a Mindful Day
It is important to set some time each day to exercise mindfulness. Our busy lives get in the way of paying more attention to what really matters. “Mindfulness is being fully present and aware of your actions at every moment.” Therefore, the more you practice being fully in the present moment the more you will…
Love in Season
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” -George Santayana Love in Season There is a love that comes only but one season; It appears suddenly like a lily in bloom; unexpected, spectacular, colorful, and full of bliss. A season that ends…
Quote on Mindfulness
“To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
Mindfulness Sweetens Our World — smilecalm
How wonderful that it is now raining in Northern California. From Native Peoples I’ve lived with, especially Hopi, I learned to express deep gratitude I feel for rains, which sustain all life. These current rains here are blessing us with clean air to breathe and putting out the devastating wildfire. Thank you land ancestors for […]…
Unmindfulness Depicted
There are times when the craziness of what happens in the world gets me into an unmindful state. The drawing here depicts how that state may look like.
