Tag Archives: happy place

May I Be Truly Happy and Free

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

May I be filled with loving kindness, May I be well, in body and in spirit, May I be safe, from inner and outer dangers, May I be truly happy, and free. ©Jack Kornfield

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Home

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Home is where we store our stories, till that story ends. Boxes full, we start new pages, find new homes, new friends. We leave behind the faintest essence of our story’s theme, what we loved above all else, an outline … Continue reading →

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Choices

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Doubt sees the obstacles; faith sees the way. Doubt sees the darkest night; faith sees the day. Doubt dreads to take a step; faith soars on high. Doubt questions, “Who believes?” faith answers, “I”. ~Unknown

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Forest Bathing

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

Shinrin-yoku is a term that means “taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing.” It was developed in Japan during the 1980s and has become a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine.

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True Wisdom

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ~Socrates

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In The Woods

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Peace is here amongst the trees, oxygen provides your needs. Breathe in, breathe out, stand still, don’t shout Beauty’s touch is all you feel, where healing miracles are real. ©2014 Sharron R. McMillan

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Solitude or Loneliness

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

Language has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone. ~ Paul Tilich

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Good Choices

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

A feast awaits us at the table of good choices. ~unknown

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Don’t Be Anyone Else But You

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing. ~Danny L. Deaube.

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Happiness

Posted on July 27, 2019 by

Happiness doesn’t have to be chased… it merely has to be chosen. ~Mandy Hale

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Backyard Bliss

Posted on July 26, 2019 by

Lovely view of our backyard pond with rose campion in the background. That’s a metal heron hiding in the grass.  Just felt so pastoral and calm.

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Prayer

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise. ~Richard Rohr

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Finally Living Our Dream

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

We are finally living our dream. We’ve built a paradise in the woods where fresh clean air and cold well water refresh the body, where birdsong and beauty refresh the soul. We do not have to allow anyone or anything … Continue reading →

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Lost Is Found

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

Sometimes when you lose your way, you find YOURSELF. ~Mandy Hale

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Home

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

Take the time to come home to yourself every day. ~Robin Casarjean

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