There's always so much more to what we perceive... Have you ever been surprised by something, someone, or a situation that turned out to be so different than what you initially perceived them to be? I recently encountered two reminders of why having a sense of wonder, curiosity and an ability to look outside our perspective "box" is so important AND beneficial for us, in all life situations. My first reminder was a light-hearted and simple experience. I was silently hiking on a … [Read more...]
The divine gift of sensuality…
September 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sensuality pertains to experiencing life through all our senses, in our physical bodies. It's a privilege for us to be able to experience life this way on Mother Earth, where Nature herself is so beautifully sensual. Unfortunately for so many of us, our upbringing not only discouraged us from feeling the pleasures of life, but made pleasures something to avoid if we didn't want our souls to be condemned. The authorities distorted something divinely created into something related … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
April 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The beauty of mini wildlife!... I've always been one to notice the tiny wildlife among us, as much as the more noticeable larger wildlife. I find them all so endearing and fascinating. Magickal beauty of SNAILS The collection of photos I'm sharing with you is all SNAILS and they are absolutely magnificent and mesmerizing! What a celebration of those tiny little beings!... ♥ With love and wonder-filled spirit, … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
April 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This one little bird makes it officially spring for me!... Migrating birds are truly amazing. Like clockwork, they show up again in spring after a long winter. For years I would hear a robin begin to sing in my city backyard exactly on March 30. It always left me in wonder, at how precisely timed it was with returning to its northern range to raise a family!... The American robin has always been my "spring bird". To hear and see this beautiful songbird has always been my official sign … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
March 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Purposeful life and death... The cycles of life are so obvious in Nature and change is a daily occurrence. It's obvious in natural environments that nothing exists without purpose... Even death has great purpose... During one of many glorious hikes at over 6,000 feet in elevation in Yosemite Nat'l Park, a constant drumming sound echoed throughout the forest... Looking way up at this dead tree, I discovered the drummer - a pileated woodpecker, perched near the top, carving a circular … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
March 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
An entire grove resides in the palm of my hand!... When I was hiking through the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park (California, USA), and encountered some of the oldest and largest Tree Beings in the world... I was left in absolute AWE to see how SMALL their pinecones are!!!... I've seen all types of pinecones, and just assumed that they were proportionate to the size of the tree... smaller trees have smaller pinecones and bigger ones produce big pinecones... Well, Nature never … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
February 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Life bursts forth!... Regardless of anything... life always prevails in the most miraculous ways!... and today I was reminded of this once again... During my Nature hike today, it felt SO NICE to not have to wear a scarf around my face, and to experience a day that feels more like Spring than Winter!... As I walked through the snowbound trails, I noticed the most amazing surprise... Despite having experienced the coldest Winter season in 100 years (with incessant storms every few … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
February 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Bird love is in the air!... Ahhhh... I so truly love hearing the love songs of Nature! Just these past couple of days, the endearing Black-Capped Chickadees have started singing their mating calls!... These cheerful little birds spend the whole year in central Canada, weathering the most intense cold of winter!... and amazingly, they begin to call out for mates as early as February, still in the middle of winter! Their clear notes that echo on the winter landscape as they sing to … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
February 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Absence enhances the experience... It was an overcast day all day... Then just as I stepped outside for a Nature walk, the sun appeared at the horizon below the blanket of clouds and my oh my did it look even more radiant!!!... A blazing orange colour with pink hues... bathing the trees in a golden light... (interestingly, the camera didn't capture the sun's colours) Every experience we perceive with our physical and spiritual senses, as well as our mind and emotions, becomes … [Read more...]
♥ Miracle of the Day ♥
January 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Miracles... When we have an awareness of Nature in a way that we truly see it for what it is... it's apparent that miracles are a natural part of life and not something that manifests once in a while... When we see the divinity in all life, we recognize miracles EVERYWHERE... including in the mirror... Every second of our life we experience and witness miracles, from the subtle to the extraordinary, and every one is just as glorious in its own right... Every blade of grass, every … [Read more...]
