Wake Up Now! And Now! And Now!

 

"Life is fleeting.
Don't waste a single moment
of your precious life.
Wake up now! And now! And now!"
Ruth Ozeki

Unusual for me to make it home before dark these days, but I got home in time for the sunset!

What Your Thoughts Make It

"Your life is what your thoughts make it." 

Marcus Aurelius

I have the sliding door open so I can listen to what's happening outside. The air is warm, the sounds are rich. I am enjoying the bird songs and flight and that jumping squirrel just to the right. 

I am living my dream, with strength and possibilities again inspired by the tree's marrow, and the hypnotic overcast sky on this beautiful new morning.

With reflection and prayers comes this simple, glorious fact: I am at my best when I am connected to Nature and motivated by love.

Life

"On life's journey faith
is nourishment,
virtuous deeds are a shelter,
 wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life,
nothing can destroy him."
~ Buddha

Life

The Sun Suspended

Breaking Through the Fog

Awash With Light

"Life is in the clouds:
 great life,
 broad life,
deep life,
elevated life."

 ~ Hawaiian Proverb

Fog and light at this dawn. (Photo)

So, the thick fog lets the sun through. Suspended, breathless, in the glorious silver white morning.

With each second, more beauty. How can I be so lucky to see this apparition?

Now the sun has broken through in absolute madness. Bright, washing everything with gold light. The world radiates.

Yours

"This life is yours.
Take the power to choose
what you want to do and do it well.
Take the power to love
what you want in life and love it honestly.
Take the power to walk in the forest
and be a part of nature.
Take the power to control your own life.
No one else can do it for you.
Take the power to make your life happy."

 ~ Susan Polis Schutz

Finally, through the billows of imagination, the rising sun, my sun, blazes... Have a wonder-full day, with good solutions marked by jazzy light...

Wonder & Thanksgiving

Great gorgeous sky 
billows blue gold glory
& (very grateful) me:  Photo.

click for enlarged view

"If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving." 

~ Earl Nightingale

Swirling clouds & red fire. Power. Human soul. Rapidly changing sky. High drama. Lots of camera clicking here... 

Prayers. I say them & the sky opens up with Hallelujahs. Mist. Passion. Colors. Just remarkable... Colors... & more colors. Clouds rapidly moving. mist. Photo...

Tried to show you the colors in this short video. Not doing sky justice. Unbelievable beauty: Video.

Tears this morning for this very remarkable sunrise... & the gift of today. Everybody gets it free. Celebrate. & spread your creativity. (Make sure you click these two photos to get enlarged view.)

What We Make It

"Life is what we make it,
always has been, always will be."
~ Grandma Moses

They say that sunlight disinfects. But more. Sunlight clarifies, sustains, and empowers. Sunlight is life, a celebration of life.

Gentle Progression

"Life was never meant to be a struggle
just a gentle progression
from one point to another,
much like walking through a valley
on a sunny day."
~ Stuart Wilde