A quiet moment
A postcard or photo may be used for meditation, regaining focus, or simply relaxing and releasing stress.
A quiet moment
A quiet moment
The Cup of Tea, Mary Cassatt. Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art And even in today’s rushed and too-busy times, a cup of tea can be refreshing for more than the weary feet. Allow yourself to pause and enjoy a few minutes rest with your soul.
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A well-worn watering can waiting inside a greenhouse to be utilized in refreshing thirsty plants once more. Would we show the same patina of use and labor if we considered whether we have refreshed our fellow man with encouragement and example, or are we too busy to render some small measure of aid? Are we …
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Sometimes even those of us who dread winter’s cold and ice can pause and enjoy a sunrise over new-fallen snow. The peacefulness is nearly tangible.
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Grape leaves facing the setting sun – the colors are astonishing. Having the sun behind the camera for this photo resulted in a richer and more detailed picture of an autumn day.
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Just as the fall winds turn chilly, it’s nice to pause and remember summer’s warmth and the projects we completed, the work accomplished – and now to plan for winter.
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Sometimes you just need permission for a small indulgence. Permission granted.
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“If we think about it, all that a university or final highest school can do for us, is still but what the first school began doing —teach us to read. We learn to read in various languages, in various sciences; we learn the alphabet and letters of all [kinds] of books. But the place where …
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That tiny red and black dot in the photo is a minuscule snail, about the size of the ‘o’ on your computer keyboard. It was chugging along, trekking across the greenhouse plastic wall, and apparently had somewhere it needed or wanted to be that day. So, even a snail has goals. Remarkable.
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Oceanside pier. Photo courtesy R. Stark Watching waves ebb and flow … For centuries, people have found the sound, the salt spray in the air, and the rhythmic movement of gentle waves a balm to the soul.