tiny moments (and everything in between)
lemons cut and juiced simple syrup made water added, stirred poured over ice three straws because straws are fun and we sit, we three and we sip, we three and we toast, we three to a summer day wishing you time to toast the good bits of your life and sending a little … Continue reading lemons and three
you know how you get off track every now and then? and then something shifts - you shift - and your feet hit the ground running? or strolling, or stepping timidly...but you make contact with something and you move forward. for years i've done a short breathing/meditation practice early in the morning. nothing elaborate; simple … Continue reading forward
there is a story, there always is. sometimes the covers are so pretty, be it book or person, that it's easier to just stop and be content with that. but go deeper. beneath the perfect clothes, perfect house, perfect job - and beneath the not-so-perfect clothes, not-so-perfect house, not-so-perfect job - there is life. real … Continue reading layers
some days it behooves us to consider things from a new perspective. ||playing along with bella at her 52 photos project. click here to see the other black and white contributions.|| sending a little love your way, m
morning :: i take the puppy outside first thing. the air is crisp and cold, the light dim and soft. there are leaves still scattered under our crape myrtle tree, frosted with sparkling bits of ice . it is cold and i find myself wishing i was indoors. and, yet, i kind of like that … Continue reading a morning and an evening
some things i love about autumn... a crispness in the air golden, flaming leaves crunching beneath my feet long pants, socks, sweaters, fingerless mitts not shaving legs every day since aforementioned pants conceal warm soup apple pie and pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins breaking out the candles a certain slowing down a … Continue reading some things i love :: autumn
snipping herbs from the garden, fresh the smell of mint on my fingertips and in my nose leaves gently rinsed one cup of garden goodness four cups of cool, clear water {because i love my quart mason jars} then resting on ledge or ground a day of sun a day of warming, steeping, infusing i … Continue reading sun tea
i choose a new pathway of beauty, of love of intentional breath, of pause of running, of skipping of cuddling, smooching, giggling i choose a new pathway that allows for possibility that encourages growth that embraces yes i choose flowers on the table i choose smiles at those whose paths cross mine i choose this new … Continue reading a pathway of beauty
there you are each day greeting me with your delicate edges and your clusters of beauty. ********* sharing with bella at 52 photos project. click here to view the other submissions for this week's theme: black and white. sending a little love your way, m
not every morning...because sometimes i feel the need to sleep any extra minutes that i can...but most mornings, i bring myself to my yoga mat. the first thing i do is sit very still...eyes closed...and breathe. breathing, whether consciously practiced while sitting or consciously coordinated with yoga poses, is powerful. noting the breath moving through … Continue reading stillness within movement
Michelle GD 