Rain

Image by kpishdadi

 

“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”

Bob Marley

Waterfall, Moonbow, and Aurora from Iceland

Wish I were here!

Image Credit & Copyright: Stephane Vetter (Nuits sacrees)

W5: Pillars of Star Formation

Image Credit & Copyright: Lori Allen, Xavier Koenig (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA

Fly

“When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.”Fly

~Patrick Overton~

Rainbow

You cannot have a rainbow, without a little rain.

Four things

Four things that can never be recovered: The stone after it’s thrown, the word after it’s spoken, the occasion after it’s missed, and the time after it’s gone.

Smile

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

Otherworldly Planet Rise

Credit & Copyright: Robert Arn (Colorado St. U.)

Zeta Oph: Runaway Star

Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, WISE Team

Moon and Venus Over Switzerland

Credit & Copyright: David Kaplan

Autumn

A simple poem I wrote for Autumn

Autumn IS  HERE

AND SUMMER IS GONE

FROSTED GRASS SPARKLING

IN MORNING SUN’S DAWN.

 

GREEN LEAVES BEGIN THE CHANGE

NEW HUES THE TREES TO BARE

ARRAYED IN ALL THEIR SPLENDOR

BREATHTAKING COLORS EVERYWHERE.

 

TREE’S BOASTING IN THEIR GLORY

STANDING TALL BENEATH THE SKY

THE CONTRAST OF BLUE AND COLOR

BECKONS ME TO SIGH.

 

THE RUSTLING OF THE LEAVES

SOUNDS A CHORUS IN THE WIND

ABANDONED IN THEIR LITTLE DANCE

IN GUSTY BREEZE THEY SWAY AND BEND.

 

BASKING IN ALL OF NATURES GLORY

MY BROKEN HEART TO MEND

ALLOWING ALL HER HEALING VIRTUES

A WILLING HEART I REND.

 

THE JOYS OF AUTUMN

ARE HERE FOR US ALL

ENJOY THE BEAUTY ALL AROUND

THE SEASON HERE IS FALL.

 

Suffering

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” ― Bob Marley

Forgiveness

,It is possible for a difficult or broken relationship to be restored to a place of health, emotion and demonstration of love; forgive and move on. Its the only way to truly live.

 

True forgiveness is far greater than holding a grudge. Grudges only hurt those who hold onto them.

 

I have made many mistakes in life. I regret the ones where I have hurt those I love. But when someone asks me if I can live with the decisions I have made, they are really saying that they themselves wont let me in their own minds. The obvious truth is that I dont have a choice but to live with it and learn from it.

 

Today is the day to forgive and let live.

 

To hold someone in unforgiveness for something, no matter how much wrong they have done, you make yourself a prisoner, and attach yourself to the same wrong.

 

Forgivness is not just something you say. Its backed up by loving and deliberate actions.

 

Although forgiveness can be difficult, it is necessary. Holding onto anger and old hurts hardens your heart and hurts only you.

 

Holding on to resentment/anger/hatred is like taking a dose of poison every day and expecting the OTHER person to die. Forgiveness is for YOU, not THEM. Try it.

 

Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me, Or others.

 

Forgiveness will make you a better person, holding a grudge will make you a bitter person.

 

The only time you should be looking down on another is when you are helping them up.

Greener grass

The grass is not always greener on the other side;
the grass only greener where you water it.

Quote

“Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.” Bonnie Raitt