Follow what moves you!

"Find a way

to express

what moves you."

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Let your passions guide you

and follow the path which opens before you.

Sandra

Once Upon a Midnight Blue

Little children gather round

Snuggle up without a sound

Look above at the sky so blue

Telling stories for me and you!

See the delicate silhouettes

and the branches

 drawing lines across the sky

waiting for the notes to play them.

The pine trees tingle in anticipation

and the atmosphere intensifies!

Hush!

The scene is set

Let the story begin!

"Once upon a midnight blue..."

Beyond the golden mist

As often as I can,

I leave the confines of the town

to get out into the country.

Yesterday, I was greeted by a golden  mist!

The surrounding fields and hills and mountains

were hidden from view.

Yet the sun, which was so close,

gave a lovely golden glow to everything.

The snow barriers are still up,

but so far this winter, they have just received sunshine and a little night frost!

A farm comes into view

and I like the pictures that the sun and mist are painting.

I enjoy them just as they are

without wanting to see beyond.

So it is in life,

I sometimes put up protective barriers

 for things that never happen.

I want to see clear pictures

of what lies ahead

I like to feel reassured.

Yet somehow,

the mist told me

All is well

and just as it should be

and I could tell that the hazy views

were filled with sunshine just waiting to come through.

Sometimes,

when we can't see clearly

it's good just to wait

and be with that moment

until the whole picture comes into view!

The Sound of Silence

A candle flickers

 soundlessly

 on my work table

A crochet hook

moves

in a silent, repetitious rhythm

and curtain shadows

dance on the walls

in rays of sun

The window handle

sits in a froth of  net curtains

There is stillness

and quiet contemplation.

No music, no television blaring, no one talking

Just listening to the sound of silence

and bathing in its velvety fullness

creating harmony and plenitude.

Crochet pattern here

Creating Space

A new year

with new ideas!

After spending the whole month of December

photographing simplicity

I realized the need

to create more space

in my home, in myself and in my life!

It can start so simply

and as a reminder,

I embroidered my chosen word for this year:

S I M P L I F Y!

What about you?

Have you been thinking about new ideas

for your own life this year?