Bowls from home

Bowls
are such harmonious objects.
I've always been attracted to rounded shapes
I love how they catch the light
and how there is no beginning or no end
just continuity.

Bowls are perfect for holding a full-blown rose

and for serving my freshly cooked apple and cinnamon for breakfast.

There is always a lavender bowl
 filled with sweet smelling lavender
in my home.

A sugar bowl
even though I no longer sweeten my drinks,
 the bowl is kept as a souvenir from my dad
who gave it to me many years ago.


Footnote:
The word bowl comes from the French word boule
and the Latin bulla: a round object.

I love word origins because they always tell a story!





Beauty, Love and Creativity

Love

Beauty

Creativity

Delicate

Joy...
the joy of giving.


"ALL THE THINGS THAT TRULY MATTER,
BEAUTY, LOVE, CREATIVITY, JOY
AND INNNER PEACE
ARISE FROM BEYOND THE MIND."

Eckhart Tolle




Rituals of Stillness

Through sound

At this time of the year
candlelight and tingsha bells, or cymbals, introduce me
to a new day.

Through touch and sense of smell

The ritual of applying face oil
embellished with sweet smelling essential oils of 
Rose
Geranium
Orange peel
Rosemary
Camomile
Marjoram
Lavandin

Through taste

Green tea with jasmine flowers

Through observing colour and shape

Through bringing the beauty of nature into my home
and creating a corner of gratitude

Through still life

And
as the afternoon gently slips towards the evening
Another candle
Bringing presence into my home.


There are so many ways to stillness
Have you found yours?