Happy New Year 2017!

On this first day of the New Year

I wish you Beauty

Confidence in what lies ahead

even when it's still shrouded in mystery

May there always be a light shining in the darkness, 

however small.

Remember

the sun also sets on the most difficult of days.

and a new day dawns at the break of day

which brings us all a new beginning.

Discover new paths

even when they go uphill

those are the most rewarding!

Delight in the sparkles that come our way

and take the time to linger as glorious colours and patterns

enter into our line of vision.

Let the light come into our homes and into our hearts

Remaining supple when the wind suddenly changes direction

Unexpected happenings in life allow us to really see the essential

and invite us to change our priorities and adapt.

We learn resilience.

But most of all,

just love life and it loves you right back!

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Not only is a new year a total mystery, but it is also full of new energy

waiting to carry us forward to new adventures.

Let's live them!

Wishing you all a New Year full of peace in your hearts

and the capacity to rejoice in all the little and wonderful instances

that are given along the way.

Let the Sun Shine in.

For as long as I remember,

I've loved windows and sheers

and how the sunshine illuminates the patterns and creates

folds and curves.

Open windows have a special charm

and they allow the sheers to move in the breeze

and we get a glimpse of greenery outside

transporting us to another outside world

There's a dreamy, romantic feeling to watching these lightweight

transparent curtains move back and forth

I could watch them forever

observing the play of sunlight outside which changes constantly

Who would have thought that open windows

and the breeze blowing curtains could hold such fascination?

The sunlight shines its filtered yellow magic

as if there is a hidden source of light within the trees outside

When the sun lowers in the sky

it leaves behind it a memory of luminous moments

of stillness and peace.

Looking at these window captures

reminds me how 

 peaceful observation

becomes a joyful meditation.