The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.
Pema Chödrön
The Sun’s Warm Glow
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Warm glow of this morning’s sunshine in my bedroom -
Self Discovery
Early morning light through my front-room window “A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see”
Terry Tempest WilliamsThere is a dark side of me I that I did not always want to see or admit to knowing about. It’s a side that can be full of hate, anger, jealousy, envy, fear, insecurity, self-centeredness, and the list goes on. I imagine everyone could also add to this list. When I was younger I avoided looking inward, always had a focus on how I wanted you to see me outwardly. I am grateful for this time in my life where I use self-examination along with prayer and meditation as the light to acknowledge and face the shadow side of myself. It is a path of self discovery.
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Bring it on
Winter scene from my bedroom window A much needed snowfall began falling last night and has fallen all day. Along with the snow comes the cold. We’re at about 12 degrees now and will be in single digits tonight. I say much needed snow because it will help in quelling some of the fire activity from spreading. It will not however put out the fires. Forest fires will smolder under snow then blow up again after the melt. I do find it interesting to hear people being excited about the snow because of the fires. Normally people are put off with the first major snowfall as it means the coming of winter and cold. What I hear today is, “Bring it on!”
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Long Shadows
Floor Shadows This seems to be another image I almost always take when visiting my parents home. It is the tile floor in front of their east facing sliding glass doors. I’m attracted to the long shadows from the hanging blinds. We are expecting a cold front moving into the Front Range tomorrow so along with that will come high winds then cold temperatures for the next three days. Hope you have a great week!
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Window Blinds
