No. 2 Pencil

Same Time Next Year

2recreate — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:08:06 +0000

Make A Wish

The Perfect Celebration

Shout out to Bungalow 44 for making my

birthday celebration seamless and amazing.

For the gift of years…

gratitude and then some.

The Essence of Becoming

2recreate — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:00:41 +0000

E S S E N C E

“You do not become what you WANT

You become what you BELIEVE.”

-Quincey Jones

A Symphony of Silence

2recreate — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:05:01 +0000

D I S C O V E R Y

“The real voyage of discovery

consists not in seeking new landscapes

but in having new eyes.”

-Proust

Just That Kind Of Day

2recreate — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:59:31 +0000

P E A C E

2recreate — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:17:12 +0000

J O U R N E Y

P E A C E

it does not mean to be in a place

where there is no noise, trouble,

or hard work. it means to be in

the midst of those things and

still be……..

CALM IN YOUR HEART.

Brilliance

2recreate — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:59:29 +0000

S E R E N I T Y

Make A Wish

2recreate — Sat, 01 May 2010 20:55:44 +0000

Happy Birthday

In celebration of my birthday one year,

I decided to knit this cashmere ruching throw.

Every night at sunset I would sit in my

adirondack chair, by candlelight and knit.

The rhythm of the movement became

meditative in emptying my mind

and opening my heart. And in the

sanctuary of silence I realized that

that was enough and more. I believe

this is called abundance.

After I blew out my birthday candle

the following year and knitted the last stitch,

I realized this had become the

tapestry of my life.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2recreate — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:01:18 +0000

Sitting on the ledge of my porch on a hot summer night,

under a blanket of stars..I prayed. Each star standing at

attention with it’s own brilliance…as if to listen closely

to each and every thought I had.

For awhile, I thought my prayers were answered…

but upon reflection recently, I have been thinking…

“I’m beginning to wonder if some of the stars I was

wishing on, weren’t just airplanes.”

-Leigh Standley

I know that everything happens for a reason.

I wish I could find one.

Happy Spring…

2recreate — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:49:27 +0000

Happy Spring

Meditation

2recreate — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:20:32 +0000

Meditation

In time we will each find our own rhythm,

rooted by rich soil and quiet renewal.

Observing this worker in the vineyard last

Sunday, I was reminded of the Amish and

how they are committed to the mastery of

farming the land to grow things and do

work they feel is purposeful. They are

not seeking satisfaction in having more.

While they labor, they get close to God.

In the silence of the moment, in the

stillness of the morning, I found this to be

my sanctuary of meditation and gratitude for

having enough.