Discovering Beauty in Everyday Life

This dog walker could not possibly be ignoring beauty in order to stare at a barely decipherable iPhone screen.  No, even his dog is fully aware.  Therefore, our Insightful Photographer has concluded that this individual dog walker is actually capturing a selfie with the beautiful tree in order to highlight not only the synchronicity of co-location, but also the inherent one-ness of all. Fortunately, the canine remains super-aware of a more tangible reality. phone-gazing dog walker Mission for the Day, 1. Find a beautiful element in your nearby environment. 2. Capture yourself near the element 3. Imagine what it would be like to share some of the elemental essence. 4. Report back to headquarters; send a photo.

All of a sudden, it is summer! Early Rose on Monroe Street, Brooklyn

This Blessing Rainbow has momentarily stopped to rest in the fountain mists of the Conservancy Italian Garden. Notice the collection of Innocent  Bystanders-- or bysitters, if you will --totally unaware of their blessings!  They are being showered with rainbow spirit-blessings that will  travel with them forever, as they make their way along their worldly paths. Mystical Blessing Rainbow Watching Over Resting Cyclist Blessing Rainbow Creating Happiness in Fountain Sitters Mission for the Day (note: this mission may take a little longer than a day, since sometimes it's not that easy to find the proper spot where a Blessing Rainbow is staying) Go outside when the sun is up and shining. Locate a source of running or spraying water. You may locate sprinklers, fountains, (include drinking fountains), droplets on the edge of a leaf.... Position yourself between the water and the sun. You may have to move near, back up, go slightly left or right. When you ca

It was nearby summer when we set up camp that day near the old mountain cabin with the rusted out sink and the butter churning It was just past dandelion season with the butterflies streaming in the sun Funny how the times slip under each other in a morning full of wishes. A Field of Wishes in the Secret Garden, Central Park - Late May

Lights driven into blurry splashes by the blotchy rain Car parked against the bushes on the beach road edge An old abandoned mailbox. Quiet now! Pushing through the bushes Hand snagged by a cat-like thorn. Surf reaching up, bubbles latching into the sand Swish-- ssssssssssss. swishsh--ssssssssssss Take the shortcut down. Alone - black water - barefeet Broken glass hidden in the clam shells. Grey dune house with wooden stairs Feel him watching - yellow smoke - ashy cigarette Examine an indentation in the sand Pretend it’s only a happenstance occasion Oh! Hello, I didn’t see you coming down the wooden stairs Or maybe, Ah! I thought that might be you Or, Oops! I lost a lot of somethings earlier along this stretch. Can you carry me back to a brand new safe-mode start?

Ladies and Gentlemen!!!  Announcing, Announcing! There appears to be a serious Shark Threat near Cubicle 2278! Our security cameras seem to be focusing onto the almost-always-invisible Office Shark! As we all know, only when Shark is severely hungry, lonely or anxious for a victim does it become at all visible. Nevertheless, Shark appears to be resting quietly in the hall. ...Uh oh...Quiet now, don't make even a simple electronic sound. Leave all bits alone! Wait! What's going on here? Shark is sniffing at the cubicles. Oh My Gosh! Thank goodness we empty the building at 10:00 o'clock.  What??? The Office Empty Checker is ill? Oh my Heavens! Shark has figured out how to open the cubicle door. That's impossible! Aren't they all locked for the night? I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME. SO THE CHECKER IS ILL! IS THAT AN EXCUSE OR WHAT? Stay Calm everybody.  It looks as though there is nobody in the cubicle,  Oh thank you, Spirit Winds, the office is

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