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Beyond Tomorrow

Karen DeMers Dowdall's avatarPen & Paper

BEYOND TOMORROW

Face forward into a windy day and listen,

Feel the sun upon your face and dream,

Watch the clouds and learn to change,

Look to a starry night and know light even in darkness,

Gaze upon fields of wheat and see the gold,

Go barefoot on a stony path and dance,

Watch the trees in the forest and learn to see,

Look upon mountains high and know the nobility in a blade of grass,

Hear thunder on a stormy day and feel the power,

Feel rain drops fall upon your face and drink,

Watch lightening cross the sky and learn to strive,

Look onto the heavens and know the magnificence of you,

Feel the sand beneath your feet and run,

Watch seabirds fly and learn to soar,

Listen to the ocean and hear the siren’s song,

Look to the endless blue horizon and know infinity,

See life as…

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Random Factoids 28.02.2018

Our ‘Go To’ Herb: Basil

Crooked Bear Creek Organic Herbs's avatarCrooked Bear Creek Organic Herbs

Ocimum basilicum

Also, Known As:

  • Arjaka
  • Basil
  • Common Basil
  • French Basil
  • Garden Basil
  • Luole
  • Royal Herb
  • St. Josephwort
  • Sweet Basil
  • Tulsi

The plant known as the basil is an annual herb, which is cultivated worldwide as a flavoring herb in many cuisines. The basil comes in many different varieties, each with its own unique chemical composition and characteristic flavor – the main use of the herb is culinary. The flavor and character of any particular variety of basil are affected to a great extent by many external environmental factors, including factors such as temperature, the type of soil, the geographic location, and even the amount of rainfall received by the individual plant. Morphologically the plant possesses thin branching root which grows out into bushy stems that can reach 1-2 feet in height when fully grown, the stem of the plant bears many leaves which have a characteristic purple hue or…

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6 Workview Questions

100 SUPER Friendship Quotes To Warm Best Friend’s Heart – BayArt

Friendship is a type of relationship between two people who care about each other and best friend quotes share the most inspiring, touching, thought-provoking and helpful thoughts about friendship. Few things have such a huge impact on happiness and the enjoyment, depth and plain fun of life as the friendships we have. Good mates are there for you in good and … Read more100+ SUPER Friendship Quotes To Warm Best Friend’s Heart

Source: 100 SUPER Friendship Quotes To Warm Best Friend’s Heart – BayArt

The beauty of the images of nature: …… (3)THE FALLS

800px-mealy_fallsvia The beauty of the images of nature: …… (3)THE FALLS

Thank you paintdigi for sharing…

Today’s Guidance, February 28, 2018

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Today’s Guidance comes from The Akashic Tarot by Sharon Anne Klinger and Sandra Anne Taylor. Card Illustrations by Cheri Polk. Interpretation by Debrah Rose http://www.debrahrose.com

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2 of Scrolls – Two Worlds

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Too often many believe that they must follow their spiritual/soul path OR the path of the physical world. So many build their life in the physical world, ignoring the spiritual side of themselves until a life altering event comes into their life, also know as the cosmic 2×4 wack upside the head.

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We get these wake up calls to give us a little time and space to step back and see where our lives have become out of balance.

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You may have spent many life times alternating between lives devoted to a spiritual practice and lives devoted to advancing in the physical world. You may have brought into this life the belief that a spiritual…

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Monday Mantra

I Am Because We Are, and Since We Are, Therefore, I Am – John S. Mbiti | TheSeeds4Life.com

Source: I Am Because We Are, and Since We Are, Therefore, I Am – John S. Mbiti | TheSeeds4Life.com

This Is Peace

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This is peace. To look upon
the worst of my life,
to grieve even, and
to know with a certainty
that all is well.

~ Ken Fales (https://kenfales.wordpress.com/2018/02/22/i-remember/)

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Commentary #63: “Awareness vs. Understanding”

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Image Credit: TOBYMAC

I started following Caralyn’s awesome blog, Beauty Beyond Bones, a while back. She is an awesome, amazing woman. I love all of her posts!

She always shares something profound, or thought-provoking, every week. This past week was no exception.

Here’s the link to her post, published on February 22nd:


Caralyn’s focus is her journey after her eating disorder (ED). She’s a beautiful woman, who is an activist for so many causes. She posts recipes, too!

This particular post shined a spotlight on Weight Watchers being in the news last week, and not for a good reason.

They announced they would be offering free memberships to teens, ages 13-17.

Naturally, this caused almost immediate backlash.

I’m with Caralyn. I don’t agree with Weight Watchers offering these free memberships. Teens, ages 13-17, have enough to deal with in their lives. Yes, obesity remains a…

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End is Well!

Forbidden

AMEN!

Vindhya Colombage's avatarColombage's Corner

In the eyes of a man
I make him seem weak
In the eyes of a woman
I make her seem ordinary
Not my fault…
Since birth he is taught
that boys don’t cry
she is taught
that girls are fragile
In the stark light of sun
I make everyone seem
ridiculous & pathetic
In the gloominess of night
everyone is free to shed me
silently and hidden
Not my fault…

You are taught since birth
that sharing me with someone means
baring your weakness to the world

Not my fault,
That you have to wonder
How emotionless the world has become
Not my fault
that you don’t understand
the cleansing power of me
or the healing power of me
or how humane I make you
Not my fault
that you don’t know
the power of tears

© Vindhya Colombage

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French Friday

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Paris black and white The Tour Saint-Jacques Tour Saint-Jacques Paris – I find this tower fascinating and this picture I took shows how distinctive its silhouette is on the Paris skyline.

The Tour Saint-Jacques is all that remains of the medieval church Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie which was tragically demolished during the French Revolution for its building materials. It now stands in a small garden and its top can be glimpsed from many parts of Paris. It was constructed between 1509 and 1523 and is a spectacular example of the flamboyant Gothic style. It marked the start of the the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela along the Tours route. On the top of the tower the sculptures represent the four evangelists (the lion, bull, eagle and man), appear on the corners.

Blaise Pascal is also commemorated there as he used the height of the tower to conduct experiments into barometric pressure.

This photograph from the Metropolitain Museum was taken in the 1860s…

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Unlock my heart with words

tjparis's avatarLife is too short to drink bad wine

If you can't have a bijou residence in France then at least you can have some keys that might unlock one. If you can’t have a bijou residence in France then at least you can have some keys that might unlock one.

The gift of the gab

How quickly the honeyed words

Pick at my heart’s lock

RonovanWrites Haiku prompt for this week is “lock and gab” here is my second attempt at composing a haiku based on these words. First attempt here

In response to RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge – https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-49-lock-gab/

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