For Anyes...

Love... it surrounds every being 

and extends slowly to embrace 

all that shall be.

~ Khalil Gibran

From time to time...

“From time to time, to remind ourselves to relax and be peaceful,

we may wish to set aside some time for a retreat, a day of mindfulness,

when we can walk slowly, smile, drink tea with a friend,

enjoy being together as if we are the happiest people on Earth.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace

Thank you for being here and enjoy your weekend!

p.s.

The beautiful drawings are by Marie-Laure Viriot (photo 1) and Ruth Elsässer (photo 2)

Let's choose today...

Let's choose today to quench our thirst

for the "good life" we thinks others lead

by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives.

We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts.

~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

Today I noticed that I was buying all kinds of things for Christmas instead of letting Mats participate in creating something with our own hands to decorate our home with.

And therefore Mats and I have been making these 'snowy' pine cones today and we had so much fun together. All you need are pine cones, wool to wrap and Christmas songs on the background.

While I got all emotional about those good old Christmas songs, Mats was unwinding the finished pine cones again. So the result this afternoon is only three cones ....but the energy that filled our home while we were crafting together was so peaceful.

These simple pine cones brought the Christmas spirit to our home this year and reminded me that More is very often less than Enough.

Be Grateful...

Be grateful for the home you have,

knowing that at this moment,

all you have is all you need.

~ Sarah Ban Breathnach