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I have an overwhelming desire to think about nothing, talk about nothing, do nothing. Perhaps this mindlessness / mental exhaustion is a cousin of meditation. Maybe I’m on the way to “empty mind meditation” or mental silence that will declutter my brain and bring on a state of nirvana.
A deepening interest in photography and following certain blogs has me seeing things differently these days.
A clarion call for mindfulness: what if every day was new year’s day?
5:30 a.m.5 degrees, a pot of teapeaceful solitude © 2018 Glover Gardens
A change of scenery brings mountain wildflowers, a fire in the fireplace and a haiku about the mesmerizing nature of flames.
Celebrating kindred spirits, serendipity and Great Blue Herons on the Bolivar Peninsula.
I looked up in NOLA and saw these steeples framed by the traditional NOLA architectural elements of this stately home and a beautiful old oak tree.
Llamas and tractors and pastures, oh my! Another Colorado-inspired nature haiku from Glover Gardens.
I think a group of swans did a performance just for me. As I stood and watched, they changed direction, got in position, and swam by in a line. MUST.WRITE.HAIKU.
A haiku for a happy mountain place that inspires me, restores peace and tranquility and fuels creativity.
Is this little bird thinking what a great day it is to be a bird in the sunshine, in a sanctuary-like environment where the predators wear warning bells and the feeders are always full?
A little boy embodies the concept of mindfulness and simple pleasures with the rainbow wall at Dulles Airport. Adults, not so much.
This beautiful, gentle, tranquil and philosophical poem is rich with imagery, illustrative of the concept and value of mindfulness, and fills me with hope.
Haiku and photo honoring a hungry hummingbird in the cool Colorado August.
