Where Do I Find Peace?

When I was looking for peace today, I went to the riverside.

I could not walk across; it was far too wide.

I watched the water flow and swirl around the rocks and trees.

It seemed the water was so free to travel as it pleases.

For all the action as it moved, the water seems at peace.

It has no home, no job, no friends, no child, no niece.

It has no ties or commitments besides

Being a home for many and the food it provides.

Perhaps the river is much busier than I know.

Perhaps the peacefulness comes from going with the flow!

Blessings.

Summer Memories

This is a picture of the overflow ditch in Fish Creek Park.  Mother Duck and her babies are happily swimming and catching bugs, and eating stuff.

Summer is wonderful, because, in the North, the days are still quite long, sunny, and even very hot. 

As we move into fall, we have already had frost warnings in different parts of the province, and, northern British Columbia, snow.  Forget the cold and snow for the moment and remember -  Going out into Nature is the way to refresh your soul.

Blessings.

Dealing With "Stuff"

IT is coming up to September and it seems like there is so much 'stuff' to deal with.  There are two kinds of stuff - all the physical things like possessions and the 'stuff' you need to keep your house running, and, the mental/emotional stuff which is usually a lot of drama.

Dealing with stuff causes stress, makes us lose sleep, makes us cranky (moody, irritable), and causes us to lose perspective.  We tend to become the victim in the drama.

So, let it go!  Walk it out.  Run it out.  Meditate it out.  Write it out.  Talk it out.  Do all of these things.  Writing it out will often start the door opening to let you release the 'stuff' that is driving you crazy.  You can even blog it!

Blessings,