inhale...exhale...relax your shoulders...repeat as often as needed

Saturday, July 23, 2011

centered

lately, we have been gathering breakfast.
this morning, gretta harvested the garlic 
and thinned the carrots.
some of us have been dreaming of jack o' lanterns.

sometimes it's good to turn off the news, get off the highways of life
and just soak in the most essential and restorative parts of being alive.

we have a houseful of three daughters, a beau, a friend,
and maja, from sweden.

laughing, teasing, talking and listening 
around the dining table...
a guitar and three sister voices, harmonizing on the porch...
the kitchen, abuzz with cooking and cleaning up...
the foxes, yipping in the dark of the night...
the wind, sighing in the pines...

...wishing we could sow these blessings into the wider world.

6 comments:

  1. we feel included in your family circle and can hear the buzz of conversation and laughter and that sweet music and the smells from your kitchen...
    thanks for including us in that top pic (said with tears dropping)
    xo
    m & "e"

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  2. How perfectly wonderful, Karen. Hope it is an enchanting visit!

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  3. I can feel the atmosphere of love and harmony. Enjoy !!!

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  4. blessings shared are seeds sown...thank you for sharing...tqoe

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