“Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause.” ― Akiroq Brost soft whisper of leaves sounds of silence nature’s song calming naptime tune * * * Sitting Still ~ Female Boat-tailed Grackle finds peace and quiet in Florida foliage • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Breathe” … More Breathe
“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up.” — John Lewis hiding quietly watching something not right best to make some noise * * * Hiding ~ Playing It Safe Photo by Jan Logozzo • Trouble Haiku* poem by Mary O’Connor © 2020 * Haiku: a … More Trouble
“To sit in solitude, to think in solitude with only the music of the stream and the cedar to break the flow of silence, there lies the value of wilderness.” — John Muir weighted with worry resting now in quieting space silence boosts the soul * * * Solitude ~ Swan among reeds • photo … More Solitude
“Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and just listen. No more is needed.” — Eckhart Tolle “In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair.” — Howard Thurman * * * Master of … More Stillness
“What if the Invader is Beautiful” — Louise Mathias “There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.”—Linda Hogan * * * … More Invasion
“It’s hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn’t own water skis or a snorkel.”—Bill Vaughn * * * Chapman Mill Pond, Westbrook, Ct. — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.” — Marcus Aurelius * * * Simple serenity. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
as much as it is an engine for our happiness. Water quiets all the noise, all the distractions, and connects you to your own thoughts.” — Wallace J. Nichols * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
standing still, silent, tiny speck in vast splendor— portrayal of peace * * * Haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2014
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 