“Respect the man of noble races other than your own, who carries out, in a different place, a combat parallel to yours — to ours. He is your ally. He is our ally, be he at the other end of the world. Love all living things whose humble task is not apposed in any way to yours, to ours: men with simple hearts, honest, without vanity and malice,
and all the animals, because they are beautiful, without exception and with exception indifferent to whatever idea there may be. Love them, and you will see the eternal in the glance of their eyes of jet, amber, or emerald.
Love also the trees,
the plants,
the water that runs through the meadow and on to the sea without knowing where it goes;
love the mountain,
the desert,
the forest,
the immense sky, full of light or full of clouds; because all these exceed man and reveal the eternal to you”
-Savitri Devi
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Summer of Love
Summer 2015 has truly been a summer of love. A season filled to brimming with jubilant, sincere, joyous weddings where families and friends came together in celebration and support of couples committing to a partnership through life.
The vows, the radiance, the hope, the steadfast support of family and friends, the beauty, all made for days filled with wonder, deep love, and all the sweet and touching scenes that now reside as forever memories.
It’s so much more than wedding planning! This crazy, busy season has ultimately been a privilege and a pleasure. To share these intimate, sacred, uniquely personal, celebrations of Love, is a honor.
Forever memories were made for me too!
So here’s to Renee & Ric, Fawn & Rick, Lizzie & Alec, Beth & Lucas, Robin & Tyler, Sarah & John, Sara & Kyle and Dane & Nate. May you respect and honor each other as lovers and friends, as confidants and companions on life’s journey. I have faith in each and every one of you to take care of each other, and that you will always honor and keep each other.
All you need is Love.
“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
-Buddha
I Fall a Little Bit in Love…
“I think I fall in love a little bit with anyone who shows me their soul. This world is so guarded and fearful. I appreciate rawness so much.”
-Emery Allen
The bright light of each and every unique soul creates stunning and radiant beauty. Yes, there is more than a little love in witnessing the raw essence of the individual beings that have offered me the privilege of knowing them well…
Like A Promised Sunrise, Your Laughter & The Light in Your Eyes
“You rose into my life like a promised sunrise, brightening my days with the light in your eyes.”
-Maya Angelou
“Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter.”
-Pablo Neruda
Like a promised sunrise, your laughter and the light in your eyes….
I Notice
At 3am I feel these words spilling out,
Soft moonlight on the newly fallen snow.
I notice these moments with you, they do not fly by. Lingering in them, I feel the sweetness.
Stitched together time, a history together.
Little big moments of a life shared.
There are many riches: the fire in the hearth, your warmth and sincerity, the kindnesses each day, music, books, Little Bear, watching the snow fall, the leaves turn, the summer unfold, the new earth awaken in spring, feeling you with me, loving you.
This is our life, savored and noticed. I am overwhelmed by the beauty of our days together…
Love Thyself
“As I begin to love myself, I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egotism. Today I know it is love of oneself.”
-April 16, 1959, Charlie Chaplin, (on his 70th birthday)
“Something inside you emerges….an innate, indwelling peace, stillness, aliveness. It is the unconditioned, who you are in your essence. It is what you had been looking for in the love object. It is yourself.”
– Eckhart Tolle
Today I surround myself with Good things. Nature, my dog, nurturing food, lovely wine, home, books to grow from, flowers, big green trees, quiet, earth magic.
Love!
All drawing me into myself, not away.
What You Really Love
“Let yourself be silently drawn
by the strange pull
of what you really love
it will not lead you astray.”
-Rumi
Love on Tiny Hooves
Yes, love does come in the door in many ways.
Seeing the beauty of creation in all the wild ones, knowing every life is a gift –
how can you not?
“Your growing antlers,’ Bambi continued, ‘are proof of your intimate place in the forest, for of all the things that live and grow only the trees and the deer shed their foliage each year and replace it more strongly, more magnificently, in the spring.”
― Felix Salten, Bambi’s Children
200 Words for Love
These are my first two hundred words for love…
Craig, Little Bear (Bob Barker), Halle Blue Berry, Mom, My Brothers, David, Greg, Steve, Sisters-in-Law, Laura, Patricia, Shelly, Nieces & Nephews, Ashley, Sarah, Keelan, Rachel, Julia, Andrew, Friends, Pamela, Katherine, Betsy, Jane, Gloria, Anne, Elisheva, Tony, Mountains, Montana, My Home, Fires in the Hearth, Fire in the Heart, Smores, Music, Bonnie Riatt, Leonard Cohen, James Taylor, The Beatles, Books, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Essential Rumi, The Essential Ghandi, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Rainbows, Snowbows, Clouds, Sweet Breathing, Soft Breezes, Long Baths, Long Showers, Long Walks, Long Talks, French Fries, Pizza, Grilled Salmon, Robert Craig Cabernet, Robert Redford, Snow, Rain, Sunrise, Fawns, Wolves, Ravens, Yoga, Listening, Cross Country Drives, San Francisco, Seattle, Maui, Key West, Orcas Island, Molokai, Havasu Canyon, Boynton Canyon Vortex, Travel, Bhutan, Samoa, The Amalfi Coast, Paris, Crepes, Coffee, Chocolate, Bananas, Reading, Solitude, Candlelight, Gatherings, Drumming, Tibetan Singing Bowls, Raging Rivers, Soft Streams, Rhythmic Oceans, A Child’s Laughter, Craig’s Laughter, Tall Trees, Wind in the Trees Song, Hiking, Snowshoeing, My Jeep, Love, Sensuality, Kindness, Thoughtfulness, Gratitude, Humble Offerings, Sage, Rocks, The Seahawks, Tampa Bay Rays, March Madness.
Celebrate Love in All Her Nuances…Happy Valentine’s Day
“For one human being
to love another…
that is perhaps the
most difficult of
all our tasks, the
final and ultimate proof,
the task for which all
others are but
preparation”
–R. Maria Rilke