Inspiring (and truthful) words from one of my favorite authors…

When your inner voice speaks, do you listen? It's there for a reason. It's our connection to each other and our universe. Don't be afraid.

Trust your intuition.

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.
~Lewis Grizzard

Yesterday was the first day of Spring - the equinox - the moment when the sun crosses directly over our earth's equator - a time when day and night are equal in length. It's a time of awakening, balance, renewal, promise.

The turning of the seasons grounds me. Spring, after the cold and bare of Winter, is always so welcome, necessary, a gladly received reminder and assurance of time and life continuing. Even after this, the most mild of Winters I can remember in New Jersey, I still was grateful to see that first daffodil poking up through the soil several weeks ago. 

My heart lightened. And, each day since then I have anxiously searched my garden for signs of new life, never to be disappointed - as Mother Nature delivers new wonders with each moment.

The weather has been so bright, and the sun so warm this week, that we've all been outside as much as possible; taking in the new season, breathing Spring and all it's wonderous new life... awakening.

Wake. Breathe. Start fresh, as each moment in your life is as new as the Spring buds on the trees. Happy Spring, readers! 

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.

~John Muir

It is rare that I wake with the sun, but I have this week in Maine; and on Monday, decided to step outside and watch the sky change, alone with nature. It was, as it always has been, breathtaking and magical. I hope you too are having an amazing week.  

The sky, painted.

Starting to brighten...

The sun, making an appearance above the trees.

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.

~Anthony Robbins

There is nothing as simple as gratitude to turn your mood around. It changes your perspective from self-absorbed to outward-looking; from being closed up, away from experiences to being open to receiving what life has to offer. Whenever I feel like things aren’t “going my way”, I stop for a moment, and focus on just being… thankful. It’s amazing how much better things look when the things you have are the things you want.

On this Word(ful) Wednesday, the things in my life for which I am grateful...

The Endless Wonder of my Children in our garden:

An Evening Out with my Husband:

Fresh Veggies from the Farmer’s Market:

The Pine Barrens (wish I could transfer aroma through the internet):

The Simple Beauty of My Garden:

The Magnificence of Nature (on our recent trip to Ithaca, NY):

For what are you most thankful?