Today, may this dress bring us peace within ...

May today there be peace within. 

May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.

May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content with yourself just the way you are. 

Let this knowledge settle into your bones.

Let it allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. 

It is there for each and every one of us. 

Mother Teresa

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Celebrating the wonders of snow ...

December Moon

Before going to bed

After a fall of snow
I look out on the field
Shining there in the moonlight
So calm, untouched and white
Snow silence fills my head
After I leave the window.

Hours later near dawn
When I look down again
The whole landscape has changed
The perfect surface gone
Criss-crossed and written on
Where the wild creatures ranged

While the moon rose and shone.

Why did my dog not bark?
Why did I hear no sound
There on the snow-locked ground
In the tumultuous dark?

How much can come, how much can go
When the December moon is bright,

What worlds of play we'll never know

Sleeping away the cold white night

After a fall of snow. 

May Sarton

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to get thee to a forest!!

"Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, & the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.”

― Søren Kierkegaard

As you girls know I am a BIG fan of 'forest bathing' or walking in the woods!!  One of my favorite traditions is when we get coffee and walk in the woods for mother's day!  

Now here is an article that proclaims even more reasons to get into nature.  It states how important it is to walk in the woods, with NO AGENDA.  Some of the numerous benefits from forest bathing is that it boosts your immune system and helps one be better able to deal with stress and stressful situations, 

two areas of our lives where we could use all the help that we can get!!  

So with so many positive health benefits gained by walking in the woods,

 I needed to remind us all

 to get thee to a forest!!

as often as you can!! 

The Japanese practice of 'forest bathing' is 

scientifically proven to be good for you.

Ephrat Livini, World Economic Forum

The tonic of the wilderness was Henry David Thoreau’s classic prescription for civilization and its discontents, offered in the 1854 essay Walden: Or, Life in the Woods. Now there’s scientific evidence supporting eco-therapy. The Japanese practice of forest bathing is proven to lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress hormone production, boost the immune system, and improve overall feelings of wellbeing.

there is also a lovely video with the article that I recommend you watch, 

especially if you don't have time to read the article.

love, mom

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may this dress you the glory of the day . . . .

happy snow day sun day!!
#decemberdress 15dec

“I love snow for the same reason I love Christmas: 

It brings people together while time stands still. 

Cozy couples lazily meandered the streets and 

children trudged sleds and chased snowballs. 

No one seemed to be in a rush to experience 

anything other than the glory of the day, 

with each other, whenever and however it happened.” 

― Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

IF: Storm

Bring it ON!!!! 

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC IS: Storm Suggested by Karen B. Jones “The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh