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Peace Within

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is the time of the year when mornings begin to get cooler and afternoons stay hot. We call it fall. Met with a friend this morning at Pineridge Natural Area to watch the sunrise and sip on our chai lattes. We wore jackets. Made a crockpot of vegetable soup this morning before I left the condo and shared that with another friend at noon. When it reached 92 I decide it was time to visit Reservoir Ridge Natural Area. Without a jacket. As I took it all in, nature provided a nice wind to bring relief from the heat and provided some soothing sounds and sights for me to enjoy. A blue jay squawks from the cottonwoods behind me. A starburst shoots through the trees. I’m noticing leaves beginning to change colors. A hawk circles above. Clouds lazily drift overhead. Soon the sun dropped behind the mountains and I felt the coolness of the air. As this busy day comes to a close I reflect on both the good choices and poor choices I made today. And, I smile because there is a peace within. ❤️

Retired. Having fun with photography. Journal daily. Meditate daily. Learning haiku/poetry. Have a love for fountain pens.

8 Comments

  • Tom Dills

    Are there really “poor” choices? Maybe, but something caused you to make the choice you did, and perhaps the reason is not yet known. Unless it’s chocolate, then we know…. 😉

    Fall is certainly in the air, and quite noticeable as we traverse New England. It’s still seasonably humid but feeling chillier the farther north we get.

  • Mark

    The morning light jacket is a personal symbol for me that the wait for the best time of year is over! It is kind of hit and miss here right now, and we still have mosquitoes, so – not quite there yet.

    Unfortunately, it is also the mosquitoes that only care what “lies within us” as well. 😉