Delightful!

Miracle Thinking

That was the title of my Nepo-reading this morning, 

and here's a bit of today's wisdom:

Being human, 

we struggle constantly to stay with the miracle of what is 

and not to fall constantly into the black hole of what is not. 

This is an ancient challenge. 

As the poet Ghalib said centuries ago, 

"every particle of creation sings its own song 

of what is and what is not. 

Hearing what is can make you wise; 

hearing what is not can 

drive you mad."

The breathing meditation suggests that we

let go of all the imagined outcomes that are not yet real,

and settle into the miracle of what is.

This reminds me of Jesus' invitation to consider the lilies of the field.

So that I can keep this truth as my mantra, I've shortened it to

Deal with the Real.

So, for today, here's what's not real:  
The outcome of Rob's surgery and whether insurance will cover it.


Now, here's what's real: My walk in the park

 Winter Sky

 "George"

 Sizzling

 Civil Servant

 Twiggy

 Optical Illusion

 Home Is Where the Heart Is

WELCOME!

More play from yesterday...

 Light Saber

 Fuzzy

Glow Worm

(Totally untouched by Photo Shop!)

 Well, hello there!

Come on in!

Photo play

A walk in the park...

 Photo-evidence

 ParkART

Meanwhile...

Inside, however...

My beautiful birthday tulips are opening up.

Thanks to my wonderful daughter-in-law, who can't abide "throw-away flowers",

I get to watch them do their "opening act" and then plant them 

and enjoy them all over again.  Thanks, Shan!

Yucky!

"Yucky," he exclaimed,

when he looked out the window

and saw this.

Yucky indeed! Just another Lubbock mini-haboob, 

and my excuse for not taking my daily walk today. Tomorrow is another day.