My Favourite Time of Day.................

Nothing compares to the inner peace I receive when sitting in silence as the world wakes........

With the rising of the sun the sky is soft and alluring, bringing with it a promise of a fresh new day.............

Rainbow.............

I was blessed to have captured this unique moment after the rain the other day, another stunning display of nature at it's artistic best....................

My Thought Today........

How much we have to learn when we continue to think that the only life worth saving is that of the human. My heart and thoughts go out to the safety of this herd of cattle attempting to find dry land in the wake of a flood. Left to fend for themselves, how utterly barbaric.................

With The Wind..............

With the wind in my hair and the sun on my face I meander along in quiet contemplation.......

At one with all that surrounds me, peaceful and full with a knowledge of how miraculous this world of ours is, of life, all life...................

In the simple natural moments the greatest gifts are bestowed upon us, in the silence of a nurturing walk the most monumental healing can be found......................

Miss Tammy....................

Monday afternoon I had the jolly errand of meeting Miss Tammy a newly acquired companion for one of my friends...............

Tiny and full of beans Tammy was into everything and on top of everyone..............................

After a couple of hours of running around and amusing us humans with her hilarious antics there was no keeping those peepers opened any longer................

She was completely out of it, no amount of noise would wake her....................

That was until we went out of the back door and left her behind, oh bless.................

We Have RAIN....................................

We have rain, glorious rain poring down as I type. How refreshing to to smell the freshness of this years first welcomed shower....................

Millions of big, fat, juicy rain drops splashing onto my beloved garden, giving the lawn a much needed soaking.

Quenching the thirst of the bushland folk, the birds and marsupials will enjoy an afternoon of frolicking in the puddles, rejoicing that the drought has finally broken....................................

The Best Gifts............

The best gifts in the world are those carried in with happiness by those who truly love you................

Just Thinking....................

Life is the way it is suppose to be.

It simply is.

The way you cope with that is what makes the difference.

Have you been tender with yourself and stood aside from yourself, to acknowledge how far you have come?

To acknowledge the lessons you have learned?

And have you not learnt the harshest lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed your life story?

Pure Love.........

A moment of pure love..........................

A Lone Leaf

A lone leaf dances in the wind,

Dust twirling in the breeze trailing behind.

Hush,

Listen,

Whispers in the wind, of autumn colours and quenching rain...........

The Sky...............

Isn't the sky such an amazing sight, each time I look up I am awestruck by the sheer intensity of it's beauty. Cloudy days are my personal favourites as they create such marvelous spectacles of light and shadow, floating their way across the world, endlessly merging together or slowly fading away..................

My Thought Today........

Happiness, you just can't beat it...........................................

Coffee Time..........

After dinner we went for our regular takeaway coffee at our local Dome cafe, where they boast to have the finest coffee, which may or may not be true, I have to say I had a coffee in Harrogate a few months ago that takes some beating, in any case we do enjoy our ocean side treat.......

It was a lovely warm evening, although the winds were strong, most of the seagulls had decided it was far better to stay on the ground................

To take time for a portrait and a chat with yours truly, as well as I might add wishing like mad that I would give them something to eat, bless them my hands were bare...............

Oh well, we might as well go and bother someone else.................

And leave that inconsiderate human in peace to watch the waves............................

Lucky Escape........

This is what is left of our friend's brother's car which caught on fire whilst touring near Alice Springs, this will be one tall tale to take back to Germany to reminisce about his days down under, and to thank his lucky stars that he is still there to tell the story in person.

No one was injured, which is a blessing, however, the car has seen better days!

What If.............

What if we never left the garden of Eden?

Life would be stress free there would be no jobs as such, just perhaps a communal effort to collect fruits for our meals, and then a merry gathering as we sat in a massive circle and ate together peacefully.

It would be eaten raw, therefore there would be no weight problems as we would not be consuming ridiculous amounts of sugar, meat, fat and junk food.

We would of course have no requirement for clothes because we would have never heard of them, and besides we would all be content with ourselves as there would be no media hype to convince us otherwise!

We would all be truly loving and peaceful beings, enjoying a blissful life.

Oh, and the lion would sit with the lamb, no one eating anyone else, how civilised it would all be.

If only.......................

The Power of Unconditional Love.......

Can you be yourself at all times and allow others to be themselves, without judging, criticising or condemning?

Can you love and love and go on loving asking nothing in return?

Can you love someone with the same depth and to the same degree whether you are together or apart?

Can you still love someone when you do not approve of or like something they have said or done?

Can you love someone so much that you are willing to let them go because by doing so they will grow and mature?

Can you love someone enough to stop helping them because you know if you go on helping them it will hold up their growth and evolution?

Can you love someone enough to see that person leave you for someone else and hold no bitterness, resentment or jealousy?

My Thoughts Today...................

Thoughts = Creation

Whatever situation you find yourself in, your thoughts got you there.

The power of your thoughts and of your spoken words should not be taken lightly.

Whenever you face a part of yourself that you do not like, darkness, lack of willpower, illness. Honor it. What is it there to teach you?

Every persons sole reason for being is to wake............if they don't choose to, no one can do it for them. We are here to evolve, to know who we are, to accept our rightful place in the perfection of the Universe.

The key is to remember. To understand who we are, where we came from, our TRUE cosmic history, and to embrace our ability to create our life as we were intended to do, in peace, love and light.................

Thirsty Koala's.............

Thirsty koala's are coming out of their burnt bushland home in search of water..............

Be it watering can or spoon...............

Swimming pool............

Tupperware container..................

Or water feature, these furry little angels are safe and with the help of their human friends will survive to live a longer, and I pray fire free life...............

Beauty...............

When did we stop seeing the beauty within ourselves? Throughout the world so many women are discontented with their bodies, their age, their life, comparing themselves to the surgically enhance and airbrushed celebrities that are forced down their throats on the glossy magazines designed to promote low self esteem and to make money for all sorts of beauty and weight reducing products. We are all beautiful to start with, every woman in this world, it is the pressure that the we put on ourselves (with the assistance of the media,) that cause so many women to be discontented with their body and life. Many suffer from eating disorders that are lethal to their health, others prefer to be more drastic and pursue the assistance of a surgeons knife to attain the perfection that they seek. We are all perfect as we are, we were each created perfect, it is only us who fail to see this, who abuse our bodies, we compare ourselves to others who have no relevance in our life whatsoever, yet many feel compelled to follow the road to personal unhappiness, continually judging their looks and weight to those more beautiful.

I often meander around gardens looking at the beauty that surrounds me, seeing the perfection in all that I see. Each tree and flower is a flawless example of the love of our creator, as are we, except so many of us fail to see that. In a world that is losing its innocence and where false beauty is the fashion of the day, it is no wonder that so many women find that they do not cope with the signs of aging, not when they feel that they are compared to the fifty year old's that look twenty. But would you really want to be that vain? So lacking in self confidence that you cannot bear to see yourself grow old gracefully, with dignity and with love. They are the false ones, the ones that are suffering the most, why else would they distort themselves the way they do?

We are like seasons, each bestows a beauty the last season did not, with each blossom we bloom into a new stage of life, each one holding the promise of the miracles left to come.........

Love................

In a world that is in turmoil, there is one place where we can all ease the pain of ourselves, others and our majestic planet. Retreat to the confines of your heart, sit still and silent. To all those people who have hurt you in the past, send them love and forgiveness. For all the hurt you may have caused another, send yourself love and forgiveness. To those that are suffering throughout our world, send them love and healing. We as a race usually harbour resentment in our heart, holding onto negative energises that manifest into dis-ease and illness within our bodies, we hold hatred within our hearts, we blame people for things they may have done. Preventing the love of the Universe to flow through us, to envelop those who encounter us. We do not see that to hold back love from our life is to cut us off from our wondrous creator, giving us a feeling of isolation and loneliness, when all along the pureness of divine love is there, waiting for us to connect to the inner sanctum of our heart. Forgiveness is so easy, and takes but a moment, it brings relief and peace to any situation and the gift we receive from releasing our negativity is bountiful. You do not have to see the person if the situation was in the past, or, you are not wishing to be around the person involved. It takes far more energy to hate, to allow your mind to fester old wounds or invent new ones, love requires only one action, remaining in your heart, centred in love, and to always react in a loving way, even when you are given a situation that causes you pain. To act from your heart and to truly forgive is a simple and powerful act, that if we all practiced this everyday the world would became a greatly loving place indeed...............

Koala Rescue

The tenderness of this moment is truly moving, a lone koala burnt and in pain, trusting that this stranger will help....................

Tears roll down my cheeks as I write, so touched am I by the dept of emotion this sight brings me. As the bush fires ravage this country and the loss of human life is counted, there are thousands of native animals that too have endure the most tortuous death..........

Safe now and in the arms of another rescued and awaiting a clean bill of health before being returned to the wild, this little koala is now safe from the horror of her ordeal, with love and rest I trust she will be back on her feet in no time.....................

Earth Mother..............

She looks at us and wonders why we destroy her as we do.........

She gives to us from her heart................

Stand alone and listen to the whispers of the trees,

They tell her of those who honour her, and of those who inflict her pain.............

Whether weeds, or whithered roses, her love is ever bountiful,

Given always with deepest purity................

Abandon warehouse left to ruin, her offerings of life begin to sprout,

When bombs have torn her insides out, she never gives up.........

Taken for granted, blown up and poisoned for the riches she bestows to us freely.........

As she weeps she prays for us to awaken to the greed, the devastation,

Wishing we would only see the beauty of her dedication..................

Enough is given for all of us, if only we would see,

To share with love as was intended, between all her children across the seven seas.............

If Today Was............

If today was your last day alive what would you do?

What would it mean to give up this loaned body, this existence?

Would you be filled with anticipation to be returning home, to a world where we are connected to source continually?

Would you be devastated to be leaving the ones you love?

Afraid that this is it, I am no more?

Would you look around you and truly see the beauty of this planet?

Would you hear the melody in the birds that sing?

Would you hear the silence and feel at peace?

Would you hold regret in your heart?

Would you feel a peace in your soul, knowing that you have lived a full life?

Would you hold gratitude for being given the blessing of being you................

Bring Back The Sand.................

No amount of coaxing will persuade Blossom that the gazebo is a perfect location for a spot of rest and relaxation, not even placing one of her favourite cushions will tempt her to snuggle down for a afternoon nap. She misses the sand, I guess only a cat would understand her indifference to this monstrosity that has now taken over her favorite sandy haven. She is a stubborn old kitty, so I don't expect a change of heart anytime soon.................

Harmonize Your Life...............

Make peace your shield.

Make love your medicine.

Make harmony your way.

Make forgiveness your guide..........

Pondering.........

Just wondering................... Why do we have speed limits if the vast majority take no notice and drive as fast as they like????????

I Love Your Blog..........

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What Was I Thinking................................

As I was being chauffeured along on my way to a lazy Saturday morning brunch, all of a sudden I thought, goodness these shoes are REALLY comfortable, they feel just like my slippers.

Oops, they are my slippers............................

Rufus..............

This is Rufus, he was my surrogate cat whilst I was on holiday, missing Blossom terribly I was having cat withdrawals and needed a cat to caress and talk to............

Rufus is the male version of Blossom, old and set in his ways, first he was a little confused as to why we were there interrupting his sleep, and taking over his chair!

Then he got quite miffed when a camera was produced to take photos of his delightful face, posing is something he simply would not do...........

The look said it all, I put the camera away and settled instead just to be within fingers reach of a cat..................BLISS..

Thought for the day...........

True inner joy is self created.

It does not depend on outside circumstances.

Or outer achievements........................