Theresa shared a wonderful Rachel Carson quote in today’s post along with a mountain scene. There is a Zen quality to the quote and picture.
Beauty is always with us and we only have to awaken to experience it. As we each experience the beauty around us and contemplate it in meaningful ways, we experience a wholeness in our lives.
I share pictures of Mount Robson, which I travel past on a regular basis, frequently. According to Thich Nhat Hanh, we experience (extra)ordinary moments in ordinary, taken-for-granted moments. It is in a cup of tea we fully appreciate, the washing of dishes, the eating of a daily meal, etc. we can each discover and re-discover the wholeness of the ordinary. Even with clouds, Mount Robson is magnificently whole.
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Mountains have a special place in my heart even though I live in Ohio. When I go west, I always end up in the beautiful mountains there. At home, the lake is my spot of beauty and inspiration.
Water and rocks draw us to them. We live about 3-4 hours from the mountains, but used to live right in the midst of them; about 45 minutes from Mount Robson in the picture.
It is always rewarding to find a new quotation. Silent Spring was a book assigned by my freshman English teacher at university 1961. I didn’t appreciate Rachel Carson til much much later.
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Teacher as Transformer 
That mountains – so grand, so enormous – can bring me personal peace amazes me. Beautiful photo.
It stands out as it is essentially by itself. It is a great and peaceful stop along the road.
Mountains have a special place in my heart even though I live in Ohio. When I go west, I always end up in the beautiful mountains there. At home, the lake is my spot of beauty and inspiration.
Water and rocks draw us to them. We live about 3-4 hours from the mountains, but used to live right in the midst of them; about 45 minutes from Mount Robson in the picture.
Such truth in these words,,, jc
Thank you JC
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YOU ROCK. RACHEL! YOU TOO, IVON!
Always there even when covered in a cloud of fog.
Much like the beauty around us covered by the fog of our extra thoughts.
Clarity comes with mindful intent
Experiencing with a while being
Moments of clarity come with balance. Difficult in the best of times.
Personally, working on pause, think, ask. A questioning mind is an open mind.
It is. When there are clouds, I have to re-imagine and re-member what I saw another time.
You travel past a beautiful place everyday. Wow! Wonderful creator God!
We do and only have to open our eyes to be more fully aware. God is a wonderful creator.
It is always rewarding to find a new quotation. Silent Spring was a book assigned by my freshman English teacher at university 1961. I didn’t appreciate Rachel Carson til much much later.
I think it takes time for ideas to percolate. The bigger they are the longer it might take to come to fully appreciate what is being said.
True. Rather like concluding your parents weren’t such idiots after all. Their ideas really did/do make sense.
That is a good analogy. I found myself saying the same things my parents and teachers told me to our sons and students.
Just looking at the picture brings me chills…can’t imagine how it feels for real. Amazing!
This is so beautiful.
Thank you
Our problems can’t be enormous — only mountains are enormous. We are small and fleeting. The ocean makes me feel that way, too.
Our place in the universe is limited, as opposed to oceans, mountains, art, etc.
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