LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i walk on the moors , its -4 and so still , so pure, so silent..i watch two huge birds fly low and wonder what they are...I'm still watching and wondering as i get in my car driving slowly trying to see them - i turn my head left and by the road side sits a huge owl on a fence post..we sit and gaze at each other before it flies off flying low to the ground.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

in the silence watching my three cats asleep together - their bodies rising and falling as they breathe..seems so profound i cant stop watching and being in wonder

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

sat in nature before sunrise, no one about but three ducks

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i found these flowers out in a dusty part of town shinning out above the trash

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching the sunrise at winter solstice over standing stones. the wind blows over wide open spaces

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the wife of the man doing my kitchen calls to bring him lunch , and tells me he is a great man. he is a beautiful being

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

a man with motor neuron disease leads beautiful meditations - he never complains but always radiates love joy and light - giving strength to others

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the first sight that greets me this morning is a huge flock of geese flying over head

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

a man at the builders yard shares with me all about his perfect walking experience and stay in nature

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

in the small unexpected shapes as i live life.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

when the kitchen is packed away, and i realise living with one bowl i don't miss the plates and the rest of the things packed away

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

in bed i realise I'm no longer in pain..i dive into the comfortable moment - that spreads like that moment when your body goes from cold to warm

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

walking in the snow, silent - there is no body in the woods but me, out in the open country the snow blows, the sky is pink - this is my midsummer day feeling.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i twirl round in the garden - its minus 3 degrees - i cant get enough of the clear cold, the smell of damp frost and the perfection of the ice crystals

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

on dark wet days so many hidden gems to find - small fungi, perfect moss, patterns of nature, silence

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching a flock of long tailed tits feed in the garden

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching the stunning shapes and patterns the water makes on my windscreen as its been washed.

a heron flies in front of me.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

every day i see life silhouettes. natures art.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching the reservoir filled with waterbirds. seven swans, four snipe peeping up over a hump in the landscape, hundreds of coots and green plovers,the water lapping against the bird hides.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

living with a partner who sighs often each and every day and says with utter joy "isn't life wonderful"

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

seeing four goosanders on the river.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

when i realise during struggle and fear that i know ABSOLUTELY that i will make it, i will get through this and i will get through anything.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

sunshine bright maple leaves in their hundreds line road sides and woods. larch trees like huge candle flames shine brightly

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

gratitude is my gateway to life's beauty.
i lie in bed with a migraine, i notice where the pain is, i notice how grateful and joyful i am to be able to lie here, to be comfy, for it to be quiet outside.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

black dark clear night skies, vivid moon and stars, waking up to the smell of frost. i walk by the river and inhale the cold river rising to meet the air.
evenings held in the dark, warmed by flickering candle light.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

watching friends who have been married for years still love to be with each other

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL


my inseparable cats separated for five days are reunited, not in joy but in hisses
imagine the first time one comes and sits with the other one and begins to wash his head.
imagine the first time they curl up and sleep around each other
imagine the joy of seeing them play with each other again
the joy of harmony emerging out of disharmony

i discover fear is smaller than joy

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

ive just found this in the highway code - it brought tears of joy and love to my heart - wow

"try to be understanding if other road users cause problems: they may be inexperienced or not know the area well"

"be patient: remember anyone can make a mistake"


if you like Handel this is for you - a short utube film of Joyce DiDonato - such gratitude for life.
she has a blog too in which gratitude and beauty feature highly.

lord make me an instrument
of thy peace
where there is hatred
let me sow love
where there is injury
pardon
where there is doubt
faith
where there is despair
hope
where there is
darkness, light
and where there is
sadness, joy

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

my cat is in hospital, and life is beautiful still..it never changes only i change and i have to look harder for the beauty

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the smell of wet earth after a night of rain, orange leaves float on puddles - waterfalls arrival on slight slopes , earth illuminated by vibrant colours.
orange amongst green leaves.

"Stones are living beings. Since the entire universe is alive with
the life of God, stones are also alive, which means they are
capable of joy and even thought. You will say that since, unlike
plants, they haven’t been given an etheric body, much less an
astral or mental one, they are unable to think or experience
joy. It’s true, stones do not have an etheric body or an astral
or mental body, and if we’ve placed them at the foot of the
evolutionary ladder it’s because their spiritual being is so
distant from them there’s no communication between them. Stones
are the receptacle for a spiritual being, but as yet this
spiritual being has not entered into them sufficiently for them
to be enlivened.
So, what is it within the stone that thinks and rejoices? It is
the spirit above, not the stone itself. When you move or break
stones they rejoice, because they feel they are about to
participate in the construction of something new."

omraam mikhael aivanhov

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

driving through thick white pure fog - i can only just see in front of me as it swirls silently around me. i love it.
a few hours later i drive home, the fog gone and bright sunshine has replaced it vibrant red grasses on long gone heather flowers and peat valleys lined with lime green moss.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Tudor church music sung by the tallis scholars.
this is virtuoso - i havent heard any better.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

as the days pass and my mobile phone is still lost to me - i notice i am safe without it today, now and now and now. i watch myself wondering if it will turn up in some strange place, if someone else has it or i will buy a new one. life is beautiful still.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

yesterday sitting in the warm sun, clear views for miles. vibrant slashes of reds, orange and yellows against green.
today low cloud and rain, sitting by the river - dark lines of black - river and stems like charcoal lines against vibrant green.

a female duck paddles endlessless against the currant while her mate sits on a rock preening his wing.

the shop i thought i wanted to go in is shut, i find out i dont need to be there.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

ate my first Brussel sprouts of the season today. yum

i look at my plate - so many wonderful beings that bring this food to me - the elements and elementals - the people that plant , water, feed, spray , harvest, pack, transport, sell - not to mention all the inventors of all the things involved in this..vans, plastic, drills just to bring me one plate of food.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i drive over the high moorland road..the sky is dark and black, yet, as if lit up with lights the land is vibrant and so many colours shine out....blasting through the dark comes white light..really like the love of god....i drive through rain and hail that hits the car and i feel so excited at what i call the movie of the living book of nature...then just as sudden im in the sun and there is a rainbow...all day im watching as this drama unfolds. i feel invigorated and blessed.

to inspire us to look at life from a higher prospective!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
cosy in bed during the night while the rain lashes on the window and the wild wind blows all around me.

hello and welcome to my new blog which came to me out of nowhere in the middle of the night.in the morning the following quote leapt out at me!

this is a blog to inspire , appreciate and love the wonders of life, daily moment by moment


"suppose the world is suddenly plunged in a war, disaster strikes and everyone is distraught. if you climb as high as you can above the turmoil, you will see that in spite of all that is going on in the world you are in the light, filled with joy and love, an immense love which you pour out onto all suffering people.yes, you are above the clouds and they stayed below at the mercy of circumstance.it is important you to get into the habit of doing these exercises every day so that in the end you cannot live without it."

omraam mikhael aivanhov


it is my joy that you may join me in rising above the clouds and seeing the beauty .

namaste
love and light
jood