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Roots.


If you celebrate a birthday in September, chances are you were conceived in January, sometime. Certainly, a fresh way to think of a birth-day (yes, I’m thinking of you, sister).

All that possibility. The idea of you. I wonder if you September babies have an affinity for January. Do you feel new?

My own beginnings took place in March. I can enjoy an extra celebration of myself every year in March, if I choose to think at it this way. When I do think of March, I think of the wind. In like a lamb, out like a lion. A change of season. In the “January” of life back then, I do not exist.

This March, though, I can ponder with fresh perspective. It’s a blessing to know where you come from. When you begin. How it can renew your spirit, even now.

 

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Being There


“I think when you are somewhere, you oughta be there. ‘Cause it’s not about how long you stay in a place. It’s about what you do while you’re there. And – when you go, will the place where you’ve been be any better off for your having been there?”

-Chris-in-the-Morning, KBHR, Cicely, AK

Week 7 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation – through images this week, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise. Signs are everywhere … recent trip to Cicely, Alask- I mean, Roslyn Washington.

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Serena Park


Serena Park is quiet tonight

Serena Park is quiet- tonight,

raindrops are splashing on rooftops and trees

Serena Park is quiet- tonight,

raindrops are splashing on rooftops, and trees

sway to the musical moisture.

Serena Park is quiet because

the gun fire is drowning.

SerenaParkWeek 6 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise.

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Gardening


The garden calls, sweetly, fragrantly

The garden calls, sweetly, fragrantly

Smells of green and geranium, pungent and true.

The garden calls, sweetly, fragrantly

Smells of green and geranium, pungent and true.

Sun-brightened, cared-for.

The garden calls, sweetly, fragrantly

Smells of green and geranium, pungent and true.

Sun-brightened, cared-for.

Thirst for life, now, calling and calling,

deep from the root. Urgent, panic …

The garden calls, sweetly, fragrantly

Smells of green and geranium, pungent and true.

Sun-brightened, cared-for.

Thirst for life, now, calling and calling,

deep from the root. Urgent … panic?

Mother Earth comforts her.

The garden calls, sweetly, fragrantly

Smells of green and geranium, pungent and true.

Sun-brightened, cared-for.

Thirst for life, now, calling and calling,

deep from the root. Urgent, panic?

Mother Earth comforts her.

Inhabit your emptiness, she says. Let the fast set you free.

071815_ShapeOfTrees_GardeningWeek 5 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise.

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My sweetness is gone


In grief, the skin burns

In grief, the skin burns

white, blanching heart and soul.

In grief, the skin burns

white, blanching, heart and soul

gasping for breath

In grief, the skin burns

white, blanching, heart and soul

gasping for breath.

Until a breeze stokes embers and aura

In grief, the skin burns

white, blanching, heart and soul

gasping for breath.

Until a breeze stokes embers and aura

lifting smoke and loss.

GriefSammie Week 4 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise.

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Pull of place


If I leave you

If I leave, you

will come for me.

If I leave, you

will come for me,

opening your spaces so I can see

If I leave, you

will come for me,

opening your spaces so I can see

my own flesh and bone in you.

If I leave, you

will come for me,

opening your spaces so I can see

my own flesh and bone -in you,

so clear what’s meant for me.

The desertIndependence Day Week 3 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise.

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Healing Waters


The scent of sage and sweet grass

The scent of sage and sweet grass

rises from the Earth

The scent of sage and sweet grass

rises from the Earth.

Rainfall filters the air

The scent of sage and sweet grass

rises from the Earth.

Rainfall filters the air,

caressing gently with memory

The scent of sage and sweet grass

rises from the Earth.

Rainfall filters the air,

caressing gently with memory.

Afterward, faded glow renews

The scent of sage and sweet grass

rises from the Earth.

Rainfall filters the air,

caressing gently with memory.

Afterward, faded glow renews

moving forward through the clearing sky.

062615_ShapeOfTrees_CollageSummer Rains Week 2 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise.

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When it hurts to move


ooooo …

ooooo …

ooooo-JAH

ooooo …

ooooo-JAH

ooooo-JAH-yee …

ooooo …

ooooo-JAH

ooooo-JAH-yee …

ujjayi, waves of breath, ocean motion

ooooo …

ooooo-JAH

ooooo-JAH-yee …

ujjayi, waves of breath, ocean motion

soft, slow release.

062115_ShapeOfTrees_UjjahiSummer Solstice Week 1 – This summer I am surprising myself with nested meditation, inspired by psychologist Kevin Anderson, author of Divinity in Disguise.

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Sunset on Coos Bay


Free Will Astrology.

Muse-Choosing-Words

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Spring Plant Sale – Celebrating 50 Years


Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley, Washington is Celebrating 50 Years of Volunteerism this year. The second event of the season: the annual Spring Plant Sale, a wonderful fundraiser with something for the whole family … including native and specialty plants! Traditionally held each year on Mother’s Day Weekend, beautiful weather and sunshine also showed up May 8 & 9 for the fabulous celebration.

  • Janet Muniz is an award-winning professional writer known for informative articles, inspiring blog posts and engaging video content. Currently a Creative Content Strategist with EverEffect | Internet Marketing Agency & Consulting Firm, her personal blog is devoted to filling the well with poetry, pictures and originality