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“Look inside yourself”

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript of a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are already that.” ~ Rumi Photograph © Janice Henshaw 2016

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Doing, doing, doing… instead of being content with what we have

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Only men must do. It’s in their nature to do, and much of what they’ve done is for the best, only sometimes they start doing before they understand that what they’ll get won’t be nearly as wonderful as what they had. ~Louis L’Amour 1973 And Allan Watts said, “We thought of life by analogy with […]

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Sometimes the brain gets in the way of the heart

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully. “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.” “And he has Brain.” “Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.” There was a long silence. “I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Photo © Janice Henshaw 2016 (I looked for a rabbit, but only found a frog)

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Greater depths in the Life Around Us

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

I was on a photo shoot and busy focusing on something else when this river otter came swimming by. It was there, and then it was gone. It makes me think about how easy it is to miss out on the cool things that are going on around us in the people we know, and […]

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A Deeper Wider Perspective

Curiosity and why?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” ~ Linus Pauling Why? Why I ask? I sometimes wonder Why I can’t just accept things as they are… Because I so love the answers. Janice Henshaw Photo © Janice Henshaw Pender Island “Young buck”

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Yard sales and lightning up

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Just recovering from my first ever (and last) garage sale. The biggest winner was the recycling depot when I dropped off a truckload of special “things.” These “things” that I had packed, and moved, and packed and moved, because I thought they were treasures I couldn’t part with. My change purse got steadily heavier as […]

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Travel memories and photographs

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

Remember when? This photo appeared suddenly today while I was supposed to be doing something important. It made me think about how photos jog our memories and transport us back to a place and time that we may have forgotten, a moment when we were in awe of nature’s magnificence, admiring an architectural delight, creating […]

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Loving with a Clear View

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

There’s nothing more beautiful than seeing through the eyes of love rather than through the blinders of assessment. It’s why we love our pets so much. They accept us as we are wholly and without any explanations or complications. Perhaps they are visitors from another dimension living examples of present moment living, blissfully happy to […]

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Pure Concentration

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Pure concentration A state of inner calm so deep that all external cues and annoying trivia fades away. The body and mind relax and disappear together into a deeply focused state experiencing confidence and an abiding sense of contentment. ~Janice Henshaw Photograph © Janice Henshaw 2016

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Where troubles melt like lemon drops

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

A lovely song for a rainy Monday morning Eva Cassidy’s version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high, There’s a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true. Someday I’ll […]

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