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Articles posted by Janice Henshaw

Post holiday blues!

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

It’s just not as much fun post holidays. The bills come in, normal life seems kind of dull. The next holiday seems far away. And wow, there are so many chores to catch up on. Other than work and sulk, What can one do? Ah ha! Plan the next holiday and Start counting down the […]

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When you are about to leave a place

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place. Like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again. Azar Nafisi Photo ©Janice Henshaw 2016 Kinuseo Falls

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Cherish those who lift your soul!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts

“Some people will never ‘get you’. Do not spend eternity asking why. People will see you differently, just cherish those who lift your soul.” ~Dodinsky’s Garden of Thoughts Such a relief when we get this. And staying kind, respectful, and curious without worrying about the “why” gives us such peace. Photo © Janice Henshaw 2016

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Rising every time we fall – it’s all just for practice

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Who said those words? Quote Investigator: In 1760 and 1761 a series of letters written by an imaginary Chinese traveler based in London named Lien Chi Altangi was published in “The Public Ledger” magazine of London. The actual author was […]

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Knowing a place and yourself by walking

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at …suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities. You’ve got to get out and walk.” — Jane Jacobs, Downtown is for People, 1957 Walking in cities is good, and true for islands too. You’ve got to get out and walk. […]

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Lighten up your picture

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

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up. ~Allen Klein Photo © Janice Henshaw 2016 Spring tulip

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A blessing greater than riches

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more. ~Mipham Rinpoche (1846-1912) I remember a wonderful holiday to the Hawaiian islands. During our stay, we blew the budget one night and went out for dinner and a show. At the next table sat […]

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How we can each find peace in our world

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

Affirmation: I choose to respond to life’s provocations, not with anger, resentment, or regret, but with equanimity and a focus on positive action. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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Beautiful Spring

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

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Like a garden, worth every ounce of effort. Cherry blossoms spring © Janice Henshaw

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But Nature more

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more. ~Lord Byron Words to be spoken slowly and enjoyed, as are walks in the woods, even in […]

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