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Meditative Reflections and Photos

Farmer’s Market on Gabriola

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

I love the beautiful colours of fall – and going to the farmer’s market to meet all the growers, bakers, and crafts people. The vibrant colours of the produce inspire me to buy lots!  I also love hearing the stories behind the produce, about the farms, the families, and the crafts. What would our island […]

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Splash into the Incoming Tide

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

Discard like unwanted clothes, all thoughts of what you need, who you should be – just splash into the incoming tide and allow the cool silken waves to curl around your bare ankles – and wait for it – the delicious harmony of being fully alive in this moment, without wishing for anything different.   […]

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Nature can be so messy

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Nature can be so messy and untidy nothing ordered or filed or put away but it slows down my breath and makes me forget that anything else matters… unlike my house which is tidy and clean and full of must do’s. -Janice Henshaw Photograph ©Janice Henshaw 2014

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Trust the dreams…

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.” ~Kahil Gibran   Photo – Waterton Lakes falls  © Janice Henshaw    

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A Pure Clear Moment

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

A Pure Clear Moment It wasn’t until I had climbed up Many seemingly impossible hills Fallen down into the darkness Of unknown ravines, And gotten lost A thousand million times That I began to notice How simple things Without warning or invitation Could draw me in As though to another world Early morning raindrops Pure […]

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Rainbows and Dolly Parton

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton   Right on Dolly! Photograph of double rainbow at Twin Beaches, Gabriola Island © Janice Henshaw

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Dolly Parton, Rainbows

“Whole against the sky”

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky. Rainer Maria Rilke Photos © Janice Henshaw

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Finding peace

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Buddha   Photos © Janice Henshaw

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Berry Point; Peace

“A feeling of wonder”

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

“It creates a feeling of wonder that so much beauty should be apparently created for such little purpose.” ~ Charles Darwin   Photos © Janice Henshaw

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Pebbles on a beach, each one different

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Janice Henshaw in Meditative Reflections and Photos

In my wanderings, I leave behind what seems to be a beach full of mistakes. Sometimes I even admire their ingenuity, their colours, their unique shapes.   For the most part  though, I see and feel their darkness, their rough textures, and wonder at the extent of my unknowing. I taste the salty depth of […]

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