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Don’t Hibernate for Too Long!

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Don’t hibernate for too long when the going gets tough because then it gets harder and harder to break through your own built up walls of self-absorption. Fight back against self-imposed limits and ideas. Go out and have an adventure – play! It may be a bit scary, but it’s a lot more fun! Janice […]

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A Meditative Walk in the Woods

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

We went for a meditative walk in the forest, one slow step at a time, no talking, a space between each person of at least 30 feet. Instructions were to not step on rocks (no twisted ankles!) and not on tree roots. It was a walk like no other, an opportunity to sink into the […]

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To See All That Is Beautiful

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Depending on our nature, it may come easily to see and talk about all that is negative in our world. The trick is to put effort into seeing the good – in people, and in everyday moments. To see and remember, and cherish, All that is beautiful. ~Janice Henshaw Photo © Janice Henshaw 2017

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Imagine a future full of light

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Seneca “What I advise you to do is, not to be unhappy before the crisis comes; since it may be that the dangers before which you paled as if they were threatening you, will never come upon you; they certainly have not yet come.” Becoming unhappy about what may happen in the future weighs down […]

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Courage is the quiet voice

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes courage is the quiet voice a the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow.” ~Mary Anne Radmacher Courage is the quiet little voice that says I can make it through this I can hold on for an hour If not an hour, then for sure five minutes […]

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Where does hurrying get you?

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Great masses of people these days live out their lives in a dull and loveless stupor. Sensitive persons find our inartistic manner of existence oppressive and painful, and they withdraw from sight… I believe what we lack is joy. The ardor that a heightened awareness imparts to life, the conception of life as a happy […]

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Each one of us is alone in the world

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

YOUR TRUE HOME “Each one of us is alone in the world. It takes great courage to meet the full force of your aloneness. Most of the activity in society is subconsciously designed to quell the voice crying in the wilderness within you. The mystic Thomas a Kempis said that when you go out into […]

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To love is what’s important

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“It is better to love wisely, no doubt: but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.” — William Makepeace Thackeray (English novelist of 19th century – Vanity Fair) Thackeray’s quote is delightful! I smiled when I read it. Another quote by Thackeray “The world is a looking glass […]

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Perspectives – our unique way of seeing the world

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

Do you ever wonder why life can’t be simpler and slower, flowing like golden honey rather than rushing by like stacatto footsteps? Filled with more optimism good works, friendship, and understanding? Is it our limited perspective that impedes the flow of so many luscious moments? If so, then how can we…smooth out? Perhaps awareness is […]

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Soften your heart

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Janice Henshaw in all posts, Meditative Reflections and Photos

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” Kurt Vonnegut. Photo © Janice Henshaw 2016

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