My gift ~ please take with you, display, download, no need to link back or give credit to, simply a gift to be shared!
Just thinking on the word Serenity invokes a peaceful thought or vision. Life isn’t easy, and for the days that seem a struggle to get through I give you these words to ease your day:
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Thank you, for being you and a part of my world!
Penny
Today is “Time Out for Art”! Be sure and check out Zeebra Designs and Destinations ~ An Artist’s Eyes!
Hello and welcome to this week’s Ligo Haibun Challenge! The honourable mentions for last week are listed below. Join our international group of writers (We welcome and encourage you to join us in the creative pursuit of your written words!) just check at the bottom of this page for more details.
The challenge this week – Write a haibun choosing one of the following written prompts:
“Lost Moments” or “The earth has music for those who listen.” Quote by George Santayana ~ My offering for this week is from the quote by George Santayana! *
There once was a girl, mostly deaf, me! I could hear – when sounds and spoken words were loud, or when looking directly at the person speaking. Lip reading was self-taught (although unaware, I learned to speak and understand by lip movement and observing facial expressions). When a child, you don’t know you have a hearing problem. A problem undiagnosed, until 7 years old.
*I grew up in the fertile and lush Willamette Valley in the northwestern part of North America, spending days/years communing with nature through intimacy of sight and touch. At the age of 11, through a series of incidents, my hearing (overnight) became full and clear. Never explained or clearly understood, by professionals, why this happened or why it happened when it happened, but I woke up one morning and could hear.
And so a difficulty to describe what has not been heard before. The ebbs and flows; birdsong, breezy sounds, rustling grasses, stirring leaves, streamlets rippling murmurs, distant croaking frogs. Woodland whistles through dense trees.
I had never known nuances of sounds, nor echoes in the life force of nature. Magically magnified by my perfect ears – one hundred fold. Raw richness of sensation, the day I first heard, the music of my earth!
when first heard nature’s symphony of life magic inconceivable *
Taken early this morning! Thought I’d share.
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All those who entered last week’s Ligo Haibun Challenge presented well written haibun. Congratulations to all of you, please keep writing. The honourable mentions for last weeks Challenge are:
Twoscamps Anja Penny Peripetatic Eric Reading Pleasure *Each of their haibun are well worth taking the time to read and enjoy. Just click their name! Again I am included. I am honored by the other judges voting for me.
To enter and learn more about the Ligo Haibun Challenge, click here!
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful weekend,
~ Penny
My share for the week! Please take this with you
if you’d like! No copyright restrictions, my drawing and words
Given with love, Penny
Hello and welcome.
Today I will be discussing once more – the nature of passion. In the next post I will begin exploring each of the individual senses within our body (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell).
The thing is (sigh), passion is tightly interwoven with our senses. So intimately are they connected that you can’t discuss the one without at least understanding the other.
When I first wrote about passion, I discussed the passion of both the writer and the reader. Later on I referred to “symbols” and used the heart for example while relating to love and the desire for one another. But passion is so much more vast in its encompassing.
Our passions in life are really what move us to do what it is we do and I believe the power of passion is embedded within every single one of us! It only needs an opening to be released.
Being passionate is really about your thoughts and senses overflowing with the strongest of your emotions – IN ANY AREA OF YOUR LIFE on ANY SUBJECT!
There are those who feel great passion inside, but releasing it is a whole ‘nuther thing. Embedded passion needs a spark to be ignited. But there’s a trick here, I think.
You are the one that will allow your passions release. For some this comes so easily, it seems…for others it is a struggle to open up your senses fully – breathe life in with big huge gulps – and embrace all that amazing passion. Yours for the taking, just sitting there inside – waiting.
Passion is risky. You know that. There can be…consequences. But important things in life come with a risk. Living life itself is a risk, but we can’t grow if we don’t challenge ourselves. This is the very nature of the fabric of life and your choice as always…But one worth taking, I think. Right now would be a very good time for you to release your passions.
Passion’s Release
Come…
I am here, inside waiting
Release me
I can promise you emotions you have never felt
The depth of my promise is as deep as
the deepest ocean,
as high as the mightest mountain
as wide and full
as the canyons of dreams within your mind,
You will live as never before,
this I promise you
Release me,
I will give you all you desire and so much
more, yours for the taking
We will explore everything in life
and beyond
the reaches of time and space
infinity
I can do this, I promise
release me
I will set fire to your dreams
I will recreate ever wonder ever conceived
fashioned only for you
Come
Release me
I am your reward for daring to live and love
and dance and sing and laugh
Set me free
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The Why About This 