Category: beauty

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in accountable, appreciate, beauty

April 11 2025

Psalm 139 Verses 13-14

13 For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.

Our bodies are wondrous things. It is amazing that something so complex can work so well. It is so incredible to see a child born….to see the first breath drawn. All that grown from two tiny cells. It doesn’t seem possible. So beautiful and so fragile. Only God could create such beauty.

If only we cared for our bodies with equal fervor. We eat more than we should, smoke cigarettes’, don’t exercise and do lots of other things that wear us out before our time. We are not careful with God’s creation.

Prayer: Thank you God for the gift of life. Thank you for the bodies that you created to house our souls. May we learn to treat the temple of our soul with more caring. AMEN

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in beauty, caring, love, the earth

March 23 2025

Psalm 8 Verses 3-4

3 When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
    the moon and the stars which thou hast established;
4 what is man that thou art mindful of him,
    and the son of man that thou dost care for him?

You are the Lord of life. What wonderous things you have done. The moon and stars are only a small part of your creation. You have given us so much beauty to behold. Yet we fail to see it. We don’t take time to look around at what God has done for us. God’s hand is in everything from the flowers of the field to the beauty of the ocean. We seldom pay attention. And yet…and yet he does not forget us. We are part of that creation and he remembers us each and every one. I wonder if we deserve so much.

What an amazing gift!

Prayer: Creator God thank you for all the wonders of the earth. Help us to remember that we are just caregivers and not owners. Help us to change our greedy ways. AMEN

Homework: Take some time to look at the beauty around us and thank God.

A day out

by worrylessjourney, posted in beauty, enjoy, family

The weather has been beautiful here in Austin. Over the weekend we decided to visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It was wonderful to see. The spring flowers are blooming and we took a long walk around the field with many different flowers blooming.

The flowers were so beautiful and the landscaping so pretty. We also saw a mother owl with her little ones but couldn’t get a photo. It was a really nice day out. Nothing like fresh air, sunshine, great scenery and good company.

A few days away

by worrylessjourney, posted in appreciate, beauty, blessings

My daughter decided that after all that we have been through recently it was time for a break. She rented a few days in a wonderful VBRO (Vacation Rental By Owner) very near to us. She felt, rightly, that just changing the scenery for a few day would make a big difference. It has. Here are a few photos from where we are staying.

Something to share

by worrylessjourney, posted in appreciate, beauty, belief, connections, learn, nature, powerful 
                           The Way of the Three Steps:
               A Native American Way to Begin the Day

Stand on Mother Earth. Face any direction you choose.
(Take one step forward, as you look about, up and down:)
O Great, Holy Spirit, I take this step into the day you have given.
      I embrace all I see----the season, the wind, the fragrances, the weather. 
       Let  me always accept the day given with a grateful heart.
(Take another step forward.)
O Spirit of Life, I put my arms around myself, all that I am, all that I can be. 
        I stand here in my own history, with all my mistakes and victories. 
        I hold all those I will meet today, in my journeying and in my work. 
        I try to walk gently on this earth. 
        Let me walk gently through the lives of my work companions and friends. 
        Though they make way for my passing, may they spring back, neither broken 
        nor bruised.
(Take another step forward.)
O glorious Spirit of Mystery, I put my arms around you. 
       I do not know what will happen to me today, but I accept it. 
      Give me a heart of courage and believing, so I may put my trust in you, 
      and fear nothing.

From the Plains tribes; Native American Recorded by Jose Hobday. Found in the Book "Woman Prayers" by Mary Ford-Grabowsky

I found this beautiful and compelling. I plan to use it. Hope you enjoyed!

A lazy day

by worrylessjourney, posted in appreciate, beauty, blessings, rest

After spending the day yesterday going to the doctor today was a rest day. Excerpt for making lunch/supper I have done very little. I din’t even do the things that really need doing like vacuuming. It can wait. My mother used to say no gremlins will come and do it while you are not looking and it will still be there for you to do later.

Today I have taken that to heart. Next week should be a busy one and so today is to chill.

The last of my orchids to bloom is now open and beautiful. I had forgotten just how gorgeous it is. Orchids don’t bloom all the time but in intervals. When they do the blooms stay fro quite a long time. All of my are the grocery store variety…nothing special…but I do enjoy them.

See the earth change

by worrylessjourney, posted in appearance, appreciate, balance, beauty, consequences, enjoy, the earth

jasmineToday the smell of the Jasmine is glorious. It is so beautiful. Early for it to bloom. Maybe it knows we need its scent to lift our spirits. I do love flowers with scent. When I was a child my grandmother had a amazing garden with hundreds of roses and other blooming things. We always had flowers in the house. The roses had such a wonderful smell. Today, if you buy roses, there is really little smell. It has been bred out to make the blooms bigger. Such a loss. I never want roses of the kind available today but prefer something with scent.

It’s funny how when you choose to change nature’s plants what comes out always sacrifices something. Nature does it best.

In spite of the horror of this pandemic it is wonderful to see what happens when we stop polluting everything. There are now fish in the canals of Venice and the air is clear over Los Angeles. Think how it would be if we could keep this going.

I can only suppose that it won’t but I hope that something will have been learned from this.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”

by worrylessjourney, posted in acceptance, aggravations, anxiety, appreciate, beauty, blessings, comfort, community, compassion, consequences, Uncategorized

It seems that this pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in people. I have heard stories and seen people hoarding things with not thought for others. I have also seen neighbors getting food for people at risk and offering whatever support is needed.

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This quote from Charles Dickens seems to sum it all up:

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

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This says it all and fits as well today as when it was written. It sums up succinctly everything that is going on. All the foolishness, all the wisdom, all the greedy people, all the giving people.

Nothing seems to have changed since the time of Dickens.