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Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins - “Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.” — The Bible Proverbs 28:6
Thought for Today
“Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different.” — Katherine Mansfield
Celebrating the Small Things: Faerie Houses
I don’t know how long this faerie house had been in our favorite walking park before we noticed it. Aren’t surprises nice? It took me about a month to remember the camera so we could get a photo. Don’t forget to drop by Scribblings of an Aspiring Author to see what others are celebrating.
Sometimes Life (and Art) Gets Messy
- Quilter’s Burn Out Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins
We all want life tied up in a pretty package with a nice bow on it don’t we? But sometimes life gets messy. Because art is a reflection of life art sometimes gets messy as well and that makes people uncomfortable. We would rather look at nice controlled “pretty pictures” than stand face to face with the messiness of life.
In that messiness there is often a lesson, or even a laugh. Todays art quilt was my answer to feeling used and abused by the art quilt show system. I was so frustrated I actually burned a quilt. Well I didn’t actually just set fire to it, the burning was part of the design and was done in the kitchen sink with plenty of water ready. Burning the quilt didn’t change anything about how shows treat artists, but it did make me feel better.
Thought for Today
I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. –Max Lucado
Thought for Today
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” –George Washington Carver, American scientist and inventor
Espirational Books — We need your help
You may have noticed we now have a bookstore. (Click the tab at the top of the page to check it out.) Many people use books as tools for daily life and we hope you will use the bookstore when looking for spiritual, inspirational, positive thinking and healthy living books and gift items.
We will continue to work on adding new books. This is where you can help.
1. If there is a book you would like to see in the bookstore let us know so we can consider it.
2. If you are a regular reader or follower of the Espirational blog and the author of a spiritual, positive thinking or healthy lifestyle book available on Amazon (including the Kindle Store) please let us know. We are setting up an Espirational Friends page to share books written by our blog friends. April, I’ve got Sacred Pauses already, you were the first one who came to mind. Sloan, I just added Taming the Invisible Dragon.
3. We are also looking for inspirational music so if you have a CD or DVD available on Amazon that conveys a positive message or could be used as meditation music please let us know. Mike Howe, do you have anything that would fit here?
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A Gift of Eagles
Yesterday we went to one of favorite nature spots, an old railroad bridge converted to a pedestrian bridge over the Platte River. This is one of those hidden gems you have to know about or discover by accident. It had been awhile since we had been there last and on this day we were there alone with God, His creation.
As we walked toward the end of the bridge I noticed two large birds sitting in a tree. We stood watching and hoping the birds would fly so we could tell better what they were. But they just sat there. We were getting ready to move on when I saw an eagle circling in the sky. Then there was another, and another, moving in and out of our sight. Then one drew close, circled the tree and landed. After awhile another and then another landed in the tree making five eagles in the tree.
We finally turned around to walk back down the bridge to the path to our car. About halfway across the bridge there were eagles lined up on the railing on both sides of the bridge. At first I was a little uneasy, feeling like we were about to walk the gauntlet, but as we continued to walk the most amazing thing happened. As we approached each bird they left the railing, circled over the bridge and landed on a sand bar in the river. After we got back home Bob said it looked like a very intentional ceremony, and it did.
We had never seen eagles at that location before. You could say this was just a coincidence, a chance encounter, but we see it as a gift from God. Unfortunately I forgot the camera so there are no photos, but we have memories that will be with us the rest of our lives. Thank you God!
Thought for Today
“Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people.” — Napoleon Bonaparte
Celebrating Small Things: The Sneeze that Scared the Geese
Recently while Bob and I were on our morning walk around the lake, I exploded with a sharp, high pitched sneeze. I immediately heard a splash and looked around to make sure a fisherman had not been startled and fallen in the lake. My next thought was, that must have been a big fish that made that much noise jumping. Finally I saw who had been scared by my sneeze. A goose standing in the water, wings spread and flapping.
I started laughing and said, “I sneezed and scared the geese.” Then Bob started laughing and we laughed the rest of the walk to the car. It has been said that I have a laugh that sounds like a flock of geese. Now I can also lay claim to a sneeze that scares them.
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