Peaceful Views In An Uncertain World

"Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace."

The wild peacock and I went our separate ways after seeing eye to eye. Although the path to calming the narrative in my mind doesn't require moving an inch, walks in and around Crescent Beach provide peaceful distractions to shake off chaos in the news.

A tree planted in the mud had toppled over. It might have been a prop put there by a movie crew, or, as a friend suggested, dragged into the water by an industrious seal.

Mirror cloud images didn't fail to take my breath away on this sunny afternoon.

A duck waddled by, its wet webbed feet slapped the spongy beach floor.

I learned the signage "Grow Through, What You Go Through" is also a title of a book by Fred Famble. I knew nothing about the book or the author but it seemed true that not learning from the not-so-good situations that happen in life wouldn't be fruitful.

A breezy day brought out the kite flyers ...

and the kite-sitters.

The bigger the breeze the bigger the kites.

The greater the unrest ...

the greater the need to seek peace in our inner and outer worlds.

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Still the kid I used to be

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Sunlight & Shadows At Crescent Park

"A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose." - cartoonist Tom Wilson

   

Sunlight wove in and out of deepening shadows casting magical happy-spells, it seemed, on all living things at Crescent Park where even a bullfrog showed up with a smile. The spacious park has two ponds and forested paths located some two miles from Crescent Beach where I normally explore. It was that time of day when light washes out swaths of colour and reflections swish lacy distortions at every corner.

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Are Tulips Family?

A tulip is more than a pretty cup. It's atomic structure is also in the DNA fabric of human existence. Petal soft, organic and multi-coloured, people, too, need sunlight, air and water to survive and reproduce. The "death by a thousand cuts" styled on the bloom (below) is just one variety of flower that inspires human happiness. 

Seeds from thousands of flower types scatter to settle and grow in faraway places. 

People pick themselves up and move about, too, but they never fully shed their roots. 

Humans and plants share some similar growth patterns and some argue that a semblance of problem-solving  consciousness exists in plants, if not self-awareness.

But plants don't have a brain so humans are considered more akin to other living things such as birds. (A wing and human arm perform differently but share embryonic origins.) 

Petals or skin, feathers or fur, the unifying force of life is said to stem from a single-celled organism formed billions of years ago, the "mother" of all things.  

For Mother's Day, I dedicate this post to moms from all the ages, including my mother (above) whom I remember as being lovely, soft and sweet as any tulip that ever grew. 

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