Slow Down...
JUNE 22, 2009
What do these words really mean???
Slow Down...
Slow Down...
Stopping??? Noticing??? Breathing???
This cup that is so full, is really empty... so empty that it is full of everything...
with friendships, with love, with the cool morning air,
with the soft light of the day after the longest day of the year
cascading across the threshold of my door...
This cup that is so full, is really empty... so empty that it is full of everything...
with friendships, with love, with the cool morning air,
with the soft light of the day after the longest day of the year
cascading across the threshold of my door...
Slow Down...
My prayer, my intention, my sip of emptiness
this beautiful day...
My prayer, my intention, my sip of emptiness
this beautiful day...
Photos: Antique, hand-painted strawberry cup and saucer.
Found and gifted to me from my dear [Ulla](http://ullam.typepad.com/).
Found and gifted to me from my dear [Ulla](http://ullam.typepad.com/).
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