Friday, December 20, 2013

Holiday Presence

© 2013 Oona McOuat

Photo by Leigh Hilbert

(Enjoy December Song, my Holiday Present to you.)

At a time of year when the days are short and the lists are long...

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.

When you are shoving a gift into an envelope in hopes of rushing through the throngs at the post office, and in your haste, snip the necklace you are packing in half...

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.

When approaching the pile of presents that needs wrapping and things that need doing begins to resemble climbing Mount Everest in a blizzard...

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.
Photo by Pat Morrow

When you read one more story about Fukushima or Syria and wonder what kind of world we are leaving to the children...

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.

As a luminescent moon paints the sky with wonder...

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.



As snowflakes fall, perfect and unexpected...

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.

As the still, dark days coax our inner embers and sing of seeds to come ....

Stop, Breathe, and Give Thanks.


 May the magic of the season enfold you and may we dream the world anew as we stop, breathe, and give thanks...

Oona

Photo by Kmax

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