Hints of Gladness: A Place To Begin

Hints of Gladness, January 6, 2023


Angst...


I'm so in my head this morning.

Will I get out?

Do I want to get out?...


Hints...


I’m enjoying my coffee this morning.

Starbucks Komodo Blend made in a

French press at home.

And what about this awesome

mug from Blue Bottle Coffee Company?

(Thanks Jess)

High Tide. There's been a lot

of those lately.


Notice the Blue Bottle Cup

doing a cameo - Ha!

Tons of geese and other waterfowl

this morning as usual this season.

It's quite something to

watch each morning.


The quaking of a duck puts

a smile on my face.


Another duck some distance

away seems to reply.


A cool looking low hanging cloud

very slowly makes its way across

the inlet...


I’m not able to capture it,

but I’ve seen a couple geese

this morning cover themselves

with water by dipping

their heads, and then coming

back up, and the water

spills down their necks and

over the back of their bodies.


Contemplation...


Universe. What are you saying

to me today?


Be still 


Be grateful for the work

that you have. It’s a sign of life!

Business life.


This is the place to begin,

in stillness, just being aware,

and being open to answers

from the Universe to the questions . 

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