Koi Pond at Franciscan Monastery
"...sit quietly outside for a few moments, close your eyes and be still. Feel the air on your closed lids. Let your love wash through your heart up your chest. Let your love breeze up your throat and behind your eyes...When you open your eyes, stretch and focus on the first thing you see. If a bench, say I believe in bench. If a tree, say I believe in tree. If a torn flower, say I believe in torn flower. Rise with a simple belief in what you feel and see, and touch what is before you, giving your love a way out." ~ Mark Nepo, Book of Awakening, p. 13. 11 January 2017
After my dental appointment mid-morning, too cold for any Koi but warm enough - 50 degrees - for a peaceful stop at The Franciscan Monastery, one of my favorite places. Loving the moments. Is there a favorite place you visit for a bit of solitude and quiet?
Cheers~