Introduction
“May the sun
bring you new energy by day.
May the moon
Softly restore you by night.
May the rain
Wash away your worries.
May the breeze
Blow new strength into your being.
May you walk Gently through the world
And know it’s beauty all the days of your life.”
Apache Blessing
In our world, crammed with bustle, distractions, and endless noise, you may feel the need for some peace. I created the Daily Balm messages to flow soothing energy and kindness into your daily round, and this is the monthly collection from April 2022.
With much love from our home to yours.
Jane
1 April 2022 - Morning's Hush
May morning's soft veil
Catch you in tenderness.
May her soft breezes
Fill your sails.
2 April 2022 - Stories
It is wonderful to read aloud...
To hear the words and their sound.
To hear you.
3 April 2022 - Attraversiamo
Attraversiamo...
Let's cross over together.
Leave the past and pain behind.
4 April 2022 - In Readiness
What are you ready to start?
5 April 2022 - Pruning
What can you cut back?
What can be cleared?
What needs space to breathe?
6 April 2022 - Raindrops
If wishes were kisses
You would feel their featherlike touch.
7 April 2022 - Unhidden
We watch as all that is hiding in plain sight
becomes obvious.
8 April 2022 - Dashing
We get so busy dashing here and there.
It's a gift to not pick up our shoes
And potter around barefoot for a while.
In peace and silence.
9 April 2022 - Seeing
It is a gift
To see ourselves clearly
With an open heart.
April 10 2022 - Life's Music
Still the noise
To hear your own notes.
April 11 2022 - Life's Drops
You are not a drop in the ocean.
You are the entire ocean in a drop.
Rumi
April 12 2022 - Safe Harbour
As you overcome adversity
You are better able to help those who need a safe harbour.
April 13 2022 - Broadening Horizons
Lift your eyes
To a broader horizon.
It eases the weight on your soul.
April 14 2022 - Comfort
Even a simple cup
Of something hot
Can bring such comfort.
April 15 2022 - Feeling Isolated?
If you feel isolated...
Send out a message
A flare
A boat.
Someone will come.
April 16 2022 - Beauty
We are all
Beautifully broken.
April 17 2022 - Reaching
My wish for you today...
Is to reach and touch
Your own light.
April 18 2022 - Splash
Gift yourself a splash of care
A drop of love.
April 19 2022 - Silence is Golden
Sometimes silence is
A loving choice.
April 20 2022 - Buying a Ticket
Don't blame the clown
For acting like a clown.
Ask yourself why
You keep buying a ticket to the circus.
April 21 2022 - Clouds
Clouds pass across the sky.
Emotions pass across your heart.
This too shall pass.
April 22 2022 - Patience
Wait...
Observe...
Practice patience...
Your moment will come.
April 23 2022 - Life's Nectar
In a hot drink...
Buds and blossom on trees...
Sunshine...
A little one's laughter...
A hug.
Life's nectar is abundant.
April 24 2022 - The Best
Don't save your best
For high days and holidays.
April 25 2022 - Hidden
We crave protection...
So, we all have a shield we present to the world.
Which dreams and wishes of yours
Have become hidden behind it?
April 26 2022 - Held
Sometimes seen
Sometimes not.
Life has a web that holds us with love.
April 27 2022 - Knowing
See what is there
For it is enough.
April 28 2022 - Holding Hope
Living...
Holding hope
As the flowers keep blooming.
April 29 2022 - Leaf on a Stream
Loving grace
In letting life flow through
Like a leaf on a stream.
April 30 2022 - In the Wilderness
Not all those who
Wander are lost.
J.R.R. Tolkein
© Copyright Jane Sturgeon 2022
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