Introduction
“To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of our times.”― Thomas Merton
In our world, crammed with information and activity, you may feel the need for some respite. I created the Daily Balm messages to flow soothing energy and kindness into your daily round and am now gathering them into monthly collections, and this one is from October 2021.
With much love from our home to yours.
Jane
1 October 2021 – Pairs
Different perspectives
Looking at the same view.
2 October 2021 – Ideas
Ideas...
Hold love
And
Sparks of the divine.
Let's write them down.
3 October 2021 – Loving Energy
Love holds the energy of...
Healing
Kindness
Care.
When shared who knows
Where it will find a place
To be.
4 October 2021 – Music Within
We all have our own music
Within.
5 October 2021 – Kindred Spirits
Kindred spirits
Nestle together.
6 October 2021 – Silence is Golden
The golden light
Of silence.
7 October 2021 – Grace
Grace
In
Simplicity.
8 October 2021 – Light Flowing In
As above
So below.
Light flows in
To the forest floor.
What we let in
Nurtures us.
9 October 2021 – Our Hearts Hear
Our hearts hear
What our eyes see.
10 October 2021 – Soft Breath of Love
The soft breath of love...
Unspoken.
11 October 2021 – A Storm Runs Out of Rain
Light may disappear for a while…
Hold hope
As it always returns.
12 October 2021 – Fragility Also Means Strength
Sensitivity and empathy
Make us feel vulnerable
And fragile sometimes.
Yet...
We are living
And there is
Strength in that.
13 October 2021 – Instinct
Trust your wisdom
Even if you cannot
Turn your head
360 degrees.
14 October 2021 – Reach Out
You have the courage
To ask for help.
15 October 2021 – Travel Forwards
Travel forwards
In hope
Wrapped in colour.
16 October 2021 – Softness
A moment so soft
We breathe in silence.
17 October 2021 – Stitches
A tiny stitch now,
And you won't have a huge hole later.
18 October 2021 – Valleys
Sometimes we have to dip down
To find the discoveries nestling underneath.
19 October 2021 – Drops of Wholeness
"You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the ocean in a drop." Rumi
You are whole
Just as you are.
20 October 2021 – All Seeing
What do we see
At the 'grassroots' level?
21 October 2021 – Wishes
Wishes float on the wind.
Self-belief and action
Gift them a start.
22 October 2021 – Blending In
Blending in
Yet holding your uniqueness.
Still seen.
Flowing with your way
Of being.
23 October 2021 – Flowing Together
Flowing together...
Harnessing the energy
Of a shared vision.
24 October 2021 – Pause to Gather
Pausing to gather...
Peace
Quiet
Time to be.
25 October 2021 – Vibrancy
Your vibrancy...
Shining out
Warming life.
Shine on...
26 October 2021 – Sky Writing
Nature writes across the sky
Messages of comfort and hope.
27 October 2021 – Close to a Day
The Sun never says to Earth
'You owe me'.
28 October 2021 – A Fresh Wonder
A fresh wonder
Of sparkling design.
Perfect balance
Holding the nurture of home.
29 October 2021 – Life’s Flow
Life's flow
Caught on the wing.
30 October 2021 – Wonder
Nature never hesitates
To share her wonder.
© Copyright Jane Sturgeon 2021
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