(Unofficial) Summer

Can you spare just one minute of sunset and gentle surf sounds to center yourself?

Sunset Moment of Zen

The Urban Dictionary (Urban Dictionary . com) says "zen is this: a total state of focus that incorporates a total togetherness of body and mind. Zen is a way of being."

Serenity Prayer

"God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." Reinhold Niebuhr

Australian Pine and Clouds in HDR

Take 10 Minutes to be here and now. Feel connected. Indulge your senses. Enjoy the calm, peaceful sounds and sights with 10 Minutes of Zen Serene Meditation .

The Lords Prayer

Matthew (chapter 6, verses 9 - 13) 
Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name; 
Thy kingdom come 
Thy will be done 
On earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread; 
And forgive us our trespasses 
As we forgive those who trespass against us; 
And lead us not into temptation, 
But deliver us from evil.
This a prayer from the new testament taught by Jesus

Surf and Sunset: Salute to the Sun

I will; to will; Thy will

I will; to will; Thy will 

"I will; to will; Thy will"

is a prayer a good friend of mine often recites. I am not certain of its origins but I believe it incorporates the idea that I must continually try to align my actions with my beliefs. More simply, it means I surrender to God.

Why a hippopotamus? Why not? Watching a hippo on land, I might not understand how such a huge animal could possibly move swift enough to eat enough vegetation to sustain itself. Watching a hippopotamus gracefully dance among the cichlids shows me how with a little guidance I may be able to achieve whatever my true purpose entails.

Beauty in the Present

Beauty in the Present

If I look past unexpected and ugly wrapping I can still find the beauty in the present.