Beautiful Reflections

What will you do today and this week? BruceLipton.com

Good Morning from Whitefish, MT! The Master Painter was at work this morning. This was the scene as I enjoyed my morning coffee. It never grows old.

Sometimes people like to use my pictures for their desktops but those files don't work at all for phone backgrounds. So here's a vertical 16x9 HD phone backgro...und image of Comet NEOWISE rising over Mt. Shasta from Heart lake. Click on image and then there will be three dots in the upper right. Click on those and then save to phone. This is still a single image. I still haven't made it to the stacking phase where I should be able to bring out a much longer tail. Even so you can still see both the dust tail and ion tail in this image. Originally I was planning on shooting the comet again tonight from a different location but haze and smoke moved up and I decided a normal night's sleep was a better idea than sub par photos. So I decided to play around on my computer again processing the image. Hope you enjoy and do feel free to use it on your phones. See more

What will you do today and this week? BruceLipton.com

Good Morning from Whitefish, MT! The Master Painter was at work this morning. This was the scene as I enjoyed my morning coffee. It never grows old.

Sometimes people like to use my pictures for their desktops but those files don't work at all for phone backgrounds. So here's a vertical 16x9 HD phone backgro...und image of Comet NEOWISE rising over Mt. Shasta from Heart lake. Click on image and then there will be three dots in the upper right. Click on those and then save to phone. This is still a single image. I still haven't made it to the stacking phase where I should be able to bring out a much longer tail. Even so you can still see both the dust tail and ion tail in this image. Originally I was planning on shooting the comet again tonight from a different location but haze and smoke moved up and I decided a normal night's sleep was a better idea than sub par photos. So I decided to play around on my computer again processing the image. Hope you enjoy and do feel free to use it on your phones. See more

A balanced spiritual life means taking time out for YOU. You'll never find the answers, nor the peace you seek if you're always on the go. Make a commitment to ...nurture yourself daily by doing what works for you: meditate, pray, journal, reflect on where you've been, where you are, or where you aspire to go. The solution you seek is not far away. Take the time to listen. Have the courage to act! - James Weeks/Across The King's River Art by: Logan Maxwell Hegege

The ancestors are there to guide you! But they are not there to do your thinking for you! They want you to embrace your own power and recognize your own divinit...y. Rise to the level of Spirit because you are Spirit too. The only difference between you and the ancestors is: You are Spirit dwelling on earth - and they are Spirit dwelling in the heavens. You are powerful and blessed beyond your imagination! - James Weeks/Across The King's River ART by: Carla Romero

Have you seen these plants? They are called Broadleaf or Broadleaf Plantain It grows especially well in poor, rocky soil (such as driveways) and is often seen a...longside dandelion. More often than not, you will see plantain growing in gravel pits and construction sites as nature seeks to regenerate the soil. Introduced to North America in the 1600s, it was once called White Man’s Foot by the Native Americans who witnessed that where the Europeans tread and disrupted the soil, plantain sprung up. Plantain has often been the go-to remedy for hikers plagued by mosquitos. Because it draws toxins from the body with its astringent nature, plantain may be crushed (or chewed) and placed as a poultice directly over the site of bee stings, bug bites, acne, slivers, glass splinters, or rashes. Bandage the area and allow the plantain to work its magic for 4-12 hours. Plantain may also be used to create a balm for emergency kits, or an infusion used as a skin or general wash. It is also a notable, soothing remedy for hemorrhoids.Plantain is renowned for its healing effect on the digestive system. This is especially useful for anyone who has been damaged by antibiotics, anti-inflammatory or pain medications, food allergies, or Celiac disease. Both leaves and seeds specifically target the digestive system for healing. The leaves may be steeped as tea, added to soups, or dried with a sauce similar to kale chips. The seeds a type of psyllium can be ground or soaked for bulk mucilage or absorbable fibre, which, consumed before meals, may help with weight loss. Because plantain is a gentle expectorant and high in silica, an infusion can be helpful for lung problems, coughs, and colds. Plantain is almost a panacea for the human body, treating everything from all menstrual difficulties, all digestive issues, to nearly all skin complaints, and even arthritis. Add to salads, chew to ease thirst, or enjoy in stir fries. This versatile wild vegetable will keep you in good health for years to come! See more

I want to age like sea glass. Smoothed by tides, not broken. I want the currents of life to toss me around, shake me up and leave me feeling washed clean. I wan...t my hard edges to soften as the years pass -- made not weak, but supple. I want to ride the waves, go with the flow, feel the impact of the surging tides rolling in and out. When I am thrown against the shore and caught between the rocks and a hard place, I want to rest there until I can find the strength to do what is next. Not stuck -- just waiting, pondering, feeling what it feels like to pause. And when I am ready, I will catch a wave and let it carry me along to the next place that I am supposed to be. I want to be picked up on occasion by an unsuspected soul and carried along -- just for the connection, just for the sake of appreciation and wonder. And with each encounter, new possibilities of collaboration are presented, and new ideas are born. I want to age like sea glass so that when people see the old woman I'll become, they'll embrace all that I am. They'll marvel at my exquisite nature, hold me gently in their hands and be awed by my well-earned patina. Neither flashy nor dull, just the right luster. And they'll wonder, if just for a second, what it is exactly I am made of and how I got to be in this very here and now. And we'll both feel lucky to realize, once again, that we have landed in that perfectly right place at that profoundly right time. I want to age like sea glass. I want to enjoy the journey and let my preciousness be, not in spite of the impacts of life, but because of them. By: Bernadette Noll

I need to remember this when people places and things start changing.

White Bison Elder's Meditation of the Day, June 24 "Believing people can soar beyond ordinary life." -Fools Crow, LAKOTA We are created by God to be vision ...people. First we set the goal and then we see. If we create within ourselves a picture or vision and we hold that picture or vision in our mind, whatever we picture will show up in our reality. If we can see ourselves being educated, then schools and teachers will show up in our lives. If we picture in our mind a positive, spiritual person to be in our lives, we will attract this type of person in our relationships. How big can our dreams be? Great Spirit, let my visions today be Your vision. Put within me a vision of the being you would have me be. Then help me to keep the vision in my mind. www.whitebison.org

"Ofo" means loss in the Yoruba language. And loss (ofo) does not mean that you're a failure. Each one of us, at some point, for one reason or another, will expe...rience loss. Loss of a friendship, or loss of a job, or a marriage, a loved one, a business, or maybe health. As hard as it might be to deal with loss, loss is one of life's great teachers; it's part of our spiritual journey and evolution on earth. Like trees that lose their leaves in the fall only to sprout new leaves again in the spring, be strong, have faith and know that you can blossom again." - James Weeks/Across The King's River See more

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Day Seven - Humility Each day, for the next seven days, we will be posting messages to think about how to implement an idea sparked by a grandfather teaching. T...his would be a good opportunity to reach out and share what you are feeling and offer some positive comments to others, to share the good you are doing and the good you are seeing in others. May these words guide your daily prayers and meditations. Miigwetch

Day Six - Honesty Each day, for the next seven days, we will be posting messages to think about how to implement an idea sparked by a grandfather teaching. This... would be a good opportunity to reach out and share what you are feeling and offer some positive comments to others, to share the good you are doing and the good you are seeing in others. May these words guide your daily prayers and meditations. Miigwetch

Day Five - Truth Each day, for the next seven days, we will be posting messages to think about how to implement an idea sparked by a grandfather teaching. This... would be a good opportunity to reach out and share what you are feeling and offer some positive comments to others, to share the good you are doing and the good you are seeing in others. May these words guide your daily prayers and meditations. Miigwetch

Day Four Bravery Each day, for the next seven days, we will be posting messages to think about how to implement an idea sparked by a grandfather teaching. Thi...s would be a good opportunity to reach out and share what you are feeling and offer some positive comments to others, to share the good you are doing and the good you are seeing in others. May these words guide your daily prayers and meditations. Miigwetch