Good intentions

White roses: a  lovely surprise gift. What unexpected delight is making you smile today?

"Breathing in, breathing out; feeling resentful; feeling happy; being able to drop it, not being able to drop it; eating our food; brushing our teeth; walking; sitting - whatever we're doing could be done with one intention. That intention is that we want to wake up, we want to ripen our compassion and we want to ripen our ability to let go; we want to realise our connection with all beings. Everything in our lives has the potential to wake us up or put us to sleep. Allowing it to awaken us is up to us." - Pema Chodron, Comfortable with Uncertainty

Comments

[studio wellspring]

so much adoration for pema. and for you tara bella! my delightful surprise today is that my green zebra heirloom tomatoes have ripened and are way more delicious than i ever hoped they'd be. xo!

[tinker]

Wonderful photo and quote, Tara! xo

[Le petit cabinet de curiosites]

Such a beautiful bouquet, love white roses

[christina]

these white roses are beautiful. they make me want to slow down and take notice.
i love that.
xoxo

[Stacy]

I'm with you girl! White roses are my favorite. They are lovely, clean and beautifully wrapped! Thank you for sharing!

[pia]

Indeed. And the serendipity is that you post this on a day when I couldn't be less awake. Literally, I have been struggling to keep my eyes open all day. Perhaps I should look inward for the answer to my sleepiness. px

[lora]

comments are closed on the posts, but thank you so much for your beautiful pictures of Philadelphia, my hometown!

[Barbara]

" ... we want to ripen our compassion ..." Oh, yes. I've been thinking often lately that we'd really do ourselves a wonderful favor if in the face of uncertainty we inhaled and exhaled instead of holding our breath, if we relaxed, unfolded ourselves instead of tightening up, clenching our hands into fists. If we just waited to see what was really happening instead of foretelling evil and doom. As for the unexpected delight making me smile - the Whiteflower Farm gardening catalog ... so many beautiful delights for my courtyard! My 'secret garden'!

[Gillian daSilva]

That excerpt from "Comfortable with Uncertainty" rings so true too, doesn't it!? I love that, and forgot to say in my previous comment. You find the most inspiring things to share so thank you for that! (Needed it!)
xo

[Gillian daSilva]

Tara dahling :)
I am so beyond happy that you were given some breathtaking white roses...you more than deserve that kind of surprise. I am thinking of you yet away from my regular computer so cannot be in touch until the end of the week...!
Just popping in to let you know that. I hope you are well, and happy and enjoy the rest of your week until we speak!
xo
Love you!!!

[Relyn]

I just found out that our cousin is in town unexpectedly for the week. We'll get lots of time together. YIPPIE!

[Swirly]

Exactly, precisely, what I need to read RIGHT NOW.

[Marilyn]

White roses, just beautiful. What is delighting me today is anticipation. Anticipation of a trip to France, anticipation of picking up glass jewelry I made and seeing the finished product. Anticipation of a good tomato sauce cooking on the stove, fresh tomatoes from the garden.

[elsie]

Just discovered your blog through an old friend of you yours who sent me the link - we must have been friends or even sisters in another life...

love your blog and will be following your adventures
namaste,
elsie

http://namaste-elsiee.blogspot.com/

[Nancy Sotham]

Your favourite! White roses! What a lovely surprise indeed.

[Cheryl de los Reyes Cruz]

Lovely photograph, lovely quote, a reminder of where we should be working towards each day.

[RD]

Nothing yet, but I'm hopeful! No, I take that back. I went for a walk and collected my own bouquet of wild sunflowers and prairie grasses. It looks beautiful--and I did take delight in it!