Mindfully Blooming

  'The earth has music for those who listen.'     Shakespeare Magic in the air through lightness and breeze, Through the birds’ flights and flapping of wings. Magic in the air through the colours of the sky Through the noise and the silence, Through the raising and fading lights. Magic in the air through my awed contemplation, Through my lost-in-thought reflections And through my deep meditation. Magic in the air when the dragonflies are flying And when the butterflies are dancing, When the bees are buzzing and the sun is shining. Magic in the air awake the peace within me, remind me that love is all there is,  and all that ever will be. 

How I love to smile! I really do.  I feel such a rush when someone smiles back at me, there’s that (sometimes brief) moment of connection, of acknowledgement of the other, of shared humanness, of love, of positivity, of reassurance that we are different but still the same, of innocent complicity, of lightness… I do have a bit of an obsession with smiling at people, when I'm walking and I see someone walking towards me, I make eye contact and have this urge to smile, however broadly or shyly, sometimes they reciprocate, sometimes they don't (to be honest, I used to be sad whenever they looked away and I wondered why they didn't smile back but in time I learnt that it is all ok, I can't force people to smile! I can only offer one and hope they'll feel the love I'm sending away).  So deeply committed to spreading love through smiles and creating those moments of connection (even if they are brief)! More than an obsession, I could say it is my true nature t...

(The following is something I posted on Facebook a few years ago. I have mostly used that platform to spread love, joy, positivity for I feel that the world needs to read words, watch videos and see photos that will inspire people to choose love over fear. Love conquers it all and if we all commit to choosing love every day -in whichever way we are able to choose it before the situation we find ourselves in- then we can continue filling this world with positive, loving energy). MORE LOVE, LESS HATE. Why did I take these photos? We are constantly bombarded with news of hate crimes and my heart saddens with every act of hatred, division, abuse and discrimination. I always wonder why we just seem unable to accept differences and be more tolerant towards DIVERSITY. I believe the answer is FEAR. Fear of the unknown, ignorance and narrow-mindedness. And that is so sad becau se we are missing out on so much connection! If only we respected and accepted that we are all uniquely differen...