"MERRY CHRISTMAS & A BLESSED NEW YEAR"

"MERRY CHRISTMAS & A BLESSED NEW YEAR"

The closeness of family, 

the treasure of friends,

the wonders that nature

abundantly sends.....

And as we remember,

our hearts overflow

with gratitude, joy,

and that warm Christmas glow.

As I reflect on this Christmas Season, I sense more each year as to what is really the important things, especially, at this time of the year. 

I feel that  Earl Nightingale sums it up very well.  "Everything that's really worthwhile in life comes to us free - our minds, our souls, our bodies, our hopes, our dreams, our intelligence, our love of family and friends and country.  All of these priceless possessions are free. 

                                         _________________________________________

May we feel this in our hearts and believe from hence it has come. 

Happy Birthday, Jesus.

Until next time

God Bless

Doris 

'FALL' HAS ARRIVED or IS IT 'AUTUMN'?

Greeting Friends,

'FALL' has arrived or IS IT 'AUTUMN'?
How would you answer this question?  I was interested in this question so I chose to look up a few opinions on the subject.
We realize that there are 'four seasons' but why do we have two names for this particular time of the year?
Fall is the time when temperatures start to change and certain elements are lacking for the leaves to stay green.  There is a lack of sun that has an influence on the
stability of leaves.  Therefore, the leaves fall from their branches.  This time is a time between summer and winter. 

Well, there were many persons that weighed in bravely with their own opinions.  The answer that was chosen for the best answer was this.

The United States call it 'fall' with the thought of this is the time of the year that the leaves 'fall' and therefore, 'fall' seemed to be an appropriate reason to call this time of the year 'fall' instead of 'autumn'.  Sounds simple enough?

Britain also called the time of the year 'fall' centuries ago.  Brits were influenced by the French, and began to call it 'autumn'.  Americans kept the original term 'fall' from 'faellen' in Old English.; meaning 'the fall of the leaf'.  The word autumn comes from the French "I'automne".  The French got the word from the Latin "autumnus".  French and Latin are Romance languages; English is a Germanic language.  The change was on your side of the pond, not ours.

We have to understand that these are opinions and not necessarily factual but it is interesting to me.

When one has the knowledge of the sciences of the universe, I am sure they see an entirely different picture in the 'seasons of the year'.  But for today, I find it interesting to listen to those that give their insight in how they see and perceive the different names in this 'third season the of year, 'fall' or is it 'autumn'?

Until next time
God Bless
Doris

'IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE'

Greeting Friends, 
Today, I have had the opportunity to listen and share with several different persons that have had a very rough week.  I can hear and sense the importance of some act of kindness to others can make a big difference in their day.  It doesn't take much to bring a smile to another face and/or give them a lift that might just change their mood and attitude for today and, perhaps, their tomorrows. 

Nobody is exempt from trials and tribulations.  And, at times there are just small interruptions in one's day that can set the day in an off  flow of events.  This is when a call, a note, a kind word and a small amount of your time just brings new hope in another.

With this in mind, I am copying this reading that was written by John Hall. I am sure many of us have heard this before.  I feel is bears repeating to help us recall the ease in helping another along our way each day.

Today we can make a difference for ourselves and for others when we take the time to discern more closely those around us and continue on our journey with purpose.

 

                              Is anybody happier because you

                                             passed their way?

                         Does anyone remember that you spoke

                                               to them today?

                            The day is almost over, and its toiling

                                         time is through;

                              Is there anyone to utter now a kindly

                                            word of you.

                            Can you say tonight in parting with the

                                     day that's slipping fast,

                           That you helped a single sister of the

                                      many that you passed?

                           Is a single heart rejoicing over what you

                                         did or said;

                            Does one whose hopes were fading,

                                   now with courage look ahead?

                         Did you waste the day, or lost it?  Was it

                                       well or sorely spent?

                           Did you leave a trail of kindness, or a

                                       scar of discontent?

                         As you close your eyes in slumber, do

                                you think that God will say,

                         "You have earned one more tomorrow

                               by the kindness you did today?"

                                                                        by John Hall

 

Until next time

God Bless

Doris

'HOPE IS A GOLDEN ROPE' 'TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE HELP US ALONG'

Greetings Friends,

As the news began this a.m., what did we hear?  Fear is heighten in Washington D.C. with angry shooters, once again.  It seems there are so many non-trusting, insecure, lost people out there in our world.  Their thoughts are focused on hurting others in return. 

In light of this, I felt this poem might help cushion our emotions just a bit. Does this poem solve any problems of today so far away?  No, but it only take a seed as small as a mustard seed of faith, hope, trust to touch a person.  And, in turn, hopefully, spread across our land.  One small step at a time.  Our hope can connect to just one person in an attempt to try to help in some way to bridge so many broken hearts for so many different reasons each day.  There can be peace, hope, faith through prayer that can be powerful. Each prayer spoken in each person's own way, filters through ways we cannot understand but it does allow the Spirit to be felt in hearts far from our sight.  This is called Faith, Hope, Trust in something bigger then ourselves, indeed.
I wrote this poem in 1992 but I feel the same today. 

'HOPE IS A GOLDEN ROPE'

 

Hope is a 'Golden Rope'.

Perhaps, a 'heavenly rope' we cannot see.

Love can cushion many fears

and comfort hope to free.

 

Hope, trust and understanding people

help us to appreciate any gift of love.

It is vital to know when to let go

with gracious patience from above.

 

Sometimes it takes years and years

to believe there are true friends to be found.

And, not from just the well known class,

but, from simple folk from common ground.

 

'Hope' is the 'Golden Rope' to heaven.

May we give thanks for even things we cannot see.

Faith, Hope, Trust in 'One Spirit' are heavenly gifts

that abides in 'our hearts' that set all people free.

 

Copyrighted Doris Swertfeger

                        1992

 

 

Let us all pause today and remember all of the people that are involved in this Headline Fearful event in Washington D.C. today. 

 



Until next time

God Bless

Doris 

'09-11-2001 LET US PAUSE TO REMEMBER'

GREETINGS FRIENDS,

'LET US PAUSE TO REMEMBER'

09-11-2001

 

SEPTEMBER 09, 2001, IS IT JUST A 'DATE'?

IT SEEMED NOT TO BE AFFECTING ANY ONES FATE.

BEFORE THE DISASTER OF 9/11 BROKE OUT,

FOLKS DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY NOTICE, THIS DATE.

 

FOR SOME, TIME ALLOWED ONLY FOR SELF-SATISFACTION.

THEIR EVIL ORDERS WERE FOLLOWED AND RELEASED.

THE BOLDNESS OF DISASTER CAN TAKE OUR VERY LIVES.

TIME IS THE ESSENCE IN ACTION BEYOND BELIEF.

 

TOTAL DISBELIEF WAS ALL AROUND OUR PEOPLE.

REGULAR, ORDINARY FOLK WERE TENDING THEIR LIVES.

IN SECONDS, THOSE SAME FOLK BECAME BRAVE AND SCARED.

NO MATTER THE COST....YES, SOME LOSING THEIR LIVES.

 

AGAIN, THOSE SAME FOLK WERE SOLDIERS SUPPORTING THE ROOT

CAUSE AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THEIR 'VERY LIVES' FOR THIS CALL.

NONETHELESS, THERE ARE STILL EVIL PEOPLE, HIDING COWARDLY, EAGER TO DESTROY.

THERE ARE OTHERS STRIVING FOR FREEDOM AND STANDING TALL.

 

'OUR SOLDIERS' ARE COMING FROM NEAR AND FAR.

THEY JOIN THIS MISSION IN RESOLVE FOR A COMMON CAUSE.

THEY ARE MIXING THEIR SWEAT WITH OTHER PEOPLES' SWEAT, DIRT

AND, YES, EXPLOSIVES - STILL THEY HAVEN'T PAUSED.

 

THE AWAKENING CALLS ARE BEING RUNG INTO ACTION.

COURAGE, INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION FLOW ACROSS OUR LAND.

SOMETIMES, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO TOUCH SOMEONE,

IT IS PRICELESS JUST EXTENDING A HELPING HAND.

 

'MAY WE TAKE THE TIME TO PAUSE TODAY IN MEMORY OF 09-11-2001 TRAGEDY.

ASKING GOD TO ABOLISH ALL EVIL WITH HARMONY TO GIVE AND RECEIVE.

LET US HEAR WITH OUR HEARTS AND NOT OUR EARS ONLY

WITH A WILLINGNESS AND COMPASSION TO PERCEIVE.

 

MAY GOD BLESS AND COMFORT THOSE THAT ARE HURTING TODAY

IN ALL WAYS

 

copyrighted by Doris Swertfeger

        10/2001

 

 

Until next time

God Bless

Doris

 

 

 

 

 

 



My Poem: 'Persons Who Made A Postiive Difference'

Greetings Friends, 

Here is the poem that I have written in memory of some 'great folks' that made a 'positive difference' that I experienced first hand.  I treasure their friendship still today.  I will always be grateful for their love to me at the time and as to how it changed my life in 'making a positive difference'.

Sometimes, we feel we cannot make a positive difference in any one's life.  I am here to share with you that you can.  It is in the little things in caring for another that truly can make a positive difference. 

Perhaps, the question or hesitation within ourselves would be:  are we willing to take the risk to reach out and be ourselves in a humble caring way with expecting nothing in return?  Most people do not care 'what you know until they know that you care'.  The rest will fall into place when our hearts are led from His love and compassion.  This kind of 'love in action' spreads to others when it is given in His gracious loving ways that only He can sprinkle with His Grace.

                 'Persons Who Made A Positive Difference'

 

                            A fragile little girl, failing in health

                                             in July of '92.

                              So weak and frail, so all alone.

                               If at this point, she only knew.

 

                         Some 'special folk' were sent her way.

                              They could not leave her there.

                  They picked her up and took her in their hearts.

                               They gave her love and care.

 

                She thought so many times in telling these folks,

                          you are wasting your time, you know.

                            It is no use.  I will take your time.

                             You will never see me grow.

 

                             This weak and frail little girl

                                    faltered to and fro.

                         She wanted to take off running,

                    Nonetheless, she found no place to go.

 

                      The days went into weeks and then

                         things began turning around.

                 She became still and opened her heart.

                 She knew, true friends she had found.

 

                  She did not care how much they knew

                until she realized how much they cared.

                  Then the trust and bond was created

             for she knew she could be herself and share.

 

              'Loving gratitude' comes from her heart,

            for the opportunity to share with one and all.

              For now, she had found her story to share.

  She feels 'on purpose for a positive difference', whomsoever calls.

 

                                            copyrighted by Doris Swertfeger

                                                                                   08-2013

           

Thank you to the 'great folks that took their time in 'Making A Positive Difference' in my life and living. 

 

Until next time

God Bless

Doris

'Making a Positive Difference'

"Can I brighten your day?"

CAN WE MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE?! You bet we can!    
It is all about Love.  Love is a VERB.  A VERB means ACTION!  It is all about making a positive difference in people's lives.  It is full of wisdom, principles, just simple little actions and our time.  
Wow, there is where the rub might be, 'our time'.  How long does it take to make a positive difference?  Not as long as we might think. 

I had promised to the readers of my blog a poem regarding 'Our Caring'.  I want to share a bit in this post before I share the poem: 'Persons that Made a Positive Difference'.   So, please bear with me to lay some background leading up to my poem.  I feel this is important because the 'love' must flow from both directions.  This can be an uneasy feeling for a time but so very worthwhile and is the key to making a positive difference in the lives of many people that we touch. 

Have you ever had a particular place to go or somebody you thought you just had to visit and/or see and you dreaded it so much?  You was doing it out of a feeling of duty or responsibility.  However, once you actually did it you could feel and see just how much it made a positive difference in that person's day and in turn, your day.  That is what it is all about.  WE go into ACTION.  We give our love that comes from our heart rather then an effort.

When things are done out of 'love' there is no 'putting off' and/or 'dreading' a part of it.  There might be places we feel we should visit because of the circumstances such as visiting an ill person with a terminal disease, a person going through divorce,  a person that has just heard the news of a loved one that has passed away that prevents us from feeling a pleasant desire to visit them but there is still an inner feeling of a desire in our heart to reach out to help that individual.  The actions taken out of no desire and a lack of love are ones that serves no good purpose.  Those type of actions never gives the person a desire to go and feel happy that they had been there, either.  This can only lead to an emptiness.  Persons are acting out of a feeling of 'i have to', what's the use', 'who cares' , 'what can I say or do to make a difference' and therefore; they only go through the motions and/or don't even take part in the actions that regard 'love' to fulfill any good.  The end result, they feel drained.  Loving action will give one a lift within their Spirit and to the person that they have just visited.  It is just the way 'Love' works.  An easy guide to follow and can help us stay focused as to what we are to be about in making a positive difference in others' lives and in ours.

I wonder if some places in our society there have been more nonverbal action of 'love' that has somehow made persons become less caring, less compassion, and feel less of a desire to reach out and make a positive difference in people's lives.  Perhaps, this would be a good place for us to reflect in our own lives and living. 

''May I help in some way?'

I have experienced, the more I can exercise 'Love' in Action, the more it rekindles the warmth in friendships, family and once strangers, become closer during these times. And, it gives me a warmer feeling of worth within my own being.

A number of things we might reflect on as we reach out in 'love' are:

• Identify what people 'need' to feel good about themselves
• Develop a sincere interest in others
• Forgive hurtful actions
• Get along with difficult people
• Accept people for who they are
• Be yourself
• Never give up



'It is the little things that mean the most'
It doesn't matter that we aren't the same skin color and agree with everything another person believes.  It is important that we all become the type of person that people enjoy being around.

This is unconditional love that equals: 'love in Action' making a positive difference in peoples lives.

Always remember our Shepherd will never let us down.  

• Pray without ceasing

  

  'The Lord is our Shepherd'

  
  
  Until next time
  God Bless
  Doris

'A Time to Reflect, Be Gentle With Others'

Greetings Friends,

Today is a day to reflect and look around at the cosmic world near and far.

What do we see?  We see joy, hurt, hardship, confusion, insecurity and brotherly love.  A mix bag, if you will. 

 

What are our thoughts as we start a new day.  Maybe, it is Time to Reflect, Be Gentle with Others.

'Showing Concern'

'Lending a Hand'

There are a lot of  'new beginnings' at this time of year.  School is starting for many children, college is beginning for many students.  Teachers are starting back to teach and many other new beginnings are taking place.  There are many couples that are expecting a new baby at this time and the list can go on and on.

There are persons that have received some sad news of a health concern that is just beginning, persons are hearing that their employment is in jeopardy.  There are persons that are retiring and starting to adjust to retirement and there are newly weds starting a new life with their loved one. 

In the midst of so many different situations happening with the many shoulders that we might brush against each day, do we ever truly realize what might be going on within the hearts of each individual.  Of course, we do not. 

This might be the very reason that persons act toward others in the way that they do sometimes.  Their emotions are frail and raw and any little misdirected word will set them off. 

We never know what the other person is carrying within their heart and we can easily take things for granted.  It might be good to discern what might be going on in another person heart before we speak, approach, comment or acknowledge them. 

It is in the simple things of life that just might be some of the most important things that we might do to help another.

I have listened to two different persons in different states this past week that sensed another was in great pain for two totally different reasons.  The persons that were sensing these hurts stated exactly the same thing to the person that was hurting. 

As they listened to the person, they paused and shared with the individual that they did not know what  they were going through but they cared.  They would be there for them in any way that they could.  The persons receiving this, 'I don't know what you are going through' statement, from these totally two different persons in two totally different situations and circumstances were very grateful to hear these words.  Now, if they had no idea as to what they were going through why do you think they were grateful to hear it from them.  Perhaps, because they knew that they 'CARED'. 

No, we have no idea as to what other persons are going through but we can 'CARE'.  Sometimes, we think we hold and/or know all of the answers to shower on such persons.  When we do think this and say that, we will loose them.  They do not want clichés.  They know that we don't know the answers.  They want somebody that will be honest and be a 'human soul' that they can relate to.  They want to know somebody cares enough to admit that they do not know what to do but they will walk with them through this valley on their journey.  That's all they want.  To Be Gentle and Care.  

So, we all will be a better and bigger person within our hearts if/when we take 'Time to Reflect, Be Gentle With Others'.  None of us are exempt from this time in our lives.

I will share a poem that will reflect 'Caring' in my next post.
Until next time
God Bless
Doris

'Oh, The Beauty of the Tiny Hummingbirds'

'So tiny to be so beautiful'.....'those tiny little hummingbirds miracles'

Hi Friends,

Another beautiful little creature of nature is the tiny hummingbird.  As we have enjoyed watching the little tiny hummingbirds out of our window this summer, the time has come for this enjoyment to end soon.  As the temperature drops and the season changes, the tiny, sprinkled colors of beauty will fly south to seek warmer weather and food.  They cannot survive in the cold temperatures.

I have been reading a little about how they prepare to leave.  Some will leave because hummingbirds do have an instinct to fly south where there is warmer weather.  However, I understand some might not go unless they cannot find any food here.  This is why everyone is encouraged to take their feeders down as the colder temperatures arrive.   If they can find food, they will stay.   This will at least give them one more reason to follow their instinct.

The sugar water isn't the only source of nutrients that hummingbirds feed on.  They will eat spiders, insects, ash, sand, pollen and sap from bark.  They need these sources for their protein in the diet.  They use water only to bath in.  They need many insects each day.  

'Ruby Throated Hummingbirds' are the only hummingbirds that breed east of the Mississippi River.  Hummingbirds cannot walk or hop.  I find this interesting.  They weight only grams.  The smallest hummingbirds will weigh 2 grams.  The largest hummingbirds will weigh 20 grams.  'The Ruby Throated and the Rufous  Hummingbirds' are the most common species in the United States and Canada.  This is unbelievable.  Can you imagine how they care for themselves in the wind? 

A hummingbird's wing oscillates in a figure pattern to produce lift on both the down-strokes and up-stokes.  They achieve the extra lift they need to hover by creating a vortex on the leading edge of their wings.  Hummingbirds continually readjust their wing angles to maintain high lift forces. 

I find this remarkable.  Again, 'a miracle in full circle in all of its' beauty'.  The tinniest of all birds have 'graced us' with great 'nature watching in full bloom' this summer.   As they will be leaving, we will wait for their return next year in early May.  They will arrive, once again, to live with us for awhile to give us their beautiful side of friendship. 
God has a way of sharing so many wonderful gifts with us in so many ways.  And, He will send other 'beauties of nature' while the 'miracle hummingbirds' travel on their journey south for the winter.  All in His perfect designed plan...our great creator.  

I hope you have found this interesting and amazing.  I know that I have.

Until next time
God bless
Doris

'Butterflies and Rainbows'

Greetings Friends,

I have decided to write about 'Butterflies and Rainbows' as we move forward in my writings.  I think of the 'wonder' of Butterflies and Rainbows'.  They have fascinated me for many years.  I have found a great interest in them.  I feel connected in a spiritual way as I am close to them.

Butterflies and Rainbows? 
Most everybody enjoy viewing both of these.  When I was a little girl, I remember after a rain, our Mother would tell her children to go outside and look for a Rainbow.  The ones that we would find would be beautiful.  The sight of a Rainbow would make us feel good inside for some unknown reason.  We would always feel good after we saw one.  Now why do you think this would be?  What infiltrates from a Rainbow to 'little children's hearts' that would allow them to feel radiant?  There is a bit of 'wonder' in both of these God given gifts, the Butterfly and the Rainbow'.

The experience of seeing the colors of the rainbow, when the sun is shinning and it has been raining, is one we all can share.  The experience often has a magical quality to it as though it is stirring some deep inner response.  Such is the 'wonder of the light' that forms the colors of the rainbow.

Perhaps, the same 'wonder' that places a smile on faces when they see a brightly, colored wings, fluttering butterfly; taking flight in the air to pause upon a flower.  Have you ever been taken with 'an awe' when you see a beautiful butterfly in its many, perfectly positioned colors? I have!  I think that they are beautiful.  This is natures' beauty in full bloom.

There are persons that think of them as 'signs' in a spiritual way.  Many people report receiving a sign which affirms to them that they are a relatively common type of after-death communication.  I only share this as I have heard and not experienced but to them there is significance to it.  This, somehow, continues to assure them that dying is merely a transition to another state of being or level of consciousness.

Whether it is a Butterfly and/or a Rainbow that stirs your inner being into a radiant moment or a life changing experience, both of them have been given to us on this journey that we travel to lighten our travels in some ways.  It may be in a brief way and then again, it may effect us for a life time. They mean different things to different people. 

There are blessings in considering 'Butterflies and Rainbows' from a spiritual viewpoint.  Maybe, we should look at transmitting light as one of them.  The heavenly principle is where our inner beauties are quite literally opened out before our eyes, as it shines through our lives and living.  A by-product, if you will, is intended to enlightenment, give joy and happiness.  We are intended to transmit this light and in doing so to unfold its meaning for others and for ourselves, too.

'Beauty in full bloom'

'Wonder of Colors'

What is it that you see, sense and 'wonder'? 
Until next time
God Bless
Doris

"When we Refuse our Destiny, We Refuse Ourselves, 'Ourselves'."

'The Rose of Love'

This is the design of our destiny.  When we refuse our destiny, we refuse ourselves, 'ourselves'.
'Would we ever refuse a 'Rose'!  A 'Rose' is given to celebrate a 'birth'.  A 'Rose' is given to celebrate a 'death'.  A 'Rose' is given to celebrate any special occasion.  Once we have looked upon the 'Rose' in 'wonder', 'awe', and in a 'new awakening', we will never look upon it as we had ever before.  A change will have been born 'anew' within our very soul.

Once a mother has seen her newborn child, her eyes will forever be fixed in love for her child.  The same with 'a particular Rose'.  Have you ever heard this statement: 'only a mother could love that face'?  Sure we have.  Well, this is the same in the 'heart pattern' of the soul.  If one drop of loves' vision could rinse out of our eyes, it would not matter where we looked, we would weep in 'wonder'.  We will always 'love'.  This beautiful awakening will flower beyond anything that comes our way even beyond death. 

If you find this difficult to believe or wrap your head around, let's look at a few experiences in your life.  Look back just a short time ago in your life.  Perhaps, you lost a loved one, you or a family member become ill, an automobile accident occurred or perhaps, you lost your job.  At such a particular time in our life that 'life happens' to us, we feel we cannot go on and life is over for us and our family. 

After we have risen past the storms of living for a time, we somehow see that life is better in a whole different dimension than WE could have ever imagined.  Perhaps, as we 'still ourselves', 'focus' on 'the Rose' and 'our Rose Garden', we see differently.  Are we hurt? Do we long for some of our losses?  Yes, indeed.  However, we cling to hope, love, survival, the beauty and destiny of 'the Rose and the Rose Garden.  Always and ever, we journey on with a vision like we would have never experienced and/or owned before the storm came to visit us.  And, hopefully, our Rose Garden will grow. We become the Rose Garden of Light.

This is an opportunity to ground ourselves in the wonders and rich soil of the soul.  And, one day, as we fix our eyes upon the Rose and as the rain falls; the rain drops will gently sprinkle over the Rose and it's surface will remain smooth and peaceful. 

This will be as we humbly accept our destiny.  Freedom will flow in the name of Love. We will hear only the voice within.  Remember, the first thing that was shared in the beginning of these posts of 'The Rose'?  We are beyond words. 



'The Rose and The Rose Garden'

 

Until next time
God Bless
Doris

'Do we realize that a 'Rose' always falls 'outward'?

Do you realize that a Rose always falls 'outward'?
If you have ever studied Roses, you will find volumes of 'wonder'. 
Most of us look at a Rose and see that it is beautiful.  We enjoy the scent.  The Rose is sometimes the first flower that a person thinks of to give as a gift.  A Rose is received with great thankfulness from the giver.  Roses speak volumes.  What does a Rose say to 'You'?  Is a Rose just a Rose?

A Rose has a strong stem.  A Rose has thorns to bring forth it's beauty.  A Rose is fragile.  A Rose has a short 'bloom' life.  Wow, who would want such a gift that does not last long; almost Everyone!  It gives 100% of love and beauty to others as long as it has to give.  

As we have studied the relationship of the Rose/The Beloved, the Rose Garden/His children, let us review a bit.  The entire world could be choked with thorns, so to speak; A lover's heart will stay a Rose Garden.  Now, why is that?  'Love' changes everything forever.  Simply put but so true. 
Then why do we, humans, make it so complicated?  I will leave that with you.  A question to ponder and wonder.  All of us would be happier if/when we realize that the Rose/Beloved will always be a vibrant and beautiful sight.  Always and ever with us and always and ever loving us. 

The Rose speaks volumes of 'LOVE'.  As we view a Rose, it speaks volumes but it cannot speak.  However, every time we see a Rose, we feel warm inside and a sense of Love, do we not?  The Rose Garden can be a vibrant and beautiful sight, as well.  At every turn, as the beauty of the soul rises up in wonder and remains fresh in the Rose Garden's soul, there will always and ever remain that feeling of Love flowing and touching others.  It is a given.  It is there always, freely given.

Are we feeling the touch
of the fragrance along our way?
It can gently flow in beauty of light
always and ever, every day.

The Rose is the Beloved.
The Rose Garden is 'His own'.
This is a gift freely given.
One, more precious than ever known.

The essence of our being is 'Love'.
It will gently glide us along.
Positive emotions and one's beliefs
can change our lives with more song.

More and more, we will see the beauty
and feel the calm as we love thee still.
In thy waking, in thy sleeping,
every hour with comfort fill. 

                                          Doris Swertfeger
                                                          08-15-2013

'The Beloved'

Until next time
God Bless
Doris

What else do we see in the "Rose and the Rose Garden'?

Life and living .....

Could we say, Life and Living of the Soul?  What makes up the life and living of the Soul?  Does this bring us to the World's Eye of living? This might cause one to Wonder, doesn't it?  The Wonderment of Life and Living is all around us.  
When we take the time to stop and listen; we can hear and see so much more. Sometimes, in the 'world's eye', it is so cancer-ed over and darkened, it can see nothing, nothing at all, of the tenderness of the 'Radiant Face'?   Radiant Face, now what could this be?  Sometimes we need fire and water for the rose to rise up and ripen in it's beauty.  
How else could the rosebuds of life whisper their secrets to the garden?  

This is such a refreshing 'knowing' of our Lord's wonder to and for us, isn't it?  Oh, He is there whenever we 'listen' for Him and discern His beauty in all realms of our Life and Living. 

'Rose Garden of Life'

Are we gathering the 'Paradoxes' and 'similarities' throughout the 'Rose and the Rose Garden' with our Lord and His children?  The Rose Garden will flow when the heart is right.  Do we hear the rose as we look into it's heart?  It might say, 'make me sweet again, fragrant, fresh and thankful'.  This is when we can turn our hearts and go forward.  This is where we will find streams of living water for our soul and in turn spread His love, for the good of our life and living.  'We Become'.  It doesn't happen all at once.  It takes time to grow and weave our growth of wonder and awe within the Rose Garden.  Then we will see the beauty of the Rose as we have never seen it before.  Harmony will flow, my friend, like never before. 

Now, I grow silent even in the midst of a thousand songs in my heart. The Beloved is all that lives.  All that we see are Roses.  

Life and Living of the Soul.....
How can either be in vain?
The person we're meant to become
will unfold and all mankind will gain.

Missions through 'thorns; to the 'beauty of the Rose',
I feel God knew we might never have found.
As we walk this path of the unknown 'we become' and learn.
The 'Rose Garden's' opportunity for us to see the 'Rose', abound.

To know in ones' heart
'All is well', 'in thou soul', and in the night.
to vision....'the infinite',
there can be no lovelier sight!
                                               Doris Swertfeger
                                                              08-14-2013 

'Beauty of the Rose in a Distance'

Until next time
God Bless
Doris