A BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY

              A BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY

     TODAY IS A BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY,

     RADIANT IN MANY COLORS OF ORANGE.

    THE SOUNDS OF CROWS CAW, CAWING,

    A SENSE OF NOTHING COULD GO WRONG.

                                                                                             

    IN THE SOUNDS OF ALL OF 'MOTHER NATURE'S BEAUTY,

    ONE CAN STILL HEAR THE STILLNESS AND CALM.

   THIS TAKES ONE'S BREATH IN 'AN AWE'

    OF THIS MIRACLE IN TODAY'S DAWN.

   THERE IS A REASON FOR EVERY SEASON.

   'FALL' IS BEAUTIFUL IN COLORS OF RED, YELLOW, ORANGE AND BROWN.

   THE CRISP SNAP OF LEAVES AND THE CHILL OF THE BREEZE

   BRINGS FORTH 'THANKFULNESS' THAT IS DISCERNIBLY FOUND. 

  THE VERY NEXT MORNING SOMEWAY, SOMEHOW,

  THE SAME THING WILL APPEAR BY 'HIS GRACE'.

  AS ANOTHER DAY IS TUCKED AWAY FROM THIS DAY INTO NIGHT, 

 ANOTHER INFINITE BEAUTY WILL UNFOLD TO TAKE ITS' PLACE.

     'SO THANKFUL FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS OF THE SEASONS'

                                                                  by Doris Swertfeger

                                                                                          2014-2015

Until next time

Doris 

When Many Things Seem...........'Trust' and 'Give Thanks'

Wow!  Can you complete this sentence as it relates to you in your life today? 
I am sure if there were a dozen people that completed it, there just might be a dozen different
endings.  How would you complete it?  
Of course, I will never know what you would say and that is ok.  The important thing is; you know and if this would give you 'pause' and 'reflection' in today and your tomorrows, this might be a good thing.

As I pen various questions, facts, and sometimes, my personal experiences and/or opinions, I hope that it helps another in some way.  We are all here living our lives in hopes of success. Again, what is success?  This is for another day and another 'heart-felt' pause, perhaps.  We could go on forever in thought and reflection as to what each of us feel, think, believe and how we conduct our actions.  

'When Many Things Seem' to be going wrong, it might help to trust and reflect in what it is that we trust in.  When our lives feel increasingly out of control, I have found it helps me to continue to 'trust' and 'give thanks'.  Sound crazy?  Not to me it doesn't.  I have found this can lift one up above ones' circumstances.
If/when we do what is natural in the face of difficulties, we may fall prey to negativism.  Even a few complaints can set us on a path that is a downward spiral, by darkening our perspective and mind-set.


Give Thanks for everything, though this seems unnatural--even irrational.  Gradually we will begin to ascend, recovering from lost ground.  And, as we recover from our depth of doubt and walk our continual journey, we can face our circumstances from a much more humble perspective.  Through 'trusting' and 'giving thanks', we can experience an unfathomable Peace.  

Until next time
God Bless
Doris