The Journey

My Life’s Journey

Although crooked like a line in the pavement

Confident that I would make it to my intended destination, I wandered with determination, faith and God’s grace into the darkness and discovered God’s hands reaching out to me time and time again.

Grateful am I to know a loving God. Jesus has always been beside me and his Mother, Mary has never failed to comfort and assist me when I felt lost or fearful. Her prayers joined my own and I felt heard, understood and able to relax into the next venture.

Presently, unemployed, I find myself at one of life’s crossroads, and I wait patiently until the fog lifts and the direction is clear.

Grateful for sight, hearing, touch, ability to walk and lose myself in nature and occasionally my sense of smell. These gifts went unnoticed when I was little and now, I thank God for all of them.

May Peace and Gratitude fill your Heart today and always.

~ Anita 12/15/2025

Life's Journey. Senses. Sight. . Hearing. Walking. Talking. Writing. Smell. #Gratitude

With Love & Gratitude

Love fills my Heart like a sunrise over the mountain ridge

rising slowly, the sky may include many colors, or just one brilliant color on a clear day

its light and warmth are gentle, like a hug from Nature, God, or True Source

With Love and Gratitude

~Anita Adams 11/15/25

Into the Woods….

a place of quiet solitude – of life

the wonderful meeting of earth and sky

the smell of the forest after a rain

visually, my eyes take in the colour ‘green’ so abundant in the Ferns, Pines, Mosses, Grass

a butterfly emerges to discover the nectar found among the rich variety of flowers and ferns to sustain her journey onward

I come with a grateful heart to embrace life, oxygen, and the natural beauty found in the forest to sustain me for another day

Someone once wrote - Into the Forest I go, to lose my mind and FIND my Soul! I feel this way on every walk as I breathe in the fresh oxygen and give thanks for the Trees who so selflessly share this with us.

Warmth of the Sun…

Green is the colour outside my window

Waterfall trickles to the pond below

Goldfish and Frogs live Joyfully

All is in bloom

~ Anita Adams 4/27/2025

Where am I going?

Walk with me….

Into stillness and Serenity.

A path in the woods to listen to the silence and inhale the fragrance of the pines and hemlocks, squeeze the oaks, poplars and beech trees, and breathe gratitude for the oxygen they give to all so selflessly.

By the River floating sticks under bridges and looking through the clear water to the jewels of stones glimmering in the sun’s warmth!

In the Garden to walk among the tulips, daffodils, roses and other friends, breathing in their fragrance and letting it intoxicate me into a smile.

On top of the Mountain after a long winding hike under the canopy of the pines, hemlock, maples, poplar and dogwoods until a stone clearing presents itself with a view of the valley below or the clouds above with a blue sky and mountain ridges as long as the eye can see until my heart feels their gifts.

Walk along the seashore in search of seashells, sounds from the surf, a feeling from the wind and the warmth of the sun.

Clouds carry me gently into the Heart of the Creator one minute, one day at a time.

©Anita Adams 3/2025 edited 4/13/25

Balance

That place between doing and being

Doing something

Being present

Balance

Play and work

Art and life’s demands and details

Balance

Prayer and meditation

Balance

Yoga and stillness

Balance

Listening and speaking

©Anita Adams 7/16/2023

Reflective thoughts…

a Sunday afternoon

Grandchildren and Children 

A little girls’ laughter yesterday in the grocery store

Parents

the River

my Brothers 

gratitude for Walking 

a small garden

Friends here and so many gone

the morning light as it fills the bird feeders outside my window 

pond with frogs croaking and water lilies blooming

Breath and Spirit

Love and Mystery

Life in the present moment

Trees and their silent reverence

Surrender and Acceptance ♥️

Photo by Anita Adams of NCTreesPhotography.com

What I wish for You…

God’s Grace

To Live One day at a time

Eyes that See the Beauty of any moment

Ears that Hear the sounds of nature

a Body that moves with ease

Imagination to Create Art

a Grateful Heart

gifts of surplus to Share with others

Gratitude for Blessings received

these are what I wish for you

~ Anita Adams 4/2/22

Fine?

Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Abscess discovered – root canal scheduled – yikes!

How’s your day

Fine you say

By the way, what does ‘fine’ mean

Not rough – boring- painful – just like yesterday

My day began and ended with an abscess

Now, it ends with a sigh – a record – relaxation and perhaps a giggle

It will not end with Fine

~ Anita Adams 1/18/2021

This Tree – Anita’s Tree was cut down from the Biltmore Grounds and a Sapling was planted. I wish the Sapling well. And I bid this beautiful Meadow Oak farewell.

Cloudless

is the sky

blue is the heaven

new is the day

fresh is the air

wind in her hair

song in her heart

~ Anita 2/2020

Bamboo Heaven