in stillness I sit
bluebird comes to the bath outside my window
beautiful is she
daffodils are blooming on the bank and it’s February
pond is flowing with the sounds of trickle trickle
pines stand tall at the top of the hill, firmly rooted
Still here Still here
Life and all that’s in it is … Still here
~Anita Adams 1/29/2023
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 
the one the only
the one who listens
the one who walks with me day and night
the Whisperer
the constant one who assures me that all is well always
grateful am I to know you
grateful am I that you want to know me
grateful am I when I remember that any question or request uttered doesn’t go unheard
you hear all things
by hearing and answering all things, my Faith grows stronger
and I am reminded of a journey taken long ago in a country far away
where the one word uttered to me as I boarded a plane to return home
was BELIEVE!
I believe, and as the prayer or psalmist reminds us, help us when we forget to.
~ Anita Adams 11/2021
a simple question has rested on my desk for a year or more –
it reads Where am I headed? – a great question. These are my reflections today….
Where am I headed?
Hours turn into days
days into weeks
weeks into months
time, tasks, memories and dreams are all that are left
an invisible bag of dreams
photographic and emotional memories
with no where to go, no where to run – except to God
as I stand at the foot of the mountain or a day of enormous work demands- before I climb – I pause, take a deep breath and pray to the Divine – ‘Guide me – I do not know where or what you want of me – Guide me’
exercising my body and mind – I follow a schedule and take each moment as it comes…
…. when moments of laughter or joy surface – I give in and embrace these as a miracle
when tears fall, I let them flow
at the end of the day, I see that I made it through another day – unscathed, stronger or softer, more open than closed, more grateful than not – perhaps, the answer to the question: Where am I headed? is this – Awareness and Gratitude for all the Blessings seen and felt.
Peace to you on your Journey of Life.
~ Anita 9/2020
Love and life in the time of Cornona
When days and nights come to a halt
Shelves at the Grocery Stores are half empty
Restaurants are Closed
Restrictions on how close we can be to one another – 6 feet apart
An Invisible Virus kills thousands within months
Schools and Jobs are closed
Underneath this though is the Robin outside my office window looking for nest building material and eating his morning worms
Flowers bloom on the Cherry Tree
And Daffodils and Forsythia burst into a variety of shades of Gold, Yellow and Orange
Goldfish swim happily in the pond and the Frogs return
The grass is green and covered with dew
The sky looks bluer and the clouds are ever changing
Peace be still reads a sign I’ve noticed often outside of a small church on my way to work
When the very, very small things become noticeable – even the ant walking across the pavement makes me smile and remember being a child in awe and wonder
Playing scrabble with my husband and night becomes a time of anticipated joy
Knowing that my children are safe and checking on neighbors and friends from all over the world there is time for.
Love is returning. The earth is breathing again.
As week 1 passes, faith and prayer grow stronger along with gratitude and a deeper sense of global community. – We are all One!
~ Anita Adams 3/21/20
Quote shared: Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars.to change the world. — Harriett Tubman
I’m full of dreams, passions, compassion and art. Self-love, I’m only beginning to understand how necessary it is to fully love self in order to bring those dreams to fruition. As Harriett Tubman so beautifully states, Every dream begins with a dreamer.
Anita Adams 11/10/2018
a time for personal reflection, when the morning light is dim, crickets are all I hear, until the wind begins, once the sunlight appears, colours come to life again….
it’s been eleven years since we said i do
eleven years of adventure, challenges, laughter, travels, heartache, grief, courage, friendship, adapting to one another’s schedules
my love for you continues to expand
my gratitude for you grows like the pines that flank our property and the marigolds blooming in mid-August
love, ever grateful for you
happy #11 ~ love, me
©Anita Adams 2018
a bird’s call
i love mornings when the birds call
what are they saying – ‘there’s new food in the feeders’
‘it’s not raining, come quick – eat while you can before the squirrels feast on these delicious sunflower seeds’
or are they announcing the dawn of a new day and just saying ‘good morning’
i love their songs, they bring a smile to my heart and urge me to rise and greet them as the darkness dissipates and turns gradually into day.
can be …
euphoria,
longingness, belonging,
physical, heart centered,
familial, natural,
joyous, sad,
bearable, unbearable,
heard, understood,
misunderstood, raw,
vulnerable, tender,
truthful, hurtful,
void, empty,
here and gone,
a hug or a smile through another’s eyes,
I believe it will ALWAYS come back to where it belongs – your heart – my heart – our souls – our homes.
© Anita Adams 2018
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