Photo: Inbar Asif
It is alright
To pause,
To stop,
To dial back the crush
Of too chaotic
Stuff.
Hold up.
It won’t disrupt
Your pace of life,
If you let in a slower breath
That fills your lungs
With calm,
Instead of huff
And puff.
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Photo: Amitai Asif
Be candid
But kind.
Speak your truth
With open mind.
Give no value
To harm.
Be mindful.
Keep calm.
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Photo: Atara Katz
The repose of this seal makes me smile … The serene surrender to a nap, oblivious to walkers by; the wannabe-seals of the rocks behind; the temporary real-estate afforded by low tide; the breathing surf that must be humming onto sand; the calm potential for the world around.
Photo credit: Vito Perrini
May the percussion of your heart
Beat not staccato in your core
But breathe legato in your soul
To sing vibrato to your whole.
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Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
In the constant feed of drama
And five-minute-news of all-that’s-wrong
And all that must be done
And all that cannot yet
Or won’t be,
Seek a spot of shade
And a penchant for deep breathing.
Nurture moments of quietude
Of birdsong
Children’s laughter
And the breeze whispering
Sweet nothings to your soul.
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Photo: Inbar Asif
Unzip yourself from wild-ride news
From tilt-a-whirls of media.
Seek peace amides the reeling waves
Of turmoil and tragedia.
Carve islands of no pitch or roll
So a calm breath can fill ya.
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Sunrise; Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
Light paints day on still waters
Sparkles wavelets of promise
In soft whispers
Mild surf:
Today born.
Rise and shine:
It is morn.
Amsterdam; Photo: Inbar Asif
As the light
Breathes the day
Into soon coming night
And the city spreads
Molten gold sighs
Of beauteous delight,
The sky paints
Warm reflections
Of the time just gone by
Onto glinting canals
Rocking calm lullabies.
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Let your mind weigh anchor.
Oblige your soul to sail.
Release the mooring of your thoughts.
Set your heart free.
Let your spirit
Cruise
Adrift.
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A Perfect Match: Photo by Smadar Halperin-Epshtein
I love this photo by my niece of her little boy and his uncle’s dog taking a walk on the beach. It encapsulates a tapestry of perfect pairings: sunset and beach, beach and dog, dog and boy, boy and beach, water and light, trepidation and trust.
The soft waves lap at the figures. Both child’s and canine’s play contained by a still-forming bond.
The silvery light with its promise of blush, the speck of island in the distance …
The footprints and shadow on the wet sand behind …
The image is a salve of contented quiet and hopeful calm.
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