Quiet

Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. Hans Margolius

Hummingbird

From scarlet to powdered gold,

to blazing yellow,to the rare

ashen emerald,

to the orange and black velvet

of your shimmering corselet,

out to the tip

that like

an amber thorn

begins you,

small, superlative being,

you are a miracle,

and you blaze

From Ode to the Hummingbird

Pablo Neruda

Hummingbirds are everywhere here. I see them flitting outside among the butterflies all day long out in the patio garden. I took this photo though at the Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, and now that I am learning how to use Photoshop from Kristina, I am having fun working with my photographs. Check out her photos. She is a great teacher and an amazing photographer. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristinabrendel/

Stillness

Wherever you go in the midst of movement and activity, carry your stillness within you. Then the chaotic movement around you will never overshadow your access to the reservoir of creativity, the field of pure potentiality. Deepak Chopra