Hakarat Hatov: Recognizing the Good #8

colors speak to me

whisper stories of this world

right beneath my feet

In college I studied textile design. I remember how one of our art teachers taught us to squint in order to read the subtleties of varied hues with more precision by allowing them to blend; a wonderful paradox. This practice helped me tremendously in choosing yarns to design exquisite cloth inspired by nature years ago. I understand this now as listening with my eyes, seeing with my heart. It is a good instruction for interactions with people too. Soften your gaze to read the varied hues of each person you meet with gentle discernment by allowing their wholeness to swirl into the oneness you are, we are, with all of everything there ever is-was-will be, each yarn essential to forming the most inspiring cloth, part of nature, exquisite.

For the remainder of the month of November, I will post a photo (or perhaps a few) each day of something that invited me to pause and lifted up gratitude, joy, perhaps a quiver of awe in my heart the moment I stopped to be present and really see. By reviewing the image/images to share with you, the experience is engraved deeper in my consciousness, strengthening a reserve of gratitude and goodness to savor and draw upon when gloomy weather outside echoes inside, or vice versa. For me this is a devotional photographic journey for developing the soul quality of Hakarat Hatov… recognizing the good, a Jewish spiritual practice for cultivating gratitude. I may add writing some days, I may not, I’ll trust my inner compass to guide me.

I look forward to receiving your written patches of thanks for this year's 

5th Annual 

Mega Mobius GratitudeQuilt!

(Instructions for how to participate can be found at the top of this page.)

 I Heart Macro Week 26 

link is open here, 

through Wednesday evening if you'd like to join us.

Linking to:

realtoads

our world tuesday

poetry pantry

communal global

1440

d'verse

nature notes