"I have always been delighted at the prospect 
of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, 
with perhaps a bit of magic 
waiting somewhere behind the morning."

-J.B. Priestley

There is a white arbor outside one of the doors of our screened lanai. Every morning the arched trellis is covered with a profusion of newly-opened, bright yellow blooms. Yesterday's spent blossoms blanket the ground. 

Every morning this scene encourages me to open my mind and heart to the opportunities the new day holds and to let past experiences fall from my focus and fade into the past. 

If this message and image resonate with you, let them remind you to welcome the gift of each new day and be fully present in it. 

Watch for your own touchstone life lessons from the beauty and wisdom of nature around you. Feel free to share them here. Let's learn from one another and grow together.

With love,
Charlene

THE SIXTH GIFT IS JOY.  
May it keep your heart open

and full of light.  
- from The Twelve Gifts of Birth