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"If this quaking earth did not need mountains,
would God have not created them
in all their majesty?"
Rumi
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It has been a busy month, far too full to elaborate on. Just to say that many good things have happened, blessings all.
The first eleven images are of mountains taken on our trip to the Southwest in June of this year. We were so enraptured by the magnificent landscapes that plans for another trip West into the grandeur of the region is in the works. Hopefully next year will return us to the wondrous creations of God's hands, put in place for our enjoyment.
The last image is an abstract taken at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville Maine.
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The road leading to Creation's works,
is twofold, one to use for physical access,
the other for the spiritual entryway of the heart.
The heart sees differently than our outer eyes,
it is far more perceptive of the presence of the Spirit.
The road comes as if in a dream.
Its direction is always true,
a path to set our internal compass on.
Why do the mountains always point upward?
It is because they know both the path to heaven,
and paradoxically the road to our heart.
Follow one and you will find the other.
"Like a city on a hill ...."
The mountains are most knowledgeable in this arena.
Paying homage to Ansel Adams,
and his photographs of mountains.
(This is Zion National Park in Utah taken in May of this year.)
Life will grow anywhere it can find a foothold,
as does the messages of the Spirit that find a home in our heart.
(This image in not crooked.
The tree on the upper right grew that way.)
Nature sometimes decides to paint a different image
that we might expect to see - Her prerogative.
In a half-dream I saw Spring appear
offering only a glimpse of what was to come
on the canvas Nature paints on.
Like trees planted in places of God's choosing,
we too, grow whether the conditions are perfect or not.
Even if the seed that became you or me,
in set for its life in arid landscapes,
we will grow well according to our needs.
Many monks built their monasteries in the desert,
as they listened to the directions set forth
to direct their lives in places
where spiritual growth would have the best chance to flourish.
When placed in front of the awesomeness of Creation,
there, is opportunity for growth.
Did you know that in the dark of night
all trees and rocks dance in gratitude
for the life they were given?
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All great art in inspired by a personal muse
who first reveals the image at hand,
along with a strong desire to create beauty.
We are talking here of the muse that lives within us,
urging our hands to pick up a brush, a camera,
any tool needed to bring what is longing there into existence.
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Some humor:
Peace,
Bill Lagerstrom
