Oasis
September 21, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week

By their very nature desert oasis are small insertions in the landscape. Where are your spots of respite throughout your day? Do you have or can you create your own oasis within a room? The most comfortable chair with the perfect throw and nearby lamp?
Wallace Falls State Park, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
First things
September 14, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week

The very first blossoms of Spring are somehow more lovely and more enticing than any other season. We seem to adapt very quickly to even the most wonderful things so that soon they seem pleasant rather than exciting. Try and bring that joy of first experience to just one thing today; a kiss, a latte, checking homework.
Plum blossoms, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
First steps
September 7, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week

Moss on a rock is certainly not a new thing. Did you ever stop to think how it got started? Where did the first green appear? Everything had to start somewhere. What first step did you take today? What have you carried forward just that much farther from the day before?
Wallace Falls State Park, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
The five core petals
August 9, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week

Most people have about five core areas of their life that are important to them. Family and career are two of the most common ones. If they don’t receive equal attention, over time one petal will get heavier or smaller and life will move more like a square wheel. What are your most critical areas? Are you working them in balance?
Plumeria, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Waiting
August 2, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week

Buds almost always wait for just the right conditions to open. Sometimes they never do and wilt without ever realizing their potential. If you are waiting for conditions to be just right before taking a major step, are you being realistic about all the variables? Most flowers will bloom in the rain…
Wild rosebud, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved


