Overlapping
May 11, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
If the high mountain meadows waited for the winter snows to clear before the wildflowers bloomed, there might not be any. Some years the snow never completely leaves before the next winter starts in.
Are there areas of your life where you are waiting for something to happen that isn’t truly necessary before starting towards a goal? For example, a friend that says she has to lose ten pounds before she can start dating again?
Mt. Rainier, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Perspective
May 4, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
Why is it that the human eye sees straight rows as angling to a single point on the horizon?
Do your thoughts do the same thing? Leaving room for only a single conclusion, one right answer? Take a moment and ponder where each row (or question or problem) is really leading – what might lie at the end of it, if it isn’t the single destination you can perceive from a distance.
Skagit Valley tulip fields, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Mystery
April 27, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
Fog makes everything a little softer and more mysterious. It’s harder to see the edges that separates one thing from another. That in turn creates more possibilities.
In your quest for knowledge and improvement, have you left room for mystery?
Wallace Falls State Park, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Subtlety
April 20, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
Sometimes the best things are small and grey. Would pussy willows be quite as exciting if they showed up in the height of the summer flowers instead of marking the end of winter?
Are you giving yourself room to enjoy the small pleasures in life? Simple things that simply feel good to touch?
Washington Park Arboretum, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Rest
April 13, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
The last outgoing wave settled these pebbles into their spots and artistically arranged the sand around them. Until the next tide. But in the remaining time they are settled and balanced in their place; they are at rest.
Are you allowing yourself to rest in between major endeavors, to simply settle where you are for a moment?
Olympic National Park, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Change your angle
April 6, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
It’s hard to take a really bad picture in the Spring tulip fields. But it’s amazing how many people only see them in one way – from an adult height and at a safe distance from the mud.
Are you doing the same thing with a challenge in your life? Try changing your physical perspective (sit on the floor, etc.) while you ponder the issues and see if you don’t get some new answers.
Skagit Valley tulip fields, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Context
March 30, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
There are not many places in the world where level ground turns out to be the middle zone in the landscape. People too, often see themselves at the bottom or at the top of any particular endeavor.
Are you giving equal time and perspective to the depths and the heights in your life? Or do you see only the mountains still to be climbed?
Arizona, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Silence
March 23, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
Feel the coolness of the breeze preceding the incoming rain. When was the last time you raised your face to the rain instead of hunching your shoulders and running?
Are there areas of your life that aren’t sunny, but maybe have a refreshing stillness to them?
Northern New Mexico, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Patience
March 16, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
It took a long time for the brick and plaster to weather to such a calm and comfortable attitude. And even the garden would require several years to fill in with such abundance and yet, the end result is far more magical than anything that could have been created ‘finished’ in an instant.
Are you allowing yourself time to grow at your own pace or are you trying to force something into being before it’s ready?
Mission at San Juan Capistrano, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
Go with the flow
March 9, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Visual Meditation of the Week
There is something incredibly captivating about watching a hawk ride the wind. It’s hard to look away while it’s still in sight. Part of the magic is because birds of prey are so efficient in expending energy, there is no wasted effort and they take advantage of what the moment offers.
Take a few minutes to put yourself in the hawk’s place. Do you allow the wind to help you or insist on fighting it? Do you trust yourself enough to stop doing things just for the sake of doing something?
New Mexico, Juliet Chase, all rights reserved
