Far away

Thanks for letting us visit there with you, and for the kind note. We each are getting through this our own way–many of us find nature the best nurse of all, I think. I must settle for one hawk, one owl, etc. not the reserve I so loved, but its okay. I’m grateful for them. I’m glad you have herons and the mill pond to lift that veil. Take care.

What a wonderful place Far Away is! I am pleased to read of your sanctuary. Were it not for my travels to school I would live in Far Removed. I must remember to check in on the rest of the world no matter how painful it is. I don’t like seeing and hearing of the harm we do to one another…or of the fear. Mr. Rogers is on tv now – his neighborhood is always so peaceful.

We all need a sanctuary like this, a shelter to which we can escape and listen to the stillness, within and without. This sounds like a good place to gently draw out thoughts and understandings and enjoy some moments of peace. Thanks for taking us along….

What a wonderful description of exactly what I felt several times while traveling this past week…It appears we were sitting and writing at exactly the same time, same day, though I lingered until sunset…Just now off the road (plus a few hours sleep…) So I’ll have a month, at least, on your side of the country 🙂 Will email you…Beautiful entry, as always 🙂

Nature is a good refuge. I spent most of yesterday outside making an herb garden. I am now looking forward to and watching for the geese to come. Your place is so peaceful.

but is it reasonable to expect we can stay there (outside the veil of tears)? i suppose not, but then again i guess that just means we should enjoy the pleasant life while we can.

ryn: I had a clear rectangular block made (oh gosh! cant’ recall out of what it is made – “stuff” will do:) – it sits on my desk and etched upon it is – “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” “Cicero

How do you think you will feel tomorrow?

I can almost feel the seabreeze on my face 🙂

Good Morning, Oswego. Turn off the ‘puter, grab a sweater and come on over. The coffee’s perked and poured. It’s October, all day, and there’s another whole thirty days. How are you?

That’s what I’ve always loved about the outdoors, especially the ocean. The ocean is so vast all else seems so insignificant. In my yard are whole worlds….tiny flowers of all kinds, varieties of trees thickly clustered around, the flight of birds, bees, and other bugs, the calls of wild animals heard but not seen, and the wind sweeping through them all.

Yes, far away, my friend. Deep into the beauty, the gentle pace and the clearly defined beauty of Nature. It, too, has kept me going in these sad times both nationally and personally. Thank you for the note about my little story. It was true of course as that is exactly what I did when I crossed over from Texas to LA, headed back to NO, 8 years ago.

“…life has a way of continuing on…” It’s true. I enjoyed sitting on that bench with you.

Jeesh, forgot I was not signed in. ~Voyageur

Silence can be wonderful. Thanks for sharing your experience.

I,too find that being outside is the only way I can clear my mind these days. thankfully, our weather has cooperated and we have had dawn to dark play time. I don’t want to ever forget the feelings I’ve had for the last weeks, but we must keep a balance in order to move forward.

I feel like I entered another dimension, reading about this place of yours. My inner peace is disturbed for now, you remind me that these places do exist in this sphere, on this sphere…Enjoy!

Yes, it is living in the moment that makes us truly aware. How easy it is to dwell on the past or speculate about the future. Only by savoring each moment do we truly appreciate life’s greatest gift. I came here moments ago with a heavy heart & I leave renewed with an uplifted spirit. Thank you seems so inadequate to let you know how much your writing means to me but it is all I can offe

how wonderfully peaceful

That was *so* beautifully written; I can picture those herons as though I had just seen them… yes, recently I have been seeking solace in nature myself, though I am on the opposite side of the continent now. Peace,

How lovely to have such a place of solice, Oswego.

So peaceful and beautiful written! I also go to the nature when I need silence. Take care my friend

Due to urban sprawl we no longer have any sanctuaries. I use to go to the woods behind my great-uncle Henry’s farm and it was a magical place for us as kids. i would give anything to be able to go there now but they tore down the woods and put up a shopping outlet…..so much for progress. liz

I’d love to see this place and absorb its quite magic!

yes… thank you. I have been looking in vain for that place, and my words are caught somewhere in that wrinkle in time. It will get better. It has to.

Your entries are like the tonics of life: calming , refreshing!

Sometimes I can get that ‘far away’ just sitting on the front porch early in the morning when the sky is still murky and few cars are going by. Just listening to the trees rustle and sigh in the wind. Hope all is well with you, my friend.

I can hear the tree frogs singing now.

This was my time to drop in and enjoy a moment studying your words describing a bit of your world. I do the same in my tiny back yard.

Complete silence…? A few years ago I experienced this on top of a high mountain in Norway, standing there, overloocking this overwhelming beauty…as if I was landed on an other planet! A very quiet sunny afternoon. No sound at all, no breeze, no rustling of trees no birds. I just love the songs of nature…but this was new to me. Not diverted by anything else I became part of…paradise!<

I have been here before! The last note is mine, unsigned. Wonder why that is! Well dear friend, when the world is in chaos today, with so many innocent victims again in Bali, this entry made me feel a bit better. Not able to find enough words to express anger and sadness, I think only silence can bring some peace into our souls. I miss nature at this moment but in spirit I found it here. Thank you

The deepest feelings always show itself in silence! Deepak Chopra says about silence: “Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.” I hope you feel good tonight! Take care,