REST RESET REFLECT

What is "rest?"  I ask myself.  Traveling through light and time with a mile-a minute mind reminds me of the Cheetah running at top speed, zero to 60 mph in seconds flat.  But the Cheetah doesn't run very far at a time.  Rest comes quickly, the Cheetah is not a stamina runner.  A cool shady bush if near will do for a reset of the body-mind-spirit.

Leftover Paint paints the Cheetah

What is "leftover paint?" That's paint left on the palette after a painting session ends.  I just pick up the remaining paint and apply it to another canvas...."to be finished later."  Some of the most interesting pictures develop from leftover paint.  It is a type of "reset" and even "reflection" to come into wholeness in a future moment of unplanned creativity.
Painting is my comfort zone.

And now the year in winding down again toward new beginnings, changes, and wonders.

Can I Op Out of the mad rush for "faster, faster, faster" and come to a moment of slow down and needed rest?   "Every moment is a chance to reset and relax.  Every moment, I can change my thoughts to include kindness and empathy."

Outer Reality/Inner Reality/Unbounded Reality are moments and mirrors for reflection and contemplation.  An unlimited path of possibilities awaits as I reflect, "waiting impatiently."

Running with the Cheetah

What am I thankful for "Today?"  I am thankful to be here "just as I am."  

Friends through the years speak:

"I honor my sacred journey, I honor the sacred journey of others."

"I keep you warm in my heart."

"The universe works differently than is commonly supposed."

"Let the petals of your life unfold like a rose opening, one at a time and each in perfect order."

"Every Life Matters."

Rest Reset Reflect


Dahlis Roy:  Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor

Oil paintings by Dahlis:
Cheetah Image
The White Sun, dream, running with the Cheetah

GOLDEN SILENCE

Twigs and Branches

Autumn is winding down.  Yet this year, some trees are still in full leaf and color.  Gold coin leaves still sparkle on the trees. Brushes of sunlight flicker over my autumn paintings springing to life with deep meanings of color, light, and dimension.   

*Claude Monet

French Impressionist Master of color and light, paints autumn like no other....light shimmers, painted meditations, feelings of serenity.

Monet painted out of doors to observe the ever changing patterns of hues and tones, textures and atmosphere.  Just viewing the scenes brings peace and contentment, joy and wonder.  Monet painted surfaces and depths simultaneously.  The paint is incidental.  

Orange and Green against the Cerulean Sky

Air is pure and clear, leaves sing out, harmonic patterns stitched together.

Just so fun to look at autumn embers.

"Sunlight Flickered" I wrote many years ago as I watched the shadows and light dance over  my paintings stacked in the living room, waiting for their new places around the home.  Boxes and crates, yet unpacked waiting impatiently to be discovered.  A moment of quiet happened as sunlight expanded and widened my view.

This Autumn, I lost my speaking voice to temporary allergy, and found new meaning in the words "Silence is Golden."

This Autumn, I watch the light again and again....traveling minute by minute, frame by frame, dancing silently across the paintings.  Gazing out the window at sunset I see pinks, purples, russet and flaming orange in skies and leaves.  A dust of finest snow dots the grass like powdered sugar sprinkles.

The Universe Within


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Song of the Day:  Pink Skies over Still Water by Valerie Romanoff, The Best of Healing Music 2019, MC "Music Choice" New Age (and other categories) Direct TV

Deepak Chopra, M.D., 21 Day Meditation Experiences currently online is The Path to Empowerment: Day 5 Reconnecting Here and Now, Day 6, The Secret of Soft Power. chopracentermeditation, resources for relaxation, inspiration, and self discovery.  Meditations, some free and some for purchase, newsletter, books, seminars

*Claude Monet, French Painter captures impressions of light and mood.  Many exhibits and galleries world wide.  Monet's Palette is on Facebook

Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor

Photos by Dahlis
Twigs and Branches autumn oak
View of the Seine River oil painting by Claude Monet
Orange and Green backyard scene
Oak Leaf Twins
Good Luck Cat, eyes of a different color
Living Rainbow