To slay the sins and transform them into the light of new life ,
First wholly embraced and owned and recognized with sorrow .
Knowing the darkness and weeping for the light to live ,
sorrows for the dark heart
and
joy for the light to follow . 
via It’s New
The quietness is new .
Moving well beyond early morning darkness and into the afternoon .
The songs of birds now have a captive audience with the roaming and wandering of humans now curtailed .
It is a quietness that will speak right to the heart .
And surrender to it and the mind will follow .
The quietness is new .
A stay from busyness has arrived and with it a new freedom … in the new quietness .
‘NEW DAWN’ 11×14 chalk pastels 2012 Donation to Bailey Boushay seattle
via A Chance to See
May we heal ourselves in the quiet and in solitude ? Can we embrace the time free from the filled spaces and welcome new sights coming to us from within ? Here is a chance to see our lives from a distance , to catch a breath in slowing down and to dare to imagine …
Imagine relieving the fears of a stranger from a distance with a smile . A smile to say ” we are in this together .” A smile that is your own reassurance too as it comes back to you as a gift that penatrates your silent fears .
A chance to see has come along . To see what you truly love and to remember how the moments that can seem small are truly filled with heart touching meaning that stay with us forever . 
via The Living Light
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