Julanne's Village Jewels

                                                                                                 SHIFTING I was thinking about the word SHIFT today and so  many  very different images popped in my mind, these clouds for instance. If anyone were looking at these clouds above, they would notice them SHIFTING almost immediately. Clouds, like shadows or a sunset can SHIFT moment by moment and all we can do is observe and appreciate their movements. To resist or regret that it isn't staying the same, as in a photograph, is useless.  There are countless situations and issues that continue to SHIFT or to change  and there is nothing we can do about the actual change but there is always something we can do to take it in in the moment and NOTICE it and ACCEPT IT. Think about how many SHIFTS there are in life. The word SHIFT doesn't always describe what is actually happening but it does convey something different  is before us. I flashed on learning to drive a stick SHIFT pick up truck w

                                                                                        BLUE BIRD LAUGHTER Just looking at this picture of a blue bird makes me feel HAPPY! After all, it is called the BLUE BIRD of HAPPINESS! Such gorgeous colors and the pose is precious! After all, a smile on my face can often lead to LAUGHTER! The other day, 2 friends and I were talking and all of a sudden we all burst into GIGGLES. After we all caught our breath, we said how much we l ove to laugh! It is  my most favorite thing to do! I love the image I get when I LAUGH, the feeling in my throat and my stomach, even though it may ache a bit from the intense giggles! What can be more fun, or more uplifting? I NOTICE when I do not feel particularly 'happy' that if I can burst into a GIGGLE, I feel a sense of saneness  and relief  about me and a new PERSPECTIVE. It doesn't take much before I am setting sail in a whole new track. It feels so FREEING, grounding and delightful to LAUGH! When I w

                                                                                                     ROSE (PEACE) ATTENTION! I have just had a very powerful and an enlightening experience!  A 'WAKING UP', if you will, to the ever present situation in the Ukraine and Russia. I am suddenly paying ATTENTION to what is going on in the those countries as well as others. I have never been a news watcher and I'm still not but I was on a zoom call today with a woman from the Ukraine and a young man working there who shared what is happening in a very personal way that touched my heart to the point of breaking. I have been noticing a strange kind of anxiety the last couple of weeks that I couldn't pin point or explain, leaving me very lethargic, uninspired and apathetic. This is not me. Today, listening to these people as well as others who asked questions and shared, I experienced an OPENING to them all plus the people who are directly and indirectly affected by this horrific,