Julanne's Village Jewels

                                                                                                                                                                    IMPERMANENCE This morning I found myself drawn to reading about John Muir, certainly one of my favorite people on this planet! He is my go to  inspiration and connection! I honestly have never read an author that speaks from his heart and his soul so eloquently and so sincerely and with such feeling! A true Naturalist, he is the one who opened my eyes to the beauty in Nature, starting with Yosemite Park in California!  One of the aspects of Nature I do so appreciate is the IMPERMANENCE of virtually everything. We can all appreciate that Autumn is approaching. Crisper, cooler air, falling leaves from many trees, changes in the feel  in the air and the atmosphere . . .ahhhh CHANGE! I chose this photo of clouds because it is the precise aspect of Nature we can count on to be IMPERMANENT. It often changes from one eye blink to

                                                                                       NATURAL BEAUTY As you know, NATURE is my most favorite 'things'! It comes in many forms but at the top of the list is National Parks. I just completed watching PBS National Parks, a 6 episode wonder of the most magnificent scenery and information I have experienced. I grew up 75 miles from Yellowstone Park and have precious memories of that spectacular experience! I clearly remember the marvel of Old Faithful erupting with in minutes of when it was scheduled to 'go off'. Seeing wildlife very often just driving along the road going from one site to the next, bears, elk, moose, deer, magnificent creatures! I'm so grateful I was exposed to all this when I was young! I enjoyed the episodes every time I watched it, but this time I watched it consecutively and it seemed to soak into my soul. Besides the beauty that was everywhere  I learned so much more about the people who worked tirel

  PATH This might look familiar (it's actually taken in Oregon) but it serves to represent my point, PATH. There is one way to reach such beauty and it is by taking a PATH. I'm truly in my element just looking at this beauty!  I have been a bit under the weather and feeling 'out to sea' and certainly not 'myself'. I find that when this happens to me it is best to S T O P, look and listen!  I'm feeling very lethargic and unable to keep up the pace I was on, so I was having a hard time not blaming  myself for this change. I was feeling old  and quite useless and uninspired. Out of that came a gift (I knew it would show up sooner or later) in the form of a book,"THE INNER WORK OF AGING"BY CONNIE ZWEIG.  Anything new & different can bring about a new perspective, as we know. This book opened my eyes and heart to new POSSIBILITIES to actually LIVE   while  my body continues to do what it has been doing for awhile . . . AGING!  I can honestly say tha