Mindfulness Challenge Day 31 Haiku -- Month of Mindfulness

Month of Mindulness

One haiku a day

Grateful for those who joined me

A pause with purpose 

Mindfulness Challenge Day 30 Haiku--Morning Meditation

Thoughts upon thoughts surface during meditation...who ever said meditation is silent?

Morning Meditation

Sitting in silence

My thoughts keep me company

Like a mosquito 

Mindfulness Challenge Day 29 Haiku -- Life Stories

Musing on what one's narrative means...does it have to be written? How does it change and how do we change by telling our stories? Does the listener change? 

Life Stories

Thinking of stories

Narratives that define us

How do we share them

Mindfulness Challenge Day 28 Haiku -- Boston Strong

As Boston emerged from an historic snowstorm, which dumped over two feet of snow in less than 24 hours over parts of Greater Boston, the resilience of its residents became apparent. A lone figure carefully and symbolically shoveled the finish line of the Boston Marathon...yes, we are Boston Strong!


Boston Strong

Only in Boston
The finish line is shoveled
We are Boston Strong

Mindfulness Challenge Day 27 Haiku -- Juno Arrives

The Blizzard of 2015, named Juno, came calling here in Massachusetts last night and predictions are it will contine to snow throughout today. The landscape looks surreal, reminiscent of scenes from the movie Dr Zhivago. I am grateful to be safe and warm inside; simply observing the magic of nature.

Juno Arrives

Blizzard called Juno

Blankets of snow cover all

Magic of nature

Mindfulness Challenge Day 26 Haiku -- Calm Before the Storm

I live in New England. In New England it snows in the winter. Sometimes it snows ALOT in the winter. Let's take a collective breath and realize that we WILL be snowed in for a few days, but we WILL dig out, and spring WILL arrive this year. Sometimes it is easier to embrace the "what is" and not fight it.

Calm Before the Storm

Calm before the storm

Preparations have been made

It is what it is

Mindfulness Challenge Day 25 Haiku -- Snowy Morning

Beautiful sunshine, shimmering branches laden with puffs of snow belie the stormy weather ahead.

Snowy Morning

Cotton balls of white
Nestled on the tree branches
Softening winter

Mindfulness Challenge Day 24 Haiku -- Secret Garden

An overnight snow changed the landscape into a winter wonderland.

Secret Garden

Our secret Garden

Patiently waiting for spring

Blanketed by snow

Mindfulness Challenge Day 23 Haiku -- Zentangle

Black pen to paper

Allow designs to unfurl

A meditation 

Mindfulness Challenge Day 22 Haiku -- Kintsugi

The Japanese art of Kintsugi, "golden joinery", repairing brokenness with gold. What a wonderful metaphor for all of us.

Kintsugi 

Kintsugi repair 

Joining brokenness with gold

Honoring the scars

Mindfulness Challenge Day 20 Haiku -- Warming the Soul

Warming the Soul

Soaking up sunshine

Returning to wintertime

Grateful for the warmth

Mindfulness Challenge Haiku Day 19 -- MLK Day 2015

Reflecting on MLK Day...plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (the more things change, the more they stay the same)

MLK Day

Looking back today

Abraham, Martin and John

Have we moved forward?

Mindfulness Challenge Day 18 Haiku -- Celebration

Today is my mom's 85th birthday...my sisters and I hope we inherited some of her "fountain of youth" genes!

Celebration

Happy Birthday, Mom

Today we celebrate you

Grateful for the years

Mindfulness Challenge Day 17 Haiku--Gathered Together

Gathered for breakfast around my sister and brother-in-law's table this morning...mindful of the moment.

Gathered Together

Breakfast for seven

Coffee and conversation

Savoring the time

Mindfulness Challenge Day 16 Haiku --Airport Purgatory

pur·ga·to·ry

ˈpərɡəˌtôrē/

noun: a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven.

A delayed de-icing of our US Airways plane in Boston yesterday, led to missed connections for 120 passengers on our flight...no flights out until the next day, if lucky. Lines upon lines of angry, disgruntled, weary travelers...airport purgatory.

Airport Purgatory

Embracing patience

Back to the airport today

Hoping to get there

Mindfulness Challenge Day 14 Haiku -- Clementine

I love this season of the year when clementines are ubiquitous and inexpensive in the supermarket. No seeds, the perfect size to top off breakfast -- why weren't these available when I was a kid? Did I not just not notice?

Clementine

Sweet fragrance of orange
Little orb opens on my plate
Candy for breakfast

Mindfulness Challenge Day 13 Haiku -- Writer's Block

We have all been there...a deadline looming and panic sets in...how to begin, how to make sense, how to conclude...finally one has to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and accept that it will happen and will be "good enough".

Writer's Block

Deadline approaching
Hard to settle down to write
Internal struggle

Mindfulness Challenge Day 12 Haiku -- Impatience

Rainy, icy Monday...how to compose a haiku out of this sloppiness?

Impatience

Ice on the sidewalk
Inching along mindfully
Embrace impatience

Mindfulness Challenge Day 11 Haiku -- Community

Today's haiku was composed while attending a brunch for scholarship donors and scholarship recipients in our town of Concord MA. Wonderful connections were made between the generations, the givers and the receivers; the recognition that we are all both the givers and receivers. This is what makes a community.

Community

Grateful for our town 

Embracing community

Givers, receivers

Mindfulness Challenge Day 10 Haiku -- Saturday Morning

Saturday morning

Idleness and busyness

Different routine