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Open Aging

wp431 01 PC twisted trunk 20230516 copyWe all age. wp431 02 PC wide trunk 20230516 copy
Aging is a fact of life. wp431 03 PC tiny purple flower 20230516 copy
If you don’t age, it means your life was cut short, wp431 04 PC closed vinca 20230516 copy
unable to fully blossom. wp431 05 PC fern fist 20230516 copy
I can shake my fist at God and rant, wp431 06 PC curled grass 20230516 copy
I can curl up into myself and become antisocial, wp431 07 PC calla gully 20230516 copy
I can try to hide my withering edges wp431 08 PC fallen trunk bleached 20230516 copy
or I can accept what is. wp431 09 PC trunk w beach 20230516 copy
God has a plan for “this old house.” wp431 10 PC ivy w ice plant 20230516 copy
The plan doesn’t require me to be spry wp431 11 PC purple vine thin 20230516 copy
or attractive, wp431 12 PC lilac ice plant 20230516 copy
it simply asks that I be open to guidance, love and grace.

Photos © Sondra Sula.

Take a walk with me by reading my daily devotional book, Meditations on Mendocino by Sondra Sula. Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle versions.

If you’d prefer a daily river walk, Reflections on the Fox River and Beyond by Sondra Sula, might just be the book for you.

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Brokenness contemplation Depression devotion devotional faith Flaws flowers Fort Bragg Hope Imagination inner life Insight inspirational Life Path meditation Meditations on Mendocino by Sondra Sula Mendocino Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Motivational Nature Nature Photography NorCal northern California Perspective Point of View Potential Problems reflection Reflections on the Fox River and Beyond by Sondra Sula Self-Acceptance Self-help Self-Improvement Solitude sondra sula Spirituality Support wisdom

We Are Who We Are

wp395 01 leaf fountain 1200There are times I want to hide from the world. wp395 02 tree cave 1200
Retreat to my little cave where I feel safe. wp395 03 beige yarrow 1200
Blend into the crowd. wp395 04 pink w bees 1200
Almost disappear. wp395 05 furry yellow 1200
Become invisible. wp395 06 brush cone 1200
Other times I don’t mind standing out. wp395 07 yellow rose 1200
Being seen. wp395 08 pink aloe 1200
Being different. wp395 09 Prayer, John Fisher 1200
Taking a stand for something I believe in. wp395 10 red berries 1200
Each of us has many facets. wp395 11 Japanese aenome 1200
Personalities that encompass a variety of characteristics. wp395 12 yellow aloe 1200
We occasionally show our thorny sides wp395 13 purple spikes 1200
and frequently reveal our softer sides. wp395 14 flowering maple 1200
That’s okay. wp395 15 Matijia poppy 1200
I am who I am. wp395 16 melon-yellow bush 1200
You are who you are. Amen to that.

Photos © Sondra Sula. Sculpture: Prayer by John Fisher.

Take a walk with me by reading my daily devotional book, Meditations on Mendocino by Sondra Sula. Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle versions.

If you’d prefer a daily river walk, Reflections on the Fox River and Beyond by Sondra Sula, might just be the book for you.