Pamela Leavey

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Food For Thought: Like A Flower

White Peony ~ Pamela J. Leavey
White Peony ~ Pamela J. Leavey

“Like a flower, our lives unfold, petal by petal. There is no perfect flower, each is assymetrical by design, as we are. Every petal is a layer of our heart and mind, unraveling our own unique character. We bud, we blossom, we enthrall and enrapture, we endure until we age and fade away. We are an intricate fragment of the whole, the universe. We come from the Mother Earth, as the flower does, and therein we return. We are here to blossom fully and revel in the sun. Like a flower.”

~ Pamela Leavey

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Food For Thought: Lessons Learned

It is ever so important to re-mind ourselves of lessons learned in the past. With conditioning, over time, we may tend to fall into a pattern in our lives that creates the need to re-focus our attention on simple but powerful lessons that keep us in the now. Our intent plays a big part in everything we do and everything we create…

Staying positive is tantamount to success. When I find myself slipping out of the positive, I stop, breathe, realign my thinking and re-mind myself to re-focus my energy on the higher good.

Reflection ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014
Reflection ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014

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Food For Thought: Staying Focused

Immature Red Tail Hawk - c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014
Immature Red Tail Hawk – c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014

Like the hawk, it is important to stay focused and keep a keen eye on all around you. Staying focused requires a deep concentration and attention to the now. One must be in the moment, in the now, in order to stay focused. Release the past, don’t worry about the future. Just be here, in the moment, cognicent and open. ~ Pamela Leavey

More photos of the Immature Red Hawk here.

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Manuscript Found In Accra:: A Brief Review

Paulo Coehlo’s Manuscript Found in Accra reminded me quite a bit of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, but that did not stop me from reading Coehlo’s Manuscript because I knew instinctively that it was packed with plent of great insight and spiritual messages. Manuscript Found in Accra did not disappoint…

Among my favorite insights was this one on solitude:

“Without solitude, Love will not stay long by your side.

Because Love needs to rest, so that it can journey through the heavens and reveal itself in other forms.

Without solitude, no plant or animal can survive, no soil can remain productive, no child can learn about life, no artist can create, no work can grow and be transformed.

Solitude is not the absence of Love but its complement.

Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life.”

Indeed at every turn of the page, Manuscript Found in Accra, either reminded me of lessons already learned or taught me new ways to look at the context of my life.

I am a big fan of Coehlo’s work… Manuscript Found in Accra is a must read for seekers of knowledge and answers to life’s pressing questions.

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Food For Thought: Acceptance

I strive each day to practice acceptance of all things and all people in my life, no matter how difficult it may be in some trying circumstances. As in all things in life, some days are easier than others…

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Acceptance requires tolerance, understanding, compassion and empathy. To be accepting of others, I know must be tolerant of their differences in thoughts and beliefs.

Acceptance is in fact, key to love and love heals all…

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Food For Thought: Comfort and Joy

Sandy Point Boardwalk ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014
Sandy Point Boardwalk ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014

There is a place that makes everyone’s heart sing and lifts their spirit like a balm that soothes the pain. In that place we find comfort and joy.

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