My own spirit seems to have run a bit dry recently….
So…. opening up to metaphorical ideas…
understanding the importance of “water”for the spirit…
as essential as water is for this beautiful hydrangea…
a beautiful plant that usually stands strong, hardy and resilient…
but which simply “flops over!” on some very hot afternoons…
in need of extra water and nourishment
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And so…
our spirits being a bit like that hydrangea…
both needing water and nourishment
to sustain strength, resilience and beauty…
to avoid potential “flops!”
to bring our spirits back after occasional “flops!”
our spirits….
in need of a continuing supply of “water,”
to have a variety of sources of “water”….
and an awareness of what those sources might be…
regular watering…
easy access…
knowing how to bring the spirit back to a sense of aliveness…
vitality…
connection…
nurturing the beauty of all of our spirits
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Watering our spirits…
sources of beauty for ourselves and others
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Watering our spirits…
leading to increasing growth, vitality, beauty, strength, resilience, wisdom
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??? … a few potential sources… ???
water for our spirits
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A few of your own sources of water?
nourishing and replenishing your spirit?
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Part of Nurturing Thursday, hosted at Becca’s blog, On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea. Please visit Becca’s blog for links to other encouraging Nurturing Thursday posts.
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Added a few hours later…
a comment by Joss…from “She who walks in beauty”
(and who has an extremely reassuring and nurturing post today)
“pour in the life giving water, one beautiful drop at a time”
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A compilation of most of the pages…
sometimes I like to put the images onto one page….
a quick and easy reminder for myself
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(click on image to enlarge, for easier reading)
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May we all offer ourselves and each other…
this nourishing, vitalizing, life giving water…
whatever water each one of us needs,
whatever water each of us prefers,
whatever water nourishes each of our spirits
one beautiful drop at at time….
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Pocket Perspectives 
Great post! I really needed this today. 😀
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oh…I’m so happy that some of the ideas might be helpful for you… I’ve been a bit “dry” recently, but one never knows whether there are others feeling a similar way…or relating to the ideas…thank you for your comment…I really appreciate hearing that the ideas might be helpful for you… wishing you well…
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I understand what you mean. It blesses me when someone can relate or gain something from what I write, too. Thank you for posting – keep doing what you’re doing 😀
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Reblogged this on Hodgepodge 4 the Soul.
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There is so much beauty and wisdom here my friend! You spirit will soon be overflowing with nourishment. Embrace the dryness and pour in the life giving water, one beautiful drop at a time.
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thank you Joss…. what a lovely way of phrasing that…. “pour in the life giving water, one beautiful drop at a time….” …thank you for that image… “one beautiful drop at a time”….
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Joss, may I add your quote on the flower? it’s such a gentle and nourishing way of phrasing that…
“pour in the life giving one, one beautiful drop at a time”
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Of course my friend!
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thank you Joss…it’s there at the bottom of the post….it’s beautiful with the photo behind it…thank you….
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Lovely!
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thank you… as Joss just wrote in her comment… “pour in the life giving water, one beautiful drop at a time…” … isn’t that a lovely image?
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How lovely!
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thank you…. I just added another “image” to the bottom of the post…a comment from Joss, another blogger…and I added a compilation page too… happy to have you stop by…
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I have stopped in and come back to read these beautiful thoughts. You have made me go back and remember the hydrangea in December at D2’s wedding. I remember wondering at the time, what is an appropriate Dec flower and D2 picked hydrangea. I must say she and SIL water my spirit continuously.
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Oh Georgette…what a wonderful association…. lovely hydrangeas, the joy on the day of your daughter’s wedding and the love that SIL, you and she all share…beautiful and abundant water for your spirit…and their spirits….and lots of it!!!
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I love hydrangeas…the colors and the variety. Great metaphor!
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I love them too…but get taken aback when they do “the big flop!…whether that big flop is within ourselves or in others…. Bring on the water!!!!
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Gorgeous, truly gorgeous. I love how you have combined softness of words and pictures with more structured and analytical graphs and mind maps. Something for everyone!
Cat
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thanks Cat… I like combining ideas that might appeal to both sides of the “brain”….spirit/mind…give it a buffet and then ideas might go in better… 😉
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Kathy, It’s a blessing that even when your spirit feels dry you still can inspire others with your beautiful wisdom and art. I have been uninspired for a quite a while and I have been using this time to reflect.
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Thank you, Marie…. I hope that time reflecting will “water” your own spirit, too…as Joss wrote…adding one beautiful drop at a time…wishing you well…warm smiles of encouragement to you…
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