{ to see }

by desiring
to see things
differently,
you are given
a new way
to see.

the roses I haven’t replaced. yet, 

still beautiful in their own way.

when we start looking for the beauty in things we are told are not, 

we begin looking beyond the conditioning. 

from a perspective not filtered thru accepted beliefs. 

allowing us to see with new eyes.

#roses for #maymoments2020

. seed .

{ for a seed must fall 

into the ground and die 

before it is made alive. 

unless it dies, 

it remains alone; 

but if it dies 

it brings forth much.

#goddard }

. the rose .

that which God 

said to the rose,

& caused it to laugh 

in full-blown beauty, 

he said to my heart, 

and made it 

a hundred times 

more beautiful.

#rumi 

::::

i love how after the petal fall from the rose,

it turns into a five- pointed star.

{ glorious ordinary }

allow the subtle things 

to be glorious. 

flip fear into courage. 

sweetly anticipate 

nothing in particular. 

be rocked and riveted 

by the ordinary.

think poetically. 

look for the beauty. 

create magic. 

be love.

#

~victoria erickson 

{ the rose }

that which God

said to the rose,

& caused it to laugh

in full blown beauty,

he said to my heart,

& made it a hundred times

more beautiful.

#rumi

{ i have a thing for red roses
...& shoes }

{...last blooms...}

the expansiveness of the clouds always enchants me 

when they feel so close to the earth.  

& the roses display their last blooms.

19:::108 voice

“When you give yourself permission 

to communicate what matters to you 

in every situation 

you will have peace 

despite rejection or disapproval. 

Putting a voice to your soul 

helps you to let go of the negative energy 

of fear and regret."

~ Shannon L. Alder

::: inspired by this beautiful dead rose :::

10::108 feeling

feeling it all.

the past.  the present.

the sorrows.  the joys.

the fears. the love.

each holds a gift.

::: inspired by the rainy day sky

half light + half clouds

the reflections of the trees

on the wet pavement

& a rose i had picked :::

{...more lines...}

{...yellow roses...}

{...self love...}

I bought myself some flowers this week...

a token of self love.

:::see how I used them in my photography:::

{...here...}

day 20 {this year has been...}

This year has been...admiring beauty in the everyday 
- the frost this morning ‪
#‎seekingbeauty‬ ‪#‎itsmyprayer‬ ‪#‎decemberreflections