Real Symbolic Actions: Flowers Feed Compassion

Byriehlifegrace April 12, 2008

Hostesses and the floral industry have known this for a long time. But the symbolic action of giving and receiving flowers makes people happy. The tangible symbol of being surrounded by flowers, makes people happier.

Now the Home Ecology of Flowers Sudy at Harvard reveals that:

1) Flowers Feed Compassion.

2) Flowers chase away anxieties, worries and the blues at home.

3) Living with flowers can provide a boost of energy, happiness and enthusiasm at work.

Read the entire article on About Flowers by clicking here.

Moving Between Two Waters: Clear Lake in California and the Mississippi River in the Midwest

Byriehlifegrace June 24, 2007June 24, 2007

What carries me over the water, this vast water between two vast waters? Clear Lake like an inland sea, contained and container. The Mississippi a winding snake of river connecting northern and southern territories before spilling into the Gulf of Mexico and on to the ocean? What carries me? A swan, polka-dotted or striped, perhaps,…

Thus sayeth the Buddha

Byriehlifegrace January 25, 2008

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” —The Buddha (historically, Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

Space Design Meets Life Design Meets Spiritual Practice: Outer, Inner, Secret, and Innermost Secret

Byriehlifegrace July 13, 2008

African goddess mask emerging from Botswana basket…greeting and welcoming guests as they enter the Goddess Gathering Room. —JGR The phrase “Outer, Inner, Secret, and Innermost Secret” comes from a practice sequence in Tibeten Buddhism. OUTER In the design of space in my apartment, the Outer room in the front room…what most folks would call the…

Jorge Luis Borges’ Wisdom on Poetry

Byriehlifegrace April 18, 2007May 16, 2008

Jorge Luis Borges is one of my favorite authors. Here are quotes on the art of living and writing poetry. Also, please check out this South American blog Artevirgo with its post of “Arte Poetica de Jorge Luis Borges.”–JGR The fact is that poetry is not the books in the library . . . Poetry…

A Young Boy Learns to Pray: bedtime vespers

Byriehlifegrace November 18, 2007June 2, 2008

My niece Janean (by way of my brother Gary) is such a good mother. She wrote this touching email to my father who shared it with me. Now Janean has agreed to share it with all of you. It’s a fine example, I think, of moral and spiritual education…of giving structure, but also, giving space….

Poets’ Weather: James Dickey and Mark Twain

Byriehlifegrace April 14, 2008

photo by www.moonraker.com A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning. —James Dickey From the length of the bibligraphy of his poetic works, we can surmise that Mr. Dickey was frequently struck by metaphoric lightning. Mark Twain gives us this advice: “It is best to read the…

2 Comments

Susan Gallacher-Turner says:

April 12, 2008 at 9:20 am

Janet,
Well I couldn’t agree more. I always love to buy and have flowers throughout my home and studio but never had a scientific study to back me up….wheee…now I can go buy those tulips I was planning on and know that ‘scientifically’ I’m helping myself and my environment.

Susan
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Hal Manogue says:

April 12, 2008 at 9:28 am

Flowers are a expression of love in the now. What a wonderful way to communicate! No words, no jestures, only pure vibrating energy. The Birds and the Bees appreciate that vibration too.

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