I love the Weekly Photo Challenge at The Daily Post, especially when it resonates beautifully with a great theme, like one love.
Here’s my entry, found on a concourse in the Houston airport after an overnight flight delay left me stranded and alone. My only source of sanity was phone calls to my husband.
I love this picture. I think it fits this week’s theme, connected, quite beautifully.
That’s my friend Sarah with Otis, the puppy-not-puppy that has stolen my heart. He likes everybody, mostly. He greets everyone with joy, and wants a little bit of acknowledgment for his efforts. A pat on the head, a scratch behind the ears. If he really likes you he’ll lean into you hard, and then drop to a fully prone position.
Goofball.
He’s a good companion, a furry friend. It’s impossible to ignore his unconditional love. We should listen to each other with this level of attention, shouldn’t we? There’d be fewer misunderstandings.
This little abbey at the opposite end of the county where I live is my favorite place to recharge. It’s a quiet monastery that follows the Rule of St. Benedict. Their motto, Ora et Labora, pray and work, can be seen everywhere, if not in words, then certainly in action. It’s quiet there, but busy.
I go there often for inspiration, especially when I find myself in a creative funk. I walk around the grounds. Pray. Walk some more. Sit. Think. Take pictures. Think some more. Pray again.
Every time I leave, I’m recharged. I think the peace I feel opens up my heart and mind and I am able to work past the blocks. Its the prayer, and the work. The inspiration for me to pray. And work.
