...~* Peaceful Place *~...

Kätzchen · 11-21-2012, 01:05 PM

Welcome to a...

Peaceful Place

This space is dedicated as a place where members are invited to experience a
peaceful place in our day to day lives.

You are encouraged to post any thoughts, feelings, experiences or writing
(poetry, prose or quotes) that inspires or produces peace for you.

Imagine

-John Lennon-

Closing Ceremonies
Olympics 2012
London, England

*Lyrics*

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

*** This space is also dedicated to its original author, Jay3 , who shared their talent and community building skills in creating the first known "Peaceful Place" in another online community ***

Kätzchen · 11-21-2012, 01:20 PM

Today, as I was getting ready for my morning ritual of practicing meditation, I came across the tiny little scroll of paper with my favorite set of thoughts to think upon (Zen):

Before Enlightenment
I chopped wood and carried water.

After Enlightenment
I chopped wood and carried water.

Kätzchen · 11-21-2012, 01:24 PM

princessbelle · 11-21-2012, 03:28 PM

The wind howls
The sun sets
The earth begins to sleep
Alone am i.

Let all go
Clear my mind
Embrace my death
Let it fill me

Simple tears
Within me glow
Drift away
Peace at last

The wind howls
Eyes close
I begin to sleep
Alone am i.

Sun · 11-21-2012, 03:31 PM

Very nice idea for a thread, thank you.

Kätzchen · 11-21-2012, 04:40 PM

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
The mind is everything.
What we think, we become.

-Buddha-

anaisninja · 03-15-2014, 12:09 AM

Does anybody else here watch asmr videos on youtube when they can't sleep. I've been playing them at bedtime for over a year now and they really help me get to sleep.

Kätzchen · 11-22-2014, 01:24 PM

...came yesterday, after spending hours in Seattle area traffic.

I took my youngest son on a drive, so we could hang out and talk, while listening to music and observing life as it happens in traffic....of course, the rain let up for a spell, making it possible to enjoy the views of the skyline at night and the countryside and gorgeous islands across the resounding Elliot Bay.

Perfect therapy session for my son and I.

He got to lighten his burdens and i felt blessed that he could tell me about life, as he experiences troubling situations that have no real answers. But being able to just be in the moment with him, helped us both (tremendously).

Kätzchen · 04-03-2016, 12:22 PM

Wild Geese

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees for an hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the animal of your body love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you about mine.

Meanwhile, the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clear blue air, are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like wild geese, harsh and exciting, over and over, announcing your place in things.

--- Mary Oliver
In Dreamwork
(Atlanta Monthly Press, 1986).

Kätzchen · 06-01-2017, 05:53 PM

"In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans," ~ Khalil Gibran

Kätzchen · 07-14-2017, 09:14 PM

Tonight, it's the quietness of no company to fuss over, no phone calls (at the moment) and music streaming through my ear buds....Lime Jello Parfait.... mail from.the mail box ..... and the white noise of the fan, as the sun sinks into oblivion.

Tuff Stuff · 10-31-2017, 05:10 AM

Driving on a lonely highway at 3am is very peaceful.

11-21-2012, 01:05 PM	#1
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	*...~ Peaceful Place ~...* Welcome to a... Peaceful Place This space is dedicated as a place where members are invited to experience a peaceful place in our day to day lives. You are encouraged to post any thoughts, feelings, experiences or writing (poetry, prose or quotes) that inspires or produces peace for you. *Imagine* -John Lennon- Closing Ceremonies Olympics 2012 London, England Lyrics Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us, only sky Imagine all the people Living for today * This space is also dedicated to its original author, Jay3 , who shared their talent and community building skills in creating the first known "Peaceful Place" in another online community * __________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

11-21-2012, 01:20 PM	#2
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	Today, as I was getting ready for my morning ritual of practicing meditation, I came across the tiny little scroll of paper with my favorite set of thoughts to think upon (Zen): *Before Enlightenment* I chopped wood and carried water. *After Enlightenment* I chopped wood and carried water. __________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

11-21-2012, 01:24 PM	#3
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	__________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

11-21-2012, 03:28 PM	#4
princessbelle Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: femme ones Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,100 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,380 Thanked 30,503 Times in 5,201 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	The wind howls The sun sets The earth begins to sleep Alone am i. Let all go Clear my mind Embrace my death Let it fill me Simple tears Within me glow Drift away Peace at last The wind howls Eyes close I begin to sleep Alone am i. __________________ ~ I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou

11-21-2012, 03:31 PM	#5
Sun Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trans Preferred Pronoun?: He, him, his Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 1,775 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,557 Thanked 5,551 Times in 1,456 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Very nice idea for a thread, thank you. __________________ “Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.” ― Rumi

11-21-2012, 04:40 PM	#6
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become. -Buddha- __________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

03-15-2014, 12:09 AM	#7
anaisninja Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: . Posts: 117 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 167 Thanked 486 Times in 93 Posts Rep Power: 6064351	Does anybody else here watch asmr videos on youtube when they can't sleep. I've been playing them at bedtime for over a year now and they really help me get to sleep.

11-22-2014, 01:24 PM	#8
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	A peaceful place... ...came yesterday, after spending hours in Seattle area traffic. I took my youngest son on a drive, so we could hang out and talk, while listening to music and observing life as it happens in traffic....of course, the rain let up for a spell, making it possible to enjoy the views of the skyline at night and the countryside and gorgeous islands across the resounding Elliot Bay. Perfect therapy session for my son and I. He got to lighten his burdens and i felt blessed that he could tell me about life, as he experiences troubling situations that have no real answers. But being able to just be in the moment with him, helped us both (tremendously). __________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

04-03-2016, 12:22 PM	#9
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for an hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you about mine. Meanwhile, the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clear blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like wild geese, harsh and exciting, over and over, announcing your place in things. --- Mary Oliver In Dreamwork (Atlanta Monthly Press, 1986).

06-01-2017, 05:53 PM	#10
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	Sandcastle art, the beach, the waves ..... peaceful thoughts.... "In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans," ~ Khalil Gibran __________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

07-14-2017, 09:14 PM	#11
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: He’s my One & Only Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the arms of my One & Only Posts: 15,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 35,992 Thanked 32,009 Times in 9,947 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	Tonight, it's the quietness of no company to fuss over, no phone calls (at the moment) and music streaming through my ear buds....Lime Jello Parfait.... mail from.the mail box ..... and the white noise of the fan, as the sun sinks into oblivion. __________________ Kätzchen _____ ______

10-31-2017, 05:10 AM	#12
Tuff Stuff Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Woman Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 904 Thanked 1,318 Times in 506 Posts Rep Power: 9408452	Driving on a lonely highway at 3am is very peaceful.