sanctuary

Meditation Bell from Nepal (from a good friend)

I'm not always so serene
One-Who's-at-Peace-With-the-World
What with my aggressive tendencies and
these clueless drivers on the streets, but

Writing in this space
My delicious escape to
Solitude
This sanctuary
My little haven for
Expression
Creation
Grateful celebration

We inherently crave

A place like this

A portal, a

bell to commence

this...

decompression
                   chamber

A moment of stillness

Mindfulness

A time to breathe

To regroup with oneself

One's soul

ding...

a humble shelf

I found these little soaps sitting on a back corner shelf of Anthropologie over the weekend.  They were tucked away in tiny bowls, behind the pretty perfume bottles and sale racks, like shy little kindergartners hiding behind their moms on the first day of school.

Sometimes the greatest things aren't always front and center.