“The eye cannot
Conceive the miracle
It beholds.
The beauty surpasses
The knowing of
The senses.
The heart knows.
Hallaleua!
The heart knows.
The heart remembers
How to fly
Into the mystic.
Delivering remembrance
To every cell
Returning us to
and revealing the oneness
Of all.” -2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
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February 7 2013:
What fun this was!! Thank you Susan Hill and Annie!! WoooHoooo!!
February 3 2017:
Feeling incredibly blessed … What a beautiful confirmation to have waiting for me as I got online.
I am deeply grateful to have found this community with which to share my nature inspired poetry. Made my eyes sweat with joy …
Thank you to Thomas for taking this picture of me; which I feel exudes freedom …
Free to Be Me and Free to Be You …. xoxo
https://womenspiritualpoetry.blogspot.com/2017/02/free-to-be-you-by-camilla-downs.html
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February 3 2016:
Thanks so much Michelle Colon-Johnson for having me as part of your wonderful blog!! xoxoxo “Check out our latest Guest Blog Post by author Camilla Downs. Camilla shares her story How Purging the Garage Led to Writing her book “D iz for Different”. It is a great article you won’t want to miss!”
How Purging the Garage Led to Writing a Book: Author Camilla Downs
And out of the darkness
We shall emerge.
A darkness that
Has been necessary.
A vital and pivotal point
Of confronting the
Shadows within.
For to have more
Than brief glimpses
Of the light,
This acceptance, forgiveness,
And dissolution of shadows
Must be met.
As what awaits is
The eternity of light and love,
Ever there, ever lovingly
And patiently waiting
To welcome us home.” -2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
January 26 2017:
What do you see in this photo?
Taken by me in the last couple of days.
My life experience has taught the following for being peaceful:
Meditation
Intention to be peaceful
Mindfully responding
Nature
Meditation is at the core of being peaceful. I meditate between three to six days a week. My meditation practice is a mixture of different methods; which became much deeper and became more meaningful after I read, studied, and implemented the practices in the book, … [ 808 more words ]
“The world slows
Time nearly stops
And I see.
I see your differences
I see the contrast.
I see what you impart.
You shine light
Upon the harmony of nature
So that I may see the
Oneness of nature and
The oneness of humanity
I am held in your loving
Embrace to have the all of all
Poured into my open heart.
And I say, yes, I see and
I will share and shine the light.” -2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
January 15 2017:
Last one! Top 10 Countdown Finished! The Number TEN 2016 CamillaDowns.com blog post with the most views: “Why I Live Life With Abandon” …. xoxoxo ….
Another I’m blessed to have revisited just now. WOW!
” …… My therapists have been the authors of the books I read. Two of my greatest teachers have been my kids, Thomas and Lillian. Other teachers have been the suffering brought on by my thoughts, beliefs, and ideas, and those with whom I have shared un-lovely moments. The friends I share absolutely everything with are nature, meditation, and my own version of praying …… “
January 14 2017:
Top 10 Countdown Continues! The Number NINE 2016 CamillaDowns.com blog post with the most views (Three blog posts tied for this space. Here’s the third.): “There is More Than One Way” ……. xoxoxoxoxo ……
WOW!! So glad I just read this one again! A lesson on how to peacefully live from the heart!! xoxo
from the article …. “Thinking there is only one way is what leads us to judge one another and therefore further separate from one another. There is no need for me to understand why my neighbor chooses a different way. Once I release judgment, the feeling of needing to understand and judge others will release on its own … “