Walking is Dancing
“Walking is spiritual.
Walking is magical.
Walking is miraculous.
Walking is praying.
Walking is meditation.
Walking awakens one from the deep sleep of separation.
Walking is dancing with the oneness of all that is.”
~2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
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February 24 2016:
Nature’s Invitation –
Your grace beckons
The invisible touch of your embrace soothes the soul
The quiet of your peace welcomes all
You are the healer that encourages one to shed what no longer serves
Your beauty encourages renewal with every step in your glory
2016 Camilla Downs, Lessons from Nature
February 21 2017:
Wet, wet, wet, and cold walk today. Just love this sound. xoxo
February 22 2017:
The melting icicles were acting as prisms this morning with the sunshine. I tried to capture it, yet this is all I could capture. Got soaked taking these as everything was melting in gushes!! xoxo
“Like a gentle breeze
Moves through you,
You move through
The clouds of my soul,
Revealing the truth
Obscured by living
A life of illusion.
By the grace of You
I can see clearly now.” -2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
“A wandering I shall go
Your beauty entices me
Deeper and deeper
I must go.
For time spent
with you is cleansing.
As water rinses the dirt
from this body, so
You rinse the
mind and body
of illusions
Step after step
your beauty mixes love with the intellect
For what is the intellect alone
if not first passed
through the heart of divine love.” -2016 Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
“One with sun,
One with moon,
One with water,
One with trees,
One with soil,
One with wind,
One with birds and bees,
One with rain,
One with fire,
One with me,
One with all of life,
One with love.” ~2016 Camilla Downs, Lessons from Nature
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June 15 2013:
Economical and from the heart gift …
A dear friend severely injured her back several months ago which led to emergency surgery. I wanted to give her a little something to enjoy during her recovery that would also be inspiring once her back was healed.
This is what I came up with …. a lovely bag of ROCKS! That’s me! I love creating gifts with …..
https://camilladowns.com/2013/06/13/gift-ideas-from-nature-more-rocks/
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What a wonderful, relaxing and beautiful experience I got to enjoy today!! Thank you Denise Sheehan for helping me to experience and fulfill #66 on my adventurelist / bucketlist …. You and Dana have such an amazing and awesome property …. Loved every minute of it!!
(San Antonio Riverwalk July 2016)
“Grow where you are,
Lest you spend precious time
Waiting to grow
Until you arrive someplace else.
For when one reaches the
Someplace else, there will
Always be the next someplace else.
Grow as your heart desires
from within,
To allow without to miraculously
Support ones growth.” –Camilla Downs – Author, Lessons from Nature
December 4 2016:
Sunset walk with Lillian …. Amazing colors, amazing clouds, surrounded with quiet, serenity, and peace. Love, love, love … xoxo
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On our sunset walk this afternoon, we paused for Lillian to share about her unique talents and gifts and about her favorite time of the year. xoxo
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December 5 2016:
Beauty from this mornings walk … This tree catches my attention every time I walk by it. Called for another picture this time! xoxo
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December 6 2016:
Lots of black-billed magpies around lately. One let me snap his picture before he flitted away. This time I took a few minutes to sit, snug with my back leaned against a tree and my feet leaning on a huge rock. Nice and cozy. xoxo
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Where I sat for a while this morning. I was so comfy; I didn’t want to leave …. leaned against a tree and surrounded by four huge rocks. Listening to the water, wind, and geese. So wonderful! xoxo
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December 7 2016:
Cold, cold, cold family walk yesterday afternoon …. Walking for me is a poetic act, a communion with Nature, and a contemplation of landscape. I love sharing this with Thomas and Lillian. xoxo
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December 9 2016:
Thomas and I took a walk yesterday morning in the first snow of the season. There’s nothing like the feel and sound of the first snows crunch as you walk through it. xoxo ❄️❄️xoxo
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December 9 2016:
The moon was amazing last night. There was a large halo and the clouds were gently and quickly drifting by the glow. Seriously, I took 555 pictures …. it’s at times like that I wish I had a good quality camera. One day. xoxo
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Hypnotic and magical moon last night …. I could not get enough of it. Every second was a different view. xoxo
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December 9 2016:
Spotted this beautiful black cat on the walk this morning and was moved by the beauty and contrast of colors. Then the water as I walked over the bridge caught my attention. Am I looking up or down? I’m blessed and grateful that Nature never tires of shining and showing me. xoxo
