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Natural Inspirations
By Jori Jones Balboa Press
Copyright © 2014 Jori Jones
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ISBN: 978-1-4525-1700-1
CHAPTER 1
It is my hope that in reading my verses, thoughts and observations, you will feel inspired to truly love and embrace this amazing planet and the life we've all been gifted. This is a collection of writing that I have done over forty-plus years and photos that I have taken a little more recently.
Love each day; love all you meet and drink in everything around you. I hope too that you will appreciate that this earth is a very special place indeed, and that there is beauty around you no matter where you are.
May God bless you with peace and abundance of spirit! Celebrate each day!
Mountain Goat, Logan Pass, Glacier Nat. Park, Montana
Look for the highest place for your spirit to dwell. Find your power there and allow no one to take that power from you. It is divine and given only to you.
Hidden Lake Overlook, Glacier Nat. Park, Montana
Table Rock State Park, Missouri
Remember the gifts the Universe has already given to You. They are not given lightly. All of what you need, you already possess; just pause to remember.
Au Sable River, Northern Michigan
Fall Creek, Umpqua Valley, Oregon
Allow nature to remind you that it ebbs and flows; it is gentle and forceful in order to balance itself in the large eternal picture. Allowing yourself to do the same is loving and respecting you. When you love and respect yourself you have the same to freely give away, and that is a gentle balance of wonderful energy in all worlds.
Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Petroglyphs, Chaco Culture Nat. Historic Park, New Mexico
Accept that you are a part of the plan of the Universe and eternal time.
Grand Canyon Nat. Park, Arizona
Chaco Culture Nat. Historic Park, New Mexico
Be thankful for everything. We came into this world with nothing and we take nothing with us when we leave it.
Chaco Culture Nat Historic Park, New Mexico
Highline Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana
It is not our place to judge the path of others but to bless the path they are on.
Lake McDonald, Glacier Nat. Park, Montana
Serviceberry blossoms, Montana
Be at peace with yourself and awaken your senses to all that is here; all that is life. Be aware of the earthy perfume of the soil, the sweet songs of birds and soft rustling of leaves in the breeze.
Great Smoky Mountains Nat. Park, Tennessee
Chapel at Hartwick Pines State Park, Michigan
Begin each day with prayer and thanks.
Fall Aspens at Two Medicine, Glacier Nat. Park, Montana
Bull moose, Many Glacier, Glacier Nat. Park, Montana
Love all creatures great and small.
Leopard Frog, Lake McDonald, Glacier Nat. Park, Montana
Grand-dogs, Ace and Deuce enjoying a beautiful day Perhaps if we all behaved more like our beloved pets, happy to just be, and content with the very basics, the world would be a more peaceful place.
Buddy Bear with a happy smile near Glacier Park, Montana
Joplin, Missouri after EF-5 tornado May 22, 2011
When focused on a noble task, the little annoyances in life do not seem to matter. Perhaps we should always try then to focus on what really matters.
Emergency shelter for Joplin Humane Society with volunteers Tiffany and Shannon
Grant Farm Island, Florida
It is amazing to think that if you stand outside and look at the moon and stars, there is virtually nothing between you and the Universe. There is nothing to stop us from becoming what we see above and around us, for the Universe is inside us all and anything is possible!
Ft. Mc Allister State Park, Georgia
Antelope Canyons, Page, Arizona
Love yourself and don't be afraid to use the gifts you were born with. This will expand your spirit.
Near Moab, Utah
Rufous hummingbird, Montana
Every day in every life is more precious than any jewel; it is life. So live each day joyfully!
Spring rainbow, Montana
Dolphin Research Center, Grassy Key, Florida
Show your zest for life, and every person you meet will feel it also.
Dolphin Research Center, Grassy Key, Florida
(Continues...)
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