Tag: Inspired by Nikki

This video will inspire you to rest this season

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At the end of a recent essay titled Resting Like the Fallow Fields, I wrote that I was going to heed my own advice and rest a little more during the month of December. To that end, I’m lessening my load by only writing my Sunday columns this month; however, something special happened this week that I just had to share with my subscribers.  

I was enjoying one of my favorite Youtube channels, Inspired by Nikki, when I saw my own words come to life. Nikki Moreno is a romantic and creative soul who has become a long-distance friend. We are often so in sync with our ideas that we are able to share each other’s content. Nikki reminds me of myself when I was a young mother, devoted to bringing calm and order to home and life. She does it beautifully. 

In this video, Nikki puts my words to music and her own soothing voice. I know you will enjoy it. You can find Inspired by Nikki on YouTube and Patreon. Please click on the link below to watch Nikki’s video featuring parts of my essay, Resting Like the Fallow Fields. 

Time to Fill the Well

I’ve felt a little drained lately. It seems I’m in good company, so maybe you can relate. When my well is empty, I always trust it will be refilled. And drop by drop, it always is.

A loon singing in the early morning mist. Drip Drop.

A fuzzy green fern unfurling from the ground. Drip Drop.

A red fox sneaking down the porch steps. Drip Drop.

A kind gesture from a loved one or a stranger. Drop. Drop. Drop.

I’m going to take a little break from writing The Simple Swan, but I will return. I leave you for now with the gifts of some other creative souls. I hope it fills your well, as it fills my own.

A haiku and watercolor by my sister, Melinda ~

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A haiku by a reader, Cindy ~

Bulbs

They rise from the ground
After a long winter sleep
Like us in springtime

And one by my husband, Mike ~

Orchid

You’re like an orchid
Simple, delicate, stunning
And quite beautiful

And finally, this week my talented friend Nikki included a poem I wrote in her video about living a beautiful life at home. I’m sure you’ll want to watch the whole video and follow Nikki on YouTube and Patreon at Inspired by Nikki. My poem Forever in a Day is featured at the 10:00 mark. Her lovely voice, painting, music and videography truly lift my simple poem off the page, encouraging me to heed my own words and focus on living a beautiful life day by day by day.  ยง