"Roots" for Illustration Friday

Sunset for Photo Friday. Taken in the San Juan Islands, Washington State USA 

“with each true friendship, we build more firmly the foundation on which the peace of the whole world rests.” ~Mahatma Gandhi I have never known a truer friend or more benevolent soul than this man. I am truly blessed to call him my friend. Our friendship goes beyond the cellular level to the soulular level….

This goes out to all of us facing being alone and gazing into the emptiness and the sweet darkness. We know who we are. I salute you, support you and silently love you through it; we’re all in it together. May the light inside of us be our beacon in the darkest places. May we…

And that’s an order! 😉 I went out looking for something “orderly” for Photo Friday this week. I have an eye for love, self-expression and freedom far more than I do for “order”, I guess. Not having luck with “order”, I started seeing orders like, “keep out” or “stop at light” that our society uses…

Today, I open my arms and heart very wide to embrace the new day with courage and love.  I am open to all life has to offer me.  I am open to the shadow and the light.  May the beauty and peace of this moment ripple out into the universe.

“Our being is continually undergoing and entering upon changes… we must, strictly speaking, at every moment give each other up and let each other go and not hold each other back.” -Rainer Maria Rilke