It is said that the body will heal itself of most things, if we will allow it to do so and not overburden it with remedies — the same is true of the soul and the heart.
—Terri Guillemets
simplicity
City-desert nightwalk
Early summer, late at night
Pleasant sweet-smelling air
Clouds veiling a half-lit moon
Scorpius crawling up the sky
Tree-hid birds awake chirping
Lone dog barking in its yard
Startled stray cats darting
Crickets playing insistent songs
Quiet of people gone to bed
Mellow breezes gently stirring
Damp-grass lawns subtly cooling
Street lights too brightly illuming
Saguaro blooms softly glowing
—Terri Guillemets
Saving y’all some time
After reading countless health books over the past couple of decades, I can tell you it pretty much all boils down to this: Eat plenty of veggies, work, play, rest, and don’t worry.
—Terri Guillemets
At the window watching raindrops
At the window —
Watching raindrops glide off leaves
They’re
Sweat dripping off your brow
You make love to me in the thunder
A bird plays in the puddle under the tree
Its skinny legs dipping in life
Beak happy, wings at the ready — being
Just being
Our love, present, moment
Now
Always
Don’t think
Flow off the leaves
Slide
Land gracefully in the puddle of life
Ride the ripple
Love
Always love.
—Terri Guillemets
Peaches & health
Do not take anything for granted — not one smile or one person or one rainbow or one breath, or one night in your cozy bed.
—Terri Guillemets
Simple but not empty
The goal of life: simple, but not empty.
—Terri Guillemets
Unhoard
Once you’ve whittled down to spiritual essentials, the physical decluttering comes naturally.
—Terri Guillemets
Re-learning life
Focus on the simple, good things in life and breathe your way through the minor struggles.
—Terri Guillemets