Impermanence

Georgia on my Mind

April 2, 2010

It’s official, and so unexpected;  I’m moving back to Georgia!  I moved away 25 years ago.  Honestly, I never thought I would return.  Many other parts of the country resonate with me more than GA, but most of my family are there, and I want to be near them again.  My dad (that’s him in [...]

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Silky Seeds of Life

March 19, 2010

This is a weed–Milkweed.  Milkweed is the host plant for the Monarch Butterfly.  What you see in the photos is the flower turned to seed.  The silky threads are almost ready to release to the wind which will carry the seeds to their new destination.  Those seeds embedded themselves into the soil somewhere last fall, [...]

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Dangerous Waters

February 12, 2010

I love this photo.  I read the message on the sign and it sounds really scary!  And then I see the herons and other birds resting peacefully there (click photo to enlarge).  Yes, there is danger.  This sign is on a dam and the waters are released from time to time.  I imagine that the [...]

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Dancing with Impermanence

February 9, 2010

The reality of impermanence hit me between the eyes 15 years ago with my mother’s diagnosis of cancer and her death a year later.   At that same time, it became clear that my husband and I were unable to have children.   A year or two after that I was divorced from my husband.  [...]

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Winter Shadow Play

January 26, 2010

I took this photo in Floyd, VA where I lived for a year.  I love the shadow play; the contrast of light/dark, white/blue, close/distant.  Opposites. Extremes.  Diversity.  Impermanence.  Makes for something beautiful, doesn’t it? By the way, have you ever been to Floyd, VA?  It is a magical place with wonderful energy.  If you are [...]

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About

January 22, 2010

One regret, dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.  Hafiz   My name is Carla Royal, and I am the creator of Sacred Witness Blog.  Sacred is an anagram for scared, and that is where I came from—a [...]

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