August 29

Mind your own business

Be at peace with all people

Help, not interfere

Georgia 2008

August 28

Compassion can win

Knowing when to stay quiet

Or what not to do

Alberta 2013

August 27

Sometimes we do fail

For we can't always change things

Though we try to help

Indonesia 2013

August 26

Quite rare is the day

That kindness is not returned

Then why not choose it?

India 2012

August 25

One microcosm

Distance changes perspective

New ideas form

Somewhere over Russia 2012

August 24

Many flowers bloom

But at night they close again

To rest and stay strong

Pennsylvania 2014

August 23

Light dispels darkness

Joy means little without pain

Dry land needs water

India 2010

August 22

Masking our faces

We cloak the contribution

Of our light on earth

India 2012

August 21

Consider wisely

What legacy I will leave

Live accordingly

South Korea 2013

August 20

Jump to conclusions

Or stop to ask a question

What just happened here?

Singapore 2012

August 19

Some times are better

Some years I have more flowers

Beauty in and out

Alberta 2016

August 18

Be still and soak in

No time more precious than now

That is time's best gift

Alberta 2016

August 17

Sometimes strange and weird

Are new things we sometimes try

Invaluable learning

South Korea 2013

August 16

Students we are all

The teachers need no degrees

Lessons surround us

School older than Canada, India 2013

August 15

A foggy morning

Hides the truth lying beneath

We make poor judgements

Alberta 2016

August 14

To love brings one wealth

To love oneself brings the same

Balance is needed

Thailand 2012

August 13

Two days in a row

The moon is never the same

And yet we hang on

Super moon, August 2014, Alberta

August 12

What is past has passed

Yet you can still be redeemed

By moving forward

Alberta 2016

August 11

Loved ones in your life

So all are dear to someone

Easier to love

Alberta 2016

August 10

Cacophony chafes

Melody sometimes too soft

Symphony with both

Georgia 2008

August 9

Flood waters rise up

You push them away n vain

Can you control it?

Indonesia 2013

August 8

Cocoon safe and warm

Why bring discomfort and change?

For strength and beauty

Malaysia 2013

August 7

Laughter, cups of tea

Enjoying one another

This is a shared gift

Pakistan 2010

August 6

Molten lava bursts

It cannot control itself

But we can choose peace

Mombasa Volcano, Nicaragua 2012

August 5

Change in altitude
Look out upon the valleys
Find new perspective 

Colorado 2008

August 4

Daily reflection

On life but on ourselves, too

Makes positive change

Alberta 2016

August 3

Even hummingbirds

Though they must move so quickly

Must stop for a rest

Arizona 2015

August 2

Going with the flow

Can sometimes build as much strength

As swimming upstream

Japan 2013

August 1

Love makes you work hard

But sometimes you still cause hurt

Make amends quickly

India 2011