Oasis Reflection
"The moment your judgement stops
through acceptance of what is,
you are free of the mind.
You have made room
for love,
for joy,
for peace."
The Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
The sun is shining this morning in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As the breeze gently
catches the ocean mist, I'm reminded of the goodness in this life. It's so easy
to forget to notice the beauty that surrounds us everyday but today I am reminded to accept:
I'm lucky! I'm so fortunate to live here on this beautiful island. I appreciate my friends
and family all across the States and Puerto Rico who welcome me into their homes and
make room for me in their lives. It's good to know my health, if not perfect is good ! (I've
done my summer routine checkups and I'm fine.)
and family all across the States and Puerto Rico who welcome me into their homes and
make room for me in their lives. It's good to know my health, if not perfect is good ! (I've
done my summer routine checkups and I'm fine.)
I'm looking forward to little pleasures, for example, soon we will have bikes to ride around
the town and to the beach! My girl is coming home for a couple of weeks! Oh, yes, I'm
happy indeed!
In our ordinary moments, we can let go and just be in this moment and
experience it without any changes.
It's lunch time now. My simple pasta is warm and sprinkled with freshly cubed
It's lunch time now. My simple pasta is warm and sprinkled with freshly cubed
tomatoes. Soft and sweet peaches, freshly sliced, await. No, I think I'll try a bit of fruit right
now with the pasta. Why not?! I'm moving along at an even pace at home and at work
...look for this, look for that ...it's a mellow yellow kind of day.
I hope your day is brightly imbued with radiant joy.
MUSIC NOTES:
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
Some comments by Donovan about the lyrics and his inspiration:
"In an interview with the June 18, 2011 edition of the NME,
Donovan was asked what the song was actually about? He replied: "Quite a
few things. Being mellow, laid-back, chilled out. 'They call me Mellow
Yellow, I'm the guy who can calm you down.' Lennon and I used to look in
the back of newspapers and pull out funny things and they'd end up in
songs. So it's about being cool, laid-back, and also the electrical
bananas that were appearing on the scene - which were ladies vibrators." (What!? These are the songwriter's risqué words! haha)
is also published in Oasis Writing Link™
©Cynthia Pittmann 2014
