{"id":55,"date":"2022-09-02T03:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T07:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/onemomentofjoy\/?p=55"},"modified":"2022-11-22T20:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T01:19:25","slug":"the-oasis-within-and-solace-in-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/onemomentofjoy\/2022\/09\/the-oasis-within-and-solace-in-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Find an Oasis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Finding Solace in Nature<\/h2>\n I am in the desert; my view is almost colorless. \nBreathing in the dry air as the warm winds softly awaken my soul. \nThere is an oasis here, I am familiar with desert surroundings. \nMy trust in nature has always sustained me. \nIt has taught me many heart lessons. \nHere in this place, an oasis, a place of life-giving greenery greets my view. \nReminding me that a moment of possible exists in the most impossible of places.<\/p>\n An oasis lives within each one of us, like the desert it is not always in sight. \nYet it is the beauty of our hope and self-awareness that we can tap into it. \nEnabling us to see the uniqueness of our oasis through the eyes of our soul. \nDelightfully creating a moment of joy.\u201cIn the quiet of the desert, \nMy heart hears the music of my oasis calling. \nMy soul could taste her waters and feel the embrace of her shade. \nI know she is there. \nMay the beauty of your oasis always be seen by your heart view.<\/p>\n From my oasis to yours.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Morning Inspiration started off as a message of joy to a dear friend at a time of great illness and it slowly developed into the likes of storytelling and poetry.<\/p>\n I write my newsletter \u201cMorning Inspiration\u201d 3 times a week for souls all over the world in hope that it will offer a moment of awareness and make a moment better than the last.<\/p>\n My book,\u00a0A Heart\u2019s Landscape<\/em>, offers a collection of inspirations written over a period of 13 years. Each page contains a poem or story that is accompanied by a photo which has inspired me.<\/p>\n As a spiritual counselor, I find myself mostly inspired by the human spirit.<\/p>\n Sign up<\/a> for my newsletter, Morning Inspiration !<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to learn more about my book, A Heart\u2019s Landscape<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Join me on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0or Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n I am a regular contributor on Patheos.com, click here<\/a> to view my recent articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finding Solace in Nature I am in the desert; my view is almost colorless. Breathing in the dry air as the warm winds softly awaken my soul. There is an oasis here, I am familiar with desert surroundings. My trust in nature has always sustained me. It has taught me many heart lessons. 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