Dragonfly Massage

11/11/2025

Thank you to all who served.

10/31/2025

10/26/2025

Our family lost a daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend yesterday. … Sarah Winchenbach needs your support for Support Megan's Family After Her Brave Fight

10/08/2025

In light of my dedication to professional ethics, I have avoided soliciting donations on my business page. This is the sole occasion where I will deviate from this stance. Please give what you can.

Our family lost a daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend yesterday. … Sarah Winchenbach needs your support for Support Megan's Family After Her Brave Fight

09/23/2025

Shanah tovah umtukah.

09/05/2025

Thankful for the rain

09/04/2025

A Gentle Pause

A gentle pause is like a breath of fresh air,
the stillness between moments,
the soft exhale after life’s rush.

In it, the mind settles,
the heart opens,
the body remembers its rhythm.

Each day, we move through tasks and thoughts,
carrying expectation, memory, and desire.
In a pause, all softens.
Time slows.
We notice the light,
the air in our lungs,
the steady beat of our heart.

A pause is a space full of possibility,
where clarity arises,
gratitude whispers,
and compassion grows.

When the world feels relentless,
allow a gentle pause.
Close your eyes.
Breathe.
Let peace wash over you
like a breath of fresh air.

~ 'A Gentle Pause' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Lori Portka

08/23/2025

Peace in the Morning

The world is not yet awake,
and in the hush before voices,
I find a space that holds me.

The air is soft,
still carrying the night’s quiet breath,
and light unfolds slowly,
a tender hand on the shoulder of the earth.

Here, the world remembers stillness.
Branches hold their breath,
water waits without rippling,
and even the wind
lingers at the edge of silence.

Nothing is asked of me here.
No burden pressing, no clock calling,
only the rhythm of my own breathing
meeting the rhythm of the dawn.

In this moment,
I am less burdened by yesterday,
less anxious for tomorrow.
So I learn to sit still,
to notice,
to receive.

Peace in the morning,
a reminder
that each day,
life begins again
in quiet,
in light,
in stillness.

~ 'Peace in the Morning' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Image Unknown via Pinterest