Skip to header Skip to main content Skip to footer
Helpful Village logo
Add me to your mailing list
Youtube channel Instagram page Facebook page
Header image for Pasadena Village showing nearby mountains and the logo of the Pasadena Village
Villager Log-in
Donate

Blog archive

September 2026

August 2026

Triumph Over Tragedy
08/31/2026

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained/Lost
08/30/2026

A Gallery of Neighbors: The Village Art Group’s Group Show
08/28/2026

A New and Improved Way to Stay Safer Online
08/28/2026

A Trip to The Geffen Galleries
08/28/2026

Barrier Free Living - A Path to Living a More Independent Lifestyle
08/28/2026

Conversations with Art
08/28/2026

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
08/28/2026

Member Connections with Music Conductor Bill Bing
08/28/2026

Pasadena Heritage Walking Tour
08/28/2026

In Their Hands
08/23/2026

Ease of Being: Managing the stuff of everyday life
08/20/2026

A Tribute to Fire Debris Remediators and Their Super-Sized Dump Trucks
08/18/2026

Really Irene?
08/15/2026

There Is A Risk
08/09/2026

2026 Year in Review
08/03/2026

A Message From Your Newly Elected President
08/03/2026

Neighborhoods Within the Village
08/03/2026

Reflection from PUSD Intern Isabella "Izzy" Roberts
08/03/2026

Reflection on Service & Joy from 2025/26 President Dick Myers
08/03/2026

The Villager Engagement Team Welcomed 54 New Villagers
08/03/2026

Treasurer’s Report
08/03/2026

What Activity! The Cultural Activities Team Report
08/03/2026

An Even Exchange
08/01/2026

July 2026

June 2026

May 2026

April 2026

March 2026

February 2026

January 2026

Dappled Morning Sunlight by Karen Bagnard

By Karen Bagnard
Posted: 05/12/2021
Tags: Kären Bagnard

Treasure every moment of dappled morning sunlight.  Breath the mellow air of a spring morning filled with the songs of birds.  Relish the soft breezes on my face and through my hair.  Listen to the rustle in the leaves and high above in the palm fronds.

Even relish the long walk down the driveway.   Feel gratitude as I wheel out the trash barrels and check the mailbox and inspect the palo verde tree that looks like a tall twig.

Every moment is mine and each has its wonders.  There is no wasted time, only time that we fail to savor.  Savor the moments big and small.  They are here and then they are gone, never to return in exactly the same way.  

Take time to smile at a stranger or wave at someone as you sit on the porch.  Watch the cat cross the street with something in its mouth… even she feels gratitude for whatever she has hunted.  

Watch the clouds move ever so slowly.  Note the changes in the shadows of the trees and the house.  Feel the richness of life even when the bank account is low.  Realize that you have everything you need.  Let that spontaneous prayer of gratitude bubble up.

As the day darkens notice the moonrise through the blinds.  Step outside to marvel at it.  Sometimes it’s high above and sometimes it’s huge as it rises above the silhouetted horizon.  It’s beautiful and ever-changing.  Be a moon-watcher.

My heart is full.  My life is rich.  I live independently with the pleasure of company when I choose.  I feel the love of friends and family and I’ve known romantic love in varying degrees.  I can write and draw and listen to music.  I sleep well and safely.  I wake to coffee, conversation and options.  This day is mine.  I start it with treasuring the dappled morning sunlight.

Blogs Topics Posts about this Topic