I do not claim to be a photographer, though I have a newfound pleasure in capturing nature, odd pieces and the simple and exotic experiences as they appear in my book of life. Sometimes pictures trigger my writing, other times a picture I took before stands ready to complement my thoughts.

Real, not photo-shopped pictures of life can reveal so much. Like nature, music, art and words, pictures can touch a nerve in us and unravel a myriad of thoughts and feelings that otherwise would be hidden from view.

Soooo, I’m walking down the path, set to enjoy a sunrise on Aquia Creek (before the start of my Girl Scout – Camp CEO morning) and on the way down I see this beautiful leaf hanging by a mere thread, suspended right in the middle of the path. I wonder what that industrious spider was thinking.  Striking – click, click, this I must share, it will not be here for long.

Think of all the terrain you have covered in your lifetime. How do you choose to express it all?  Look at something today; savor it, then try to save it.

In the flow,

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi

www.mozellaonthemountain.com (blog)

www.loveisamountain.com (website)

I have never been a Girl Scout…until last week, well, sort of!

Many of us volunteer our time – year round – to make a difference in someone else’s life.
It’s only when you get in the dirt and play, especially with our young people, that you realize what a huge impact sharing stories and exchanging ideas can actually have.

Camping out, (that’s my cabin!) creating and learning together, laughter, songs, the good outdoors and even surviving ‘being without’ all bring invaluable lessons and real life skills. Imagine if every 16 year old could talk with and ask an adult (other than their parents of course!) questions about the ins and outs of life’s journeys. Imagine enriching your own life by participating in a young person’s education.

If you are not an active volunteer somewhere, someone in your own backyard needs YOU (not just your money). We can do so much to help and it begins with asking the ‘how’ and ‘what’ questions.

Go on … earn your badges,

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi

www.mozellaonthemountain.com (blog)

www.loveisamountain.com (website)

It was a beautiful, striking sight – and because the sun does look like it is falling, I could hear a panicked Chicken Little declare, “the sky is falling, the sky is falling”.

We cause our earth to ooze thick black muck and we dump mounds of refuse on a daily basis like cancer cells spreading throughout a warm body … and many of us wonder how She holds it all.

I am grateful our sky has not fallen – that our moon still remembers her rhythmic cycle and that Earth’s astounding beauty bursts forth in spite of us. We string together words and ideas like “environmental clean-up” and “garbage disposal” – but where do we really put it all? What part of our earth ‘deserves’ our growing debris?

Yet, our sun rises in the east and sets in the west even in New York, Lagos and Hong Kong!
I sometimes wonder, is She holding her breath…waiting to exhale?

Do what you can to help…

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi

www.mozellaonthemountain.com (blog)

www.loveisamountain.com (website)

Take a good look at the word “mindlessness” – does it have a negative or positive ring to you?
Imagine for a minute a space or place where you have no agenda: you simply empty out and do no thing… nothing.

We perform countless tasks throughout our day, many of them leaving us emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted…how do we sustain our pace without any real breaks?

Then, I think, how shortsighted we can all be by not creating the space we need right where we are, not just on annual vacations. We can claim the opportunity – every day – to stop the madness, slow down, close our eyes, be grateful and simply breathe: each of us can create our own ritual.

Shut the computer down, recycle the newspaper, cut the live feeds of all the bad news on television and let go…it is more than a notion, I know…and you know too. However, this week, twice each day, try giving yourself a mini-vacation at your home…something, anything small – make it special.

Take a break, now…

Mozella Perry Ademiluyi

www.mozellaonthemountain.com (blog)

www.loveisamountain.com (website)