Still there is beauty
In all the chaos, seek beauty Donna L Turner April 30, 2026 How are we coping today? I am so glad that years ago, during a trying time when parents were dying, and even friends my age were succumbing to … Continued
The Passion of Jesus in a Flower
Announcement! Starting this month Horizon Gate is incorporating Donna’s blog, Photo Musings, into our stream. Photo Musings offers nature photography to encourage contemplation and peace. Web pages will soon provide the archive of Donna’s past blog posts. This is her … Continued
Inklings of Utopia
Throughout humanity’s relatively short history we can see points of breaking out as well as setbacks and reverting that marked changes in our development. Generally, the movement has been positive, like waking up or being born. Currently “backsliding” is being … Continued
Stones Witness Our Changes
Nothing stops moving. The tilt of the earth keeps pointing at the sun in a different position second by second and we think, “It’s already Christmas again?”
The monumental rocks which we gaze at in awe for their fixed sameness each time we visit the mountains, are also changing so slowly it is imperceptible. But they witness the grass, trees, and campers speed by in their life cycles like we watch the life of a gnat.
Always Becoming
I relaxed in my zero-gravity chair where Donna in her chair and I were the only people in the forest and meadows around the abandoned Stonewall Mine, near Julian, California. The gentle breeze caressed, and the birds entertained us. On … Continued
Recover Spontaneities
In my meditations outside in Idyllwild, California, before the sun was fully visible five doves alighted calmly on branches above me. I felt the visit of beloved family.
Before Verbiage
Two announcements are made in this post about a new poetry volume and the nature photography of Donna L. Turner. Preview the poetry and pictures here.
When You Pause
In the labors and burdens of life we at one moment or another sigh, “God.” If we let that sigh extend beyond the moment, we can discover new expanse in our universe, new capacity to rest and be renewed. Focusing … Continued
Amounting to Something
The greatest pressure in life for many people is to “amount to something.” To them it means to be successful in performing, productivity, gaining position, and receiving honor. It charges the young to focus energies, fuels wannabes to work harder, … Continued
The Particle and The Whole
It seems with our current capacities to observe the vast universe as well as impossibly tiny particles, that people have never before been so aware of our ambiguous status in reality. To the vast universe we are impossibly tiny. To … Continued
