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July is the month of Larkspur & Water Lily,flowers of happiness, love, enlightenment,
resurrection, purity, beauty, creation and divine birth.
'Be in love with life and the living and the world will be a better place.'- Kamran Mofid
July is the first month in the Roman calendar to be named after a historical person, Julius Caesar. His reforms had a lasting effect on the Roman calendar, not least because he had an entire month named in his honour. July was originally called Quintilis, as it was the fifth month in the traditional Roman calendar. However, after Caesar’s assassination in 44 BC, it was renamed iūlius in Caesar’s honour by the Roman Senate as it was the month of his birth.
The official birth flowers for July are larkspurs, signifying happiness and love. These popular ornamentals flaunt
tall flower spikes typically in shades of pink, white, and lavender. Photo: Petal Republic
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'A degraded habitat will produce degraded humans. If there is to be any true progress,
then the entire life community must progress.'―
As our home- the planet earth- faces the most dangerous century in its 4.5bn-year history, we look to Mother Nature for her wise and passionate guidance on what the future holds for our Sacred Mother Earth and us all.
'Nature and Me: Discovering the joy of the world around us'
'Be in love with life and the living and the world will be a better place.'- Kamran Mofid
Chief Seattle.Photo:whitewolfpack.com
The Sweetness of Being Human: ‘We have all of us one human heart.’
'Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.'-
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Co-Creating A Better World With Mindful Photography
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A Path to Nurture the Power of Gratitude Through Mindful Photography
‘Be in love with life and the living and the world will be a better place.'- Kamran Mofid
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Whilst reading the New York Times Well Newsletter of 3 June 2021*1, the following piece caught my eyes. I began to read and found it very interesting and helpful. Hence my reason for wishing to share it with our readers.
‘Please take a moment to enjoy this photo of a rainbow cloud*, also known as an iridescent cloud. It’s a rare phenomenon that occurs when small water droplets or ice crystals in the cloud scatter the sunlight.
Rainbow Clouds, Suzy Kosh of Pacifica, Calif., was grateful to spot a rare iridescent cloud. Photo: Suzy Kosh
‘The picture was taken by Suzy Kosh of Pacifica, Calif., during our recent Fresh Start Challenge**. I asked readers to take a fresh look at the people, places or things in their lives and snap a photo. It’s a simple gratitude practice+ based on science. One study found that mindful photography++ can be a fun and easy way to savor everyday experiences and cultivate gratitude. For the research, college students were instructed to take photos of things that brought them joy or felt meaningful to them. During the study, the students used their phone cameras to take pictures of campus buildings, blooming flowers, friends hanging out in the quad or objects in their dorm rooms.
‘Overall, the students who took mindful photographs felt happier and more appreciative of college life compared to a control group that took photos of uninspiring things like bike racks. And the researchers found that mindful photography worked just as well at improving well-being as a traditional gratitude journal practice.’
I’ve adopted this new practice in my own life. Although, I still need to learn and practice more, nonetheless, I have tried to incorporate mindful photography and gratefulness in all I do, as reflected in many of my postings on the GCGI.INFO
*1 New York Times Well Newsletter of 3 June 2021
+ It’s a simple gratitude practice
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Photo: Kamran Mofid, our garden, Coventry, June 2020
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The beauty of living simply: the forgotten wisdom of William Morris
‘Be in love with life and the living and the world will be a better place.'- Kamran Mofid
A beautiful sunrise from our garden in Coventry. April 2020. Photo: Anne Mofid
Beautiful cherry blossoms, our street, Coventry, April 2020. Photo: Anne Mofid
A lovely early morning stroll, Green Lane, Coventry, March 2020. Photo: Anne Mofid
A Simple Day at Oxwich Bay, South Wales, GB- October 2015Photo: Anne Mofid
A Simple Day at the nature trail, the University of Warwick, Sunday 1 November 2015-Photo: Anne Mofid
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Autumn at Batsford Arboretum, Photos by Anne & Kamran Mofid
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World in Chaos: The Healing Power of Gardens
'Be in love with life and the living and the world will be a better place.'- Kamran Mofid
Photo: Kamran Mofid, our garden, Coventry, June 2020
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