هنرمفهومیConceptual art

28/08/2026

My memories of summer
Implanted in my mind
Long and lazy balmy days
Those were the golden times
(Author unknown)

Hoping whoever reads this had a wonderful Summer. Hard to believe August is drawing to a close but looking forward to embracing those crisp, colourful autumn days soon to unfold.

Good night everyone. Gillian x

27/08/2026

The swallows are gathering, some have already left. September is only a breath away and I can feel the whispers of autumn. Goodbye little birds, safe journey, see you next spring.

27/08/2026

SPACE...
🙎‍♂️Kevin Kia

27/08/2026

"Leave a trail of light behind you
Everywhere you go.
Whose darkness you'll illuminate
You may never know.”
L.R. Knost

Artist: Juan Brufal

Paired by Whispers from the Heart

27/08/2026

One Gentle Effort at a Time

Some days, you may feel like giving up.
On those days, slow down.
Breathe deeply, and be gentle with yourself.

Let this moment be enough.
Rest when you need to rest.
Take your time when you feel the need to pause.

You do not need to apologise
for having days when you are not at your strongest.

There is wisdom in slowing down.
There is courage in resting.
There is healing in speaking kindly to yourself.

Remember, a wall is not built all at once.
It is built one brick at a time,
placed gently, patiently, day by day.

Life is much the same.
You do not have to build everything today.
Just focus on what's right in front of you.

One breath.
One moment.
One gentle effort at a time.

~ 'One Gentle Effort at a Time' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Bee. Succeed Bee.Succeed.

27/08/2026

در روزهای پایانی ماه اوت،
و خورشید کمی پایین‌تر،
هوا گرم و مطبوع است،
و زندگی کمی کندتر.

حس یک پایان وجود دارد،
شکوفه‌ها به اوج خود رسیده‌اند،
بعضی برگ‌ها به آرامی زرد می‌شوند،
مزارع طلایی و براق هستند.

میوه‌ها روی تاک سنگین هستند،
و شاه‌توت‌ها آماده چیدن هستند،
در آخرین انفجار رشد باشکوه،
شمارش معکوس برای پاییز در حال انجام است.

پس من در این مه طلایی خواهم ماند،
اگرچه اوج تابستان گذشته است،
و من قدر این روزهای پایانی را خواهم دانست؛

طبیعت بهترین‌ها را برای آخر نگه داشته است..

نوشته‌ی گوشه‌ی سرندیپیتی 🌾

🖋️سی.ای. کومبز برای گوشه‌ی سرندیپیتی
🎨لایوی پودر

In the final days of August,
and the sun's a little lower,
the air is warm and balmy,
and life's a little slower.

There's the feeling of a finale,
The blooms have reached their peak,
Some leaves slowly turning to yellow,
The fields are gold and sleek .

The fruits are heavy on the vine,
And blackberries ready for picking,
In a final burst of sumptuous growth,
The countdown to Autumn is ticking.

So I'll linger in this golden haze,
although Summers height has passed,
And I'll appreciate these final days;
Nature saved the best for last ..

By Serendipity Corner 🌾

🖋️C.E. Coombes for Serendipity Corner
🎨Laivi Poder

27/08/2026

Some kindnesses are so powerful they move you to tears. Not because they are grand or loud or monumental, but because they arrive exactly when the weight is too much to bear.

A stranger who waits with you on the curb whilst your hands shake. A friend who texts "I'm here" without needing a reply. The colleague who says “take a break for a moment - I’ve got this.” These moments often don’t cost the other person a thing; and yet, they are priceless.

Because they don’t come to fix you; they come to make room for you. And in that room - spacious, gentle, unthreatening - you find, often without meaning to, that you can finally fall apart. That you don’t have to keep holding it all together. The armour you’ve worn for so long starts to slip, not because someone pries it off, but because - for the first time in a while - you’re not bracing for harm.

It’s the safety of it.
The tenderness.
The sense that someone is holding a bit of the weight with you, even if they can’t take it away.

And that gentle moment; that safe space, that permission - being allowed to crumble without judgment - can feel like relief.

Yes, some kindnesses are so powerful that they move us to tears.
But maybe it isn’t the kindness itself that makes it powerful.

Maybe it’s how much we need it.

*****

For anyone who's ever said (or been told) "don't hug me, you'll make me cry." ❤

Becky Hemsley 2025
Beautiful artwork by the brilliant Lisa Aisato

'Safe Space' is from If The Stars Could Speak: https://amzlink.to/az0MJ3gSiPVFX
(affiliate link)

27/08/2026

She finds her strength in her forgiving heart and her desire to love the world new again each and every day. Jody Doty
©2026 Meditations and Musings by Jody Doty
Art by the amazing Gillian Rule Art

27/08/2026

"Aging is True"

"You are the color of life
speckled with wisdom
interlocked with the music
of your soul.

You speak to me
on this gray day
where the sun hides
but your beauty
is completely not bashful.

You are the color of hope
and speak in tender swirls
of love lost
love to be seen
love in its mysteries.

You are the color of passion
with undertones of blues
able to write a live song
with each season's aches
felt on the tips
of your velvety lips.

You are the color of magic
as you are
in all your flaws
those beautiful imperfections
are translated
by the birth and rebirth
of you."
Carolyn Riker, poet & writer , poet & writer - Aging is True (The Colors I Hear)

Artist: Gillian Rule Art

Paired by Whispers from the Heart