photography – Sheena Vasani

Green Sky

I wrote this last year during a stressful time I feared losing a loved one. I stumbled upon it again today and was grateful for the reminder.

I went for a walk. It’s been a hard week. I needed guidance.

An hour later, my search led me back to where I began – nowhere. I found nothing.

Defeated, I stood still.

Surrendering, I bared my heavy heart to the heavens, looking up only to find a green sky.

In the Hindu tradition, green is the color of the heart chakra.

Gently, Rumi’s “only through the heart can you touch the sky” whispers to me. I smile and understand.

Be still. Go in. Stop running to the outside. Face your heart and let her speak. Let her break, so that she may break open to receive love. There lies your answer.

Love is always the answer.

Photos I’ve Taken That Make My Heart Smile

This sign at a cafe:

The vibrancy of these flowers, so alive with colour:

Burning away the old (and almost accidentally setting the table on fire – oops)

Coffee and conversation on a balcony overlooking London:

The sensuality of these roses:

The sensual wild flowers contrasted with composed St. Pauls and all it represents:

The remnants of a hatched egg I found on a walk – birth:

Pondering my life’s direction on a swing in a playground:

My little cousin’s artwork:

Heart-shaped pages:

Wearing socks that don’t match:

A beautiful house with roses on a lake:

Kitten sniffing flowers:

This gorgeous poem:

The surprise when I found out the artist is color blind:

My cousin’s car:

Innocence – my little cousin and kitten sharing a moment:

My baby:

Couldn’t get enough of this rose:

The travel section at the bookstore:

The magic that is this book:

Kitten sniffing my shoes:

The colorful 4 in front of Channel 4:

Reading this book:

Camden canals:

This funny bird:

This menu:

This sign, because it seemed the perfect response to the question “Universe, give me advice about my life” I asked only a few seconds before: