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poet • artist • illustrator

ash schlax

ashschlax@gmail.com

rest
is
the
way
to
life

a
gift
of
grace

the
first
fruits
of
creation.

who
am
i
to
resist?

𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘪 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳—𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦?

scenes from the spring (as summer arrives). 🍃

-porch sitting.
-i turned forty.
-baptized two of our babies & my baby sister.
-was celebrated by the sweetest friends in 90s style.
-more porch sitting.
-visits from dear friends.
-trying new (old)

𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨

𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦
𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.
-mary oliver
—

felt like this needed a permanent place on my feed, because I need it as a perm

may we learn to rediscover
wonder—to see it all around us.

𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘶𝘱.
—
this year, I’m working to slow down and pay attention to the wild and the wonder all around. less screens,

𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.

to remember
to be thankful
to be reminded how far
you’ve come.

& sometimes, to finally learn that
the gift of a new home
doesn’t diminish the old one.

so thankful
fo

all is calm
all is bright. ✨

—
soaking up the details
of this imperfect season.

& what a gift it is.

in my years, i have
learned it is best
to embrace forced rest.

that sometimes, it is
the best kind of rest—
drawing us into humble,
slow communion.

𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯
Be gentle with yourself
𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵. Just

𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦.

The morning will come.
The birds will sing.
As sure as the time slips by
slowly, but never-stopping

Second by second—
𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴
𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘦𝘳

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world

✨ a reminder for when the world seems a little more heavy, and life feels a little more bleak. ✨

there is always good,
there is always hope.
keep going, friends. &hearts;

—

you can find this updated print in my shop & a free wallpaper in

***

in the winter earth,
life grows in darkness—
reaching for the light.

and so this life goes,
that even in darkness—
hope remains.

[thoughts that have been swirling as we’ve traveled from winter to spring, yet been reminded fre

☀️thirty nine trips around
the sun (and a day).☀️

I’ve learned
that the world is
a broken place—
joy in the midst of sorrows
is grace.

that every day
I have breath—
it really is a gift,
even (especially)
when I forget.

that time

so often
life flies along
and I find myself
moving to a tempo
too quick—

I crave a slower rhythm.

I force myself
to sit, and soak
in pages—
and ignore the beat
for just a bit.

in stillness, I find the reset.

—
also, I have offic

🌱

spring is coming—
the earth warms again,
bringing growth
to the land,
and somehow
each of them—

𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯.

#twentywordtuesday

sometimes
this world feels
too broken,
hopelessness
seeping through
cracks.

remember—
even in the dark,
we are full of light.

#twentywordtuesday

the older I get, the more I crave to live a life with a little less hurry, a little more intention, and a whole lot of gratitude for every minute of this simple life. ♡

where are my fellow simple lifers at?
it felt good to create a quote print again

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
- Cicero

we are one step closer to my dream of a little home library & it’s officially everyone’s new favorite place to be. (as evidenced by their current reads left o

today, MUSES FROM THE MOON released into the world.

𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩,
𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬,
𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬
𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥?

cleaning, cooking
planning, hoping
fearing, dreaming.

sometimes, lists win—
I forget to look around

and call it a good life.

#twentywordtuesday