Kate: in times as economically difficult as this where stress seems to be everywhere and at all times affecting our personal lives one can look for refuge in the beauty of nature and the wonderfulness of being alive

 Maggie: yes I like contemplation myself. Is a way of getting lost in nature, It brings incredible feelings of inner peace and relaxation.

Kate: I usually take stroll in these gardens every morning and I find it is a way of detoxifying from the daily problems I have to deal with in order to move on in life

Maggie: I find that thru contemplation of nature I get in sort of a trance where I loose myself in the flowers and the hummingbirds

       Kate: look at all of these beauty that surround, us life is precious and worth living.

       Maggie: perhaps one of the greatest tools I found to get the best out of

       contemplation is the narturing of silence

Kate: hum…   

    Maggie: ……..