Message from Gail Sharp

June 2025

A while ago, one of my dearest friends and spiritual mentor gave me a book titled "just this".

Written by Franciscan priest Richard Rohr, it is a collection of brief meditations and practices that I often pick up and study. I must admit, a lot of the writings are a bit over my head, but many resonate deeply. This is one: "The real gift is to be happy and content, even while we are just sitting on the front porch, looking at a rock; or when doing the nothingness of prayer, or gazing at anything in its ordinariness…just this."

Of course, right now in our glorious spring, it's easy to be content. Watching the young foal across the road or the baby deer nursing at Evergreen Lake. Or the busy barn swallows building their mud nests in the crevices of my barn and the bees in the catmint taking over my garden. The stunning beauty of my walk each day, or a walk in my friend's woods, looking at moss and tiny wildflowers.

I can also feel incredibly content with a cup of coffee while meditating in the morning, or looking at the same piece of art that I walk past in my house every evening. Even laying my head down at night can cause me to feel joy and peace. It doesn't take much these days, which is partly the result of aging, but also years of practice and focus on everything around me rather than searching for drama and excitement. I need less and less every year.

For me it's a bit harder in winter when the days are cold and short, but would spring, summer, and fall be as delicious without the contrast of chilly months? Okay, maybe it would be just as sweet with two cold months instead of five. 😊 That's something for me to continue to work on, to appreciate every single experience. It's so easy to sink in and accept the beautiful times, but important to build acceptance and appreciate the growth I get from challenges.

For now, I'm relishing these perfect days and evenings. Many times a week, seeing the beauty that surrounds me, I am literally overcome with tears. I hope you, too, can feel and appreciate……just this.

Gail Sharp is the owner of TallGrass Spa and Salon. Email her at sharpgail@aol.com .

Spring Seasonal Services

The pleasures of our Spring Seasonal Services continue through June, giving you plenty of time to treat yourself to a very special spa experience. Try one of these – or all three!

Stone Crop Mani and Pedi Springtime rejuvenation!
Enjoy the earthy, clean-scented pleasures of Eminence Organics Stone Crop as it hydrates, heals, and minimizes hyper pigmentation. A stone crop salt and sugar scrub, followed by stone crop body oil and body lotion massages for hands and feet, and stone crop mask while wrapped in warm slippers and/or gloves are moisturizing, nourishing, and refreshing.

Spring Equinox Body Treatment Lighter, toned, and hydrated!
Release toxins, improve digestion, and tone the body with a mud masque applied to abdomen, thighs, and back followed by lymphatic cupping and contouring. Then, a flushing of remaining toxins and an application of Eminence Monoi Body Cream firms and tightens your skin.

Vitamin "Sea" Facial Smoother, plumper, more youthful looking skin!
Citrus and sea increase firmness and provide long-lasting hydration by toning and refreshing with Eminence's Mangosteen Daily Resurfacing Cleanser, Pineapple Refining Tonique, and vitamin C-packed Citrus and Kale Potent C+E Masque. Fine lines and wrinkles are diminished as skin soaks in algae extracts from Marine Flower Peptide Serum.

June Products of the Month
Coola Sunscreens
Serious about sun protection, organic Coola Sunscreens are great for mountain hikes, great for that beach vaca, and even greater at 20% savings in June.

Gift Certificate Special!

Eminence Organics is always innovating its products to deliver the best results and its Stone Crop Hydrating Mist is right up there when it comes to a clear, fresh, toned, hydrated, bright-looking complexion.

For a limited time, when you purchase a TallGrass Gift Certificate of $150 or more, you'll receive a complimentary 4.2 oz bottle of Stone Crop Hydrating Mist. (Value $39. Gift certificate must be purchased in person. Offer available during June.)

Available for Adoption

Lex
Australian Cattle Dog /Blue Heeler, male, 3 mos

Lex is the softest, sweetest puppy you'd ever want to meet. He's a fast learner, having mastered "sit" in just one day. And, he's doing well with potty training, walking on a leash, and relaxing on car rides, too. When night rolls around, he's so tuckered out from all the fun that he falls asleep quickly in his kennel. Lex would love a home with kids – he's always up for adventure, lots of activity, and even hiking sounds perfect.

Available for adoption at Evergreen Animal Protective League
www . EAPL . com

Note: Your visit to TallGrass is a chance to unwind and disconnect. Keep in mind that cell service and WiFi are unreliable here. Also, GPS reception could become blocked and navigation can be lost.