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Gratefulness
My goal is to be a whole lot more like my dogs, able to live in the moment and just be grateful.
Control. This lesson just keeps popping up time after time, and still I struggle. I let go a little, the have to let go some more, in layers.
The ability to think through situations, assess, and come up with a strategy has kept me alive, so it is a coping mechanism that is very hard to let go of for me. The truth, though, is that control is an illusion. I want to let go of that illusion and just Be.
As for how I’d feel if I could just let it go…well, I think initial...
As for how I’d feel if I could just let it go…well, I think initially I’d feel scared because it is unfamiliar, like a knight losing his suit of armor. In time, probably a shorter time than I think, I’d have a lot more energy and freedom since the gobs of energy spent on trying to figure things out would no longer be needed for that purpose. I might even feel…happy about that loss!
Grace. I told my recent experience with grace in the lounge so will not repeat it here, but Grace is my answer.
There really is so much grace is so many places, and yet I am almost always surprised when Grace comes to visit me personally. Then I shake my head and am amazed at the unexpected goodness that comes with it. 😀
The snag on this question is that our teachers come in many forms, both those we enjoy learning from and those who challenge us to our core and cause untold pain. Both, however, can rightfully be called teachers, even if we prefer one method over another.
As for positive people, I have had some wonderful souls who have shared their wisdom with me, but the one that really started me on my life path of healing gave me a fantastic gift when she told me, “Healthy people don’t ...
As for positive people, I have had some wonderful souls who have shared their wisdom with me, but the one that really started me on my life path of healing gave me a fantastic gift when she told me, “Healthy people don’t fit in dysfunctional situations.” When she said that in response to my wondering why I had never been able to “fit” in some places where I had tried so hard but failed repeatedly, it was as if the gears on the world stopped, then started back up in the opposite direction. And that was only one of her lifechangers. 🙂
And while I know they are not people, I’d also add that nature and animals can be our teachers, too. God has often gotten messages through to me through those teachers. 🙂
Hmmm… A new beginning. Right now, it is daylily bloom season on our farm, and they are smiling out at me everywhere. Daylilies have each individual blossom only for one day, though many can be produced on a given plant, so they are a great reminder to stop each day to taste its savor and enjoy its gifts. Checking each morning to see which new one has opened greets each new day with a new gift.
I’m grateful to be alive. I’m grateful for the love that surrounds me in my husband, good friends, and my animals. I’m grateful for the helpers to come fill in the gaps in yard work or projects. I’m grateful that what we need comes when we are ready to receive it. Enough is always available.
My resistance. And apparently the only way to shift it is to listen with attention to it and allow it to express what is really going on.
One of the things that is helping me release this is to realize that so much of it was not even mine but was placed on me as a control measure by others. Another biggie is the realization that everyone feels shame at some point or another on their journey. You are not alone. We’re all in this together!
That man is certainly a challenge. I can only hope he is the sand in our country’s oyster rather than the alternatives.
Oh, I understand all too well. I am sorry for the impending loss of your dog. I’ve been there, and it just plain hurts. It can often trigger other losses coming up to be addressed as well. I’ve had the passing of a loved animal be a portal to help me, leaving me with one last gift, the gift of having those buried things come up, get felt, and thus be able to let go.
An old friend of mine is going through something similar. All I can say is, HUGS.
What a beautiful gift you and they share with each other!
I could learn from her, too. I tend to want to DO, even when it is beyond my capabilities at the moment, and it sounds like she is happily content to be as she is, where she is. That is indeed a wonderful lesson to pass on!
Yes, very much yes. Even a simple eye contact and smile or wave in passing conveys that gentle sentiment you said, “you are really real, unique, and you matter.” And we all of us so need to have that message resonate in our hearts!
Beautiful, Gargi.
Oh, what a lovely gift!
I am so glad you mentioned children! A friend and I were just discussing this very thing yesterday while watching her adorable little boy investigating my gardens and chickens. To a child, everything is new and wonder-ful, the pace of the world is still slow, and life simply awaits our discovery. Truly, we need to acknowledge them as our teachers as well!
Wahoooooo! Yippppeeeeeeee! Hooray! Hurrah! Not to mention That’s Great!
That right there is the biggest indicator. We must first believe we CAN heal in order to be able to heal. Many blessings to you and your friend!
Wow, Gina. I will pray for your friend, and for you.
There isn’t much that says “enough” than watching a much loved pet asleep in a sunbeam. They give themselves over so completely to their moment, in peace and safety, no worries, no thinking about what they “need” to do when they awaken. For them, there is only the acceptance of being surrounded by love, care, and a world of goodness. I think I could learn a lot from my dogs and cat! 😀
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