I want to thank everyone who replied to my last post, as each of you gave me an opportunity for a different reflection.
Then, I join Aine and Ose in their dialogue below, speaking about Jesus. Dear friends, I am truly engaged in finding healing paths, for well being, not only in a spiritual sense…to tell the truth, I love well dressing, good food, keeping my home cozy and nice, gymn, music….and finding therapies that help my diaphragmatic muscles (I am trying tybetan bells) and …I want to thank everyone who replied to my last post, as each of you gave me an opportunity for a different reflection.
Then, I join Aine and Ose in their dialogue below, speaking about Jesus. Dear friends, I am truly engaged in finding healing paths, for well being, not only in a spiritual sense…to tell the truth, I love well dressing, good food, keeping my home as cozy and nice, gymn, music….and finding therapies that help my diaphragmatic muscles (I am trying tybetan bells) and obviously, the consequent stomach issues.
Jesus went spontaneously towards pain and death for love. So, I and Jesus, Here there are two opposite lifestyles…I am confused…. I often feel this confusion and quickly a hard judgement towards myself starts annoying my mind….as if I were not a good person.
I stop these thoughts because almost always I let my desires overwelm them, as I feel attracted by beauties….So, I don’t know wheather I am a “living plan B” or a “convinced loving life person, who loves beauties, and takes care of herself, and this goes hand to hand with spirituality”. If you, and other dear souls in this Lounge have some suggestions for me, I will be so grateful.
In almost half a hour I will go to bed….. have a nice evening and night, you all, ….as Manda says….in this magical world!

I would like to share with you my opposed and antithetical feelings, which are filling my mind, now.
Last evening my husband and I met some friends with whom we planned our next summer holidays.
We ar going to travel through Sicily, we have already planned some stunning places that we can visit there. So, how couldn’t we be grateful for this? A wonderfule place, culture, food, sun, a fabulous sea…and a warm friendship.
Grateful for having a work, so that we can have holidays, grateful for our friends and all these beauties.
I only feel a deep sorrow thinking of people who can not even imagine their holidays.
And especially during these last days, I am thinking of Syria, that troubled earth where people die, and die, and die…
Last night we laughed a lot because our friends were so funny.
So, why this unjustice in the world? Why can we laugh, while others cry, and die under bombs, others again die in that same Mediterranean sea we consider a wonderful sea?

Dear Ursula, here I am!
Oh dear…I too have parents that have always scrolled their heads when I was delightfully enjoying what they did not like (modern music, or dancing…). Now, they are so different and I can’t say that it is for their age ???? Because their health is good, in the body and in the mind. Maybe the fact that they have always taken care of nephews and nieces, among them my two sons, brought them to be more open, more positive. My sisters and I have given our sons and daughters a different education, more free, focused on awareness and sense of serene responsibility, on the beauties of life, of playful friendship, of sport, music…(uuuuu maybe tooo much, my two are always playing soccer, or gym, or jumping, skiing, ….and I loooove my washing machine!!!!).
Last year I got a tattoo on my left arm, and my parents enjoyed it!!! It seems that Qoelet words ” there is a time for everything” perfectly fit with my parents’ attitude.
As to your sons, my experience seems weird but I am noticing that is more common than what everyone could believe. They have never loved books and studying…they have always been like on a wave, up and down….since they are going to the University, they are more enthusiastic and passed their exams with good evaluations!
Last, but not least I have just begun a treatment with Tibetan bells and massages with a kind woman, I will tell you something in another post.
Be well Ursula!

Dear Diane, I often try to assure myself that in some circumstances even anger can be useful. In have always find a lot of difficulties in show my anger, but my anger has always found its place in my heart. This is more dangerous. You are a wise woman, Diane, you have a right discernement. I agree with you, you have not to be a “fixer” ( I too tend to hold on this attitude) but I suggest you to consider if your anger could have brought awareness in your colleagues. In an ancient Latin quote “cum grano salis” we say that with a little amount of salt we can improve a recipe, so, your response could have been this little amount of salt.
Diane, last week I bought a dress, next month my nephew will get married! Many wishes for your shopping! And a big hug for you and your daughters! ????

Dear Diane, yesterday I wrote a long post in order to reply to you, but when I checked it for the correct use of words, verbs….it went away…so maybe it is a sign.
I would like to share my curiosity about my genealogical tree, like you.
And thinking about a genealogical tree I am pondering the fact that if everyone would be aware of the great amount of interconnections in his/her own origins, maybe racism and prejudices would begin their melting, like the snow in the sun.

Thank you dear Grateful Sea, I don’t remember this blog and I will seek for it in this site. Anyway, it is a very interesting suggestion and I will pay attention on it. It is true, there are so many people who act for the good of others. And when my friends, my husband and I are on holidays, we like observing, listening and talking. We can learn, wherever we go. Sometimes we have different opinions but, that’s the Life.
As to the pains of the greatest part of our world, I know, there are no words. Maybe only prayers, and our most sincere effort to live in Gratitude, kindness, openness, shared responsibility. Have a good Week, dear friend.