This question is perfect for today as I have been in the hospital for two days now due to cluster migraines.
Today’s quote is exactly where I am.
The hope that is left after all your hopes are gone — that is pure hope, rooted in the heart.

BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST
Thank you brother David Steidl.
I have hope in the deepes part of my heart that I will survive and shine again.
I pray from the deepest part of me that I will have the strength and wisdom to live.

This is funny and being that I am singlenow, I will say that I have been asked out on dates by strangers.
I am not ready to og out on dates and have a love relationship at this point, but it is kind and flattering that People I don’t know have asked me out! 🙂
Otherwise, strangers are almost always kind to me. I am Grateful for all the loving kindness and compassion that loved ones and so called strangers send me. My intention is to plant seeds of love and joy for all beings everywhere.

I believe I express my creative side at work naturally. I have fun with my students and I can help many of them feel comfortable and confident.
I also volunteer a few times a week and I lead a meditation for those who want to join. I am also volunteering to teach yoga.
My business has been on the back burner for the last year due to the volatile life situation I’m currently in, but my passion is to surve others! So, I hope to ignite the flame of creativity into my business which I started 5 years ago. Core Peace is an outreach organization devoted to mindfulness meditation awareness and yoga for a balanced life.
I’m excited to reopen and by research grants I hope to help more scientific research to support and prove the health benefits behind mindfulness meditation awareness.
Thanks for today’s question! I hope it infuses me with the motivation to allow the creativity to flow!

This question is super challenging for me right now due to the circumstances I’m facing.
When do we decide to put away what we are fighting for?
The difference between right and wrong can sometimes be blurred due being careless of how our deeds will affect those around us.
I’m really struggling with this divorce and I feel all I want to do is give in. It’s feels like constantly beat up and all three kids have to watch.
What good does money do when it destroys what’s left of the fabric of a family? When is it best to allow someone to just run over you and take everything? Is it ever right? In the end when all assists and stuff is split up, is the suffering over?
I can’t seem to get well and when we don’t have our health what do we have?
To answer today’s question requires me to look let go of all of this in order to move forward..
I can improve the lives of my kids and family by delivering, once again, a proposal to my ex and pray that it’s good enough.
If anyone has any advice regarding this I would greatly appreciate what knowledge you can share.
I pray for redemption and Loving kindness to shine through this process. I pray for compassion and cooperation.
Maybe I need to be the one to step up out of my fear and have courage to solidify this proposal by negotiating with my ex face to face.

I know that due to the challenging circumstances of divorce I can make a positive decision to make a difference by eliminating negative speech.
I can also make a positive choice to try to the best of my ability to solve issues as effectively as possible.
I can also look at this new chapter in life as a positive change and find opportunities to ne grateful.
Divorce can seem overwhelming and scary to a whole family. I can make a positive choice to start today to see the good in each and every new challenge. I can commit to practicing loving kindness and compassion for myself and all involved.
I commit to practicing patience with myself and the growth process it takes for this rebirth no matter how painful or scary it is. I can do this and this in itself is a giant step towards trust and love.

I can comimit to not taking the present moment for granted by being mindlful of whatever action I’m doing.
Being mindfully present means actually focusing on gratitude and seeing the endless opportunities which always there and waiting for us to take notice.
I think someone said here that mindfulness was a buzz word or an overused term.
Use whatever works for you, for example, we can use the pharsr “coming home”. We can get out of our minds which are often someplace other than the here and now.
So my commitment or challenge as it may be called, is to make my practice my life. My commitment is to live with joyous effort
( enthusiasm) in the hete and now.
By having a commitment to overcoming the three types of laziness.
1. Procrastination 2. Frivolous mind 3. Discouragement / self demeaning thoughts
I have a commitment each day to set my intention to live my practice. Cultivating clear intentions each day helps develop a more stable mind.

Aine,
I love this idea! This is exactly what I’m looking to do! My three boys have gone through a very hard last year with a divorce and it’s not even over yet! 12 months and more to come. I hope that the light is shining brighter and brighter for all of us! My ex included. I’m trying to drop the bag of resentment, hurt, anger, and all of the emotions that come with a divorce.
I know I can’t push the feelings away, but I can try to start to change my attitude. I believe that time has come!
So how? How to bring joy in when there is so much still happening?
Any tips you have are greatly appreciated!
Happy joy!

Anna,
Thank you so much for reaching out. I forgot that you have migraines. I have had 11 so this month, and that’s too much.
I agree, perhaps there is a connection to change in seasons. Currently, there are so many changes that it’s making my head spin. Dizziness has also been an issue but too many meds can also play a role.
To be honest, I just wish I had the cure.
Sending loving kindness to you Anna.
Keep in touch I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Be well.