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Gratefulness
A memory that sustains me is to breathe through difficult emotions.
I am grateful that yesterday’s Word of the Day is still ringing in my ears as an antidote to the tearfulness/fearfulness that seemed to overwhelm again this morning. I did manage to smile at the fear once or maybe twice. This felt like grace. It also felt like a small step forward even though what further action I am to take, as far as remedying an unhealthy living situation, is still not clear.
I am grateful for nerdy distractions. Spent some time this morning reading abou...
I am grateful for nerdy distractions. Spent some time this morning reading about palm trees around the world. How marvelous, beautiful, and symbolic they are! So many varieties… the date palm, açaí palm, and coconut palm to name just a few.
I am grateful for the gift of laughter which welled up when I ran across the following quote in material unrelated to my readings about palm trees. It speaks deeply to my desire to open and keep opening to love, to life. My desire to wake up and stay awake, despite what temporary disturbances of inner peace may ensue. And it reminds me that a little zaniness certainly has its place along the spiritual path.
“In the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.”
(Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
I am so grateful to be walking in this sacred grove with all of you.
Good morning, THenry. I hope you will be back out among your beloved trees, in the cathedral of pines, very soon. Again, so glad you are back here with us.
Heehee, thanks Kevin.
Dear Manda, this is a gift you share, your experience of working through a fearful, bewildering moment and I thank you for it. And also for the poem which really speaks to my heart right now. Allow, yes.
I hope the residual of the flu continues to clear. That you are feeling lighter and brighter this morning and that it shall last through the day. Blessings too to your brother as he embarks on his retreat.
Cara Anna, I am so glad to see you here!
What a beautiful Saturday morning you describe, I am happy for you, my friend.
Sending warm hygge hugs back to you this snowy morning, Diane. I feel a sense of hygge looking out the frosted window to see the birds (stripey sparrows, dusky juncos, fire bright cardinals) hopping about in their fluffy feathers and bare feet(!) gleaning seeds below the feeder. Amazing, really.
Hello Ursula, this event as an ‘ocean of light’ is beautiful to imagine. I’m glad you could be a part of it. May refugees everywhere be embraced.
Thank you for sharing this, Palm. I have checked the website and signed up, it looks good.
Beautiful, Ose. Thank you for reminding me of a sweet childhood memory of my own, sitting at the piano with my mother and sister singing.
Compassion for the inner critic — instead of banishing it, putting it on vacation 🙂 I love this. It helps me to think of it this way. Thank you, Always Learning. I am sending you wishes for a good day and keeping you in prayer for your upcoming surgery.
Treasure the meandering, I like that. Thank you, Palm.
I send a prayer for your healing, dear T.Henry. Welcome back. Gratefully yours, C.
Thank you, Ose. I will look for the song. I wish happy moments for your day too.
I’m glad it speaks to you, too! I know so little, only that he (Rinpoche) was a Buddhist teacher and that the quote comes from his book of poems, Timely Rain. I saw the quote when it popped up randomly on the side of a Daily Good article. I have found a very good, short essay (appropriately titled Bombarded by Coconuts of Wakefulness) putting it into context at the website of Lions Roar, a magazine of Buddhist wisdom. You can find it there if you wish. Yes, I had a good laugh imagi...
I’m glad it speaks to you, too! I know so little, only that he (Rinpoche) was a Buddhist teacher and that the quote comes from his book of poems, Timely Rain. I saw the quote when it popped up randomly on the side of a Daily Good article. I have found a very good, short essay (appropriately titled Bombarded by Coconuts of Wakefulness) putting it into context at the website of Lions Roar, a magazine of Buddhist wisdom. You can find it there if you wish. Yes, I had a good laugh imagining mischievous little monkeys pelting me with those coconuts. Bring it on!
Still beaming out to you, dear one.
Oh, Palm, I love this image… leaving a house full of love… so full that it is beaming out the windows! And I also wish this for our dear Aine.
Ah, thank you for sharing with me! Such beautiful symbolism in the palm branch — triumph and peace.
Good morning sweet Manda, so lovely are your simple gratitudes, even to have caught the flu! I hope you will be feeling much better soon. My heart smiles to think of your gentle Jack bear padding around the yard tending his chewy bone. Warm hugs to you both.
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