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Gratefulness
By not taking this beautiful world created for us for granted. To take care of it and treat all its inhabitants with respect and kindness.
I thought about this question during my yoga practice this morning. I always came back to the same answer – to spend my final day doing what I do everyday. I tell my loved ones I love them everyday and that includes my furry four-legged loved one ❤️ I would also have the biggest bowl of ice cream multiple flavors with a slice of cake on the side. I would also be sure my loved ones knew that although gone physically, my spirit will be with them always.
“The wound is the place where the light enters you” -Rumi
What a lovely post Diane! We forget about the simple pleasures our senses treat us to everyday. I have often asked myself, if there was one sense I had to give up, what would it be? My answer has always been none of them. And, because of your reminder, today I will focus on all the things my senses treat me to today. I love the vision of you dancing to Native American music in your living room this morning. Are you familiar with R Carlos Nakai? I first discovered his music while visitin...
What a lovely post Diane! We forget about the simple pleasures our senses treat us to everyday. I have often asked myself, if there was one sense I had to give up, what would it be? My answer has always been none of them. And, because of your reminder, today I will focus on all the things my senses treat me to today. I love the vision of you dancing to Native American music in your living room this morning. Are you familiar with R Carlos Nakai? I first discovered his music while visiting a cliff dwelling in Flagstaff, Arizona many years ago. I will never forget the energy I felt while there – it was very powerful. Thank you for sharing your gratitude here. I hope you have a lovely day and enjoy all of the experiences your senses treat you to today ❤️????????????
Good to see you back, Cintia. I have missed you. What a lovely gift you and your students gave to the ladies in the nursing home. What a difference you must have made for them. Dancing is so good for the spirit. Many blessing to you and your students for the kindness and joy you gave. Have a lovely day ❤️????????
❤️ So true Grateful Beekeeper. Makes one very aware of how each day is lived should it be the last. This one thing is teaching me to let go of so much useless negativity and to simply be grateful and loving to every one.
Thank you for re-sharing this. Children can be quite wise. They are also the bravest when facing their mortality.
How lovely and utterly peaceful ❤️
❤️ – also glad to hear you are well, Anna.
Thanks for that observation Kevin! It makes you wonder what comes next???? I hope you have a wonderful day. I always look forward to seeing you here first thing in my morning.
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Be patient with yourself through this process. We all forgive in our own time.
Ok, Aine – that is an expression I will need to remember “an angry biker gang in the GI tract” You have brought me tears of laughter twice today…thank you, thank you, thank you.
Oh Aine, you made laugh! I especially like the thought of them cleaning everyone’s plates ???? It reminds of how well our dogs were fed under the dinner table of the things us kids didn’t want to eat.
Dear THenry – I understand a narrow social circle. But, recently for me this is shifting. It is especially surprising since I have been a loner for 50+ years of my life. But, good people are starting to wander in. And, that includes all of you here ❤️
So much fun that must have been for your daughter. I always regret not playing a musical instrument. I am alive, so there is still time! I wish we could share sound bites here. I would love to her your daughter’s mandolin playing. It is such a beautiful instrument. I hope you have a lovely day filled with joyous surprises as well ????
I do love to sing and dance. They both set my soul free. And now that I am older, I do both without any awareness of it except the pleasure of it. I, too, am finding myself more engaged in my community these days. I look forward to you finding that in your new home.
I am sorry that the pain has returned in spite of your new therapies. I wish I had a magic potion for you to make it disappear. I suffer because you suffer. I also know about learning forgiveness for my parents. I found for me that it is a process. And, what worked for me best was realizing that we all have a cross to bear in life. What happened in my family was mine. And, I believe, for me, that this was my souls agreement upon entering this life. This experience with my family, espe...
I am sorry that the pain has returned in spite of your new therapies. I wish I had a magic potion for you to make it disappear. I suffer because you suffer. I also know about learning forgiveness for my parents. I found for me that it is a process. And, what worked for me best was realizing that we all have a cross to bear in life. What happened in my family was mine. And, I believe, for me, that this was my souls agreement upon entering this life. This experience with my family, especially my parents, was necessary for my soul’s growth. This allowed me to let go of so much anger and to find a place of forgiveness for my parents because our souls agreed to this lesson for our souls growth. Both my parents are gone now and I can think of them with love. I hope you can reach this place too. I have found that once you can forgive it will be you who receives the greater of gift of forgiveness. I hold you in my heart for your physical and emotional healing ❤️
Dear Diane, I am so glad you had this wonderful day and for sharing it here. I, too, had a lovely experience on Saturday evening. I was invited to a friend’s home for a celebration. I am an introvert and this would have meant being with people I didn’t know. But, I told myself to go with no expectations. I had read that day the 8 day practice of Grateful Living and it reinforced this for me to be surprised with no expectations and to be curious. Another day said to open you...
Dear Diane, I am so glad you had this wonderful day and for sharing it here. I, too, had a lovely experience on Saturday evening. I was invited to a friend’s home for a celebration. I am an introvert and this would have meant being with people I didn’t know. But, I told myself to go with no expectations. I had read that day the 8 day practice of Grateful Living and it reinforced this for me to be surprised with no expectations and to be curious. Another day said to open your heart. So, I went to this gathering and I had the most wonderful time because I arrived with no expectations, with a curiosity and an open heart. Their home was so warm and inviting filled with all their wonderful friends and great food brought by everyone. There were many musicians who came and who have all played together for a long time. I also got to enjoy a good old fashioned hootenanny with many guitars, mandolin, violin…and singing from the heart. Seeing these people sitting around in a large circle with their instruments and playing together like they have so many times before was simply joyous. I sang out loud! Have a wonderful day and I hope you find a simple pleasure to enjoy today ????
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