After reading all your beautiful answers, I become aware that all these worries, fears, lacks you mentioned are present in me, too. So rather than letting go of all thoughts, I now see the bunch of thorns in my flesh I can let go of in order to be more present in the moment. Quite some work to do…
Please excuse my rather superficial first reply. Although I really believe that when being in the moment, thoughts are absent and love, compassion and happiness is present, in my first reply I avoided to be seen in my weaknesses and fears. I guess to be present and in the moment includes this all, but not as thought.

I am not used to set goals or wishes at first of January, but if I should do this for now, this could may be an additional thought to let go of and to change it; to be seen in my weaknesses and fears as well as in my strengths. This is really tempting and frightens me, it is like living in a goldfish bowl. So according to the word for the day, with this, I go as far as I can go for love, for the moment being. Happy new year again to all.

Expressing Yes and my commitment through realizing the hurt I did, which as well might have reflected ages of hurt done by others towards others, and not reacting but responding and to let go of this. This may be one step to peace, not only for me, which I can and will do. Work in progress.
Wishing peace to all here and in the world. Today symbolizes the birth of Christ and the coming of His spirit in each of us, where I feel that ED so beautifully spoke about recently in the name of all of us.

Last night I dreamt about observing a little boy playing, squeezing a cute little yellow play-duck, which answered with a loud “quiieeek!”. It made him happy and satisfied in a way that his attempts provoked this reaction.
Isn´t it a priceless gift to have a surrounding where such peaceful dreams reflect life? It should be peace everywhere for all living beings! Still, I feel blessed with being allowed to dreaming, to be having a chance to live here in Switzerland, and to learning, playing and serving others.

First thing that comes to mind is that I feel really sorry towards one of my brothers in heart, whose patience and kind heart I have stressed far too much. I should have said this and changed this long time ago already, only I was not aware of it until recently that I did this. So I will work on the underlying unhealthy part of my resilience that lead to may be even despair in my brother. I am so sorry for having caused this.
And I would like to say thank you to you, Christina. Your dai…First thing that comes to mind is that I feel really sorry towards one of my brothers in heart, whose patience and kind heart I have stressed far too much. I should have said this and changed this long time ago already, only I was not aware of it until recently that I did this. So I will work on the underlying unhealthy part of my resilience that lead to may be even despair in my brother. I am so sorry for having caused this.

Changed my post. May I say that your questions here challenge me often to come out of my reserved corner?
My friends called the love in me to be seen and shared, as you so kindly do here. The love of my chosen mother and my sister strongly supports me. So thankful for all of you! I hope I can shed old shoes. Fear, here I am to face you again. Ages of fear I was not even aware of. Fear once was the fuel to surviving and to fight death. This basal instinct was fixed like in a shock-state! Strength allowed me to fight it “successfully”. But the basis of all was fear of life to be overcome! And I thought it was the fear of death. Now there is space for both in me to be handled with softness and balance. It still may take some time, but is on it´s way now.

I am deeply aware that I am helped, trusted and loved. It is the help, trust and love of my dear friends and you. And you, and you. To allow change. To allow to let go. To arrive to always begin again. To open up unconditionally and allow vulnerability. To follow my heart no matter what may come and to trust in life, that all will be well, no matter what may be. I now understand more fully the recent cite of Br.David someone, I think it was Ed, made: the opposite of fear is not security, it is trust.

I can let go of a lot now, and I hope the result will be a win-win situation for all concerned. Next week, a dear friend of mine will come helping me to sort out stuff I don’t need to keep any longer. I am happily looking forward to become free of a load of collected material burdens. I will pass them on and they hopefully will become a gift for people who might need them.

The same happens emotion-wise. To let go of some old habits of clinging to painful experiences and so be able to stay in the present more; I can imagine that this space, which opens up will be of great benefit for my patients, as projections, which hinder clear perception will reduce. Happily looking forward to this! To help “… so that our indwelling, reason-gifted mind can freely employ this living, healthy instrument for the higher purpose of OUR existence.” (S. Hahnemann)

It is possible now to let go of old habits of mind as well, like clinging out of fear and then adapting too much to expectations I even may have only supposed to be there. It gives way for much more freedom of mind as well as freedom in contact with others.
This whole process of letting go I feel is a beautiful part of the fuel to nourish the “fire” (referring to Ed´s posts of yesterday), to let go of all these burdens and rise beyond, to intensify the fire more and more. I bow my head in deep thankfulness to all you who are here now; grace to all.

“Grace takes you from where you are, but does not leave you where it found you” – a recent word for the day.

I feared most to miss the train where my friends in heart and spirit are in, and so I run to reach the platform in time to jump on the train and be with them. I missed it, and failed completely.

Your post says: to set myself and the other free is Grace. There is no growth, only roads to walk. Together or not? God´s wind will decide, which way it will take.
Be free all together, this has always been my highest value alongside with love and compassion. Thank you for this beautiful reminder.

Dear Ed, this is such a deep interpretation of yours. Thank you. To me, I understand “kingfisher” as the expression, the impulse given to the reader to rise beyond one`s Self and become the One who one truly is and always has been. I guess this is not far from your understanding. Thanks for the part with the fire, as I can feel you are right, it is to allow the internal fire of Spirit to fully catch fire to rise beyond.
Your understanding of the image of the dragonflies and mentioning your personal experience is helpful. I did not even get the point before that “dragonflies draw flames” means intensify the fire. Suddenly, the world of images of the poem is on it´s way to become fully alive. Thank you so much! Yours gracefully, Ose