I think today’s ‘Word for the Day’ is made for me, although I do not understand it fully:

“Compassionate action starts with seeing yourself when you start to make yourself right and when you start to make yourself wrong. At that point you could just contemplate the fact that there is a larger alternative to either of those, a more tender, shaky kind of place where you could live.”
Pema Chödrön

Could anyone explain what ‘make yourself right’ and ‘make yourself wrong’ means? Oddly, I have found no proper translation and don’t understand what it really means. Thank you already!

I am going through a difficult few days, and at the moment my problems seem to come back again all at once: physically, concerning family and relationship, financially …

Despite my affirmation and other practises (have I forgotten gratefulness practises?), I am quite desperate. I am suffering, feeling my ‘faults’, want to be always ‘strong’ but can’t. Everyone in the family pays for it. Guess I need help from heaven!

Hello everyone,

I’ ve seen that some of you are asking how I am doing. Thanks for your thoughts!

Everything seems not easy at the moment to me – three weeks with my two boys at home, two weeks ofvwhich both had bronchitis. Last week there were ‘holidays’ (for whom? – the teachers?), not for me anyway. I had to help them to do the school and home exercises of three weeks, plus the ‘normal’ house work.

I don’t feel always well, so I try to keep my balance … And there are many struggles with my husband. I feel it’s my ‘fault’ but I’ m often upset with him. …

And I don’t sleep well at the moment, so I have to use every possible second to relax …

So maybe you can understand that I don’t post very much at the moment!

When I can, I read some of your posts and I am often delighted to read about so many things to be grateful for!

Thank you and blessings to everyone!

Dear friend Diane,
Thank you so much for your immediate answer and for your prayers throughout the day! They will help me for sure!

I have some health worries (actually with some pain a big fear has come back which is a burden) … But tonight I lost my Sunny in the woods and thought she never would come back, and then my son joined me to look for her … and at the moment we were approaching St. Anthony’s together, we saw her between the bushes! We were so happy to have her again and it was evident that she was, to have us back, too!
So then I said to myself: My good health has now been away for a long time, although God blessed me with much strength which surprises me, and with a good physical condition despite my health troubles. And full health will surprisingly come back, although I might not see it or even believe it sometimes, just as Sunny appeared in the bushes! ☀

Thank you so much for your words and wishes, dear friend Diane!

My sons are doing better, but as they have found their strength again, they are very challenging towards me and I don’t feel very well at the moment, physically, mentally and spiritually. I also notice much fear coming up … I don’t really know how to get rid of it.

That’s the problem …

Today is Martha’s day, and when I do my prayer later this evening, I will try to find my confidence.

Blessings to you, Diane – and thanks again!

Dear Manda,

thank you so much for your heartfelt and kind words!! They mean a lot to me!

Manda, I hope you are doing better with your arms (in fact, I don’t know what the problem was – maybe I had missed some of your Posts). Anyway, I admire how you seem to be in a good mood quickly although you might have some worries, and thank you for your wonderful posts!!

I have a question: Do you have an idea what I can do when a car ride & dog is necessary? Usually, I wait until someone is here with Sunny because she often gets nausea when going by car, even a small distance. During a little while it was better when someone sat with her on the back bench of the car (one or two persons), but her vomits have returned lately … Any idea? I would be grateful for a hint 🙂 Thanks!!

Have a beautiful day with Jack bear!