I’m in love with my life
The Calm After the Storm
We are shaken to the core by events that may not even hurt us. But we see other people suffer and we feel our innermost truths shaken and challenged. If we allow the questions to come, the fear to be felt, the doubts to surface, in time all that perturbs will simply flow…away…and we will have clarity that we never once experienced.
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Life Inspires
Life inspires me. The ups and even the downs – they all make life unpredictable yet so full of possibilities.
Stones
The silence of the stones call to me. So strong they are, yet so quiet. Strength in silence.
Out of the Tunnel
Hibernation is over. Sunlight, birds chirping, wind on my face. Things I missed. But the darkness that I retreated to for several months showed me the light within – awesome. To keep my focus on the light now that I am out of the tunnel, that is the challenge, my new purpose.
No Flow
Sometimes the words won’t flow. Then I just let it be. Maybe it’s not time to write. It’s time to BE.
Death
Death of a loved one presses hard on the heart and silences the mind with all the questions that have no answer.
Rest
After the flurry of activities, life deliberately provides us with opportunities to slow down and rest. If we have learned to move our focus away from the call of the material world, we are able to enjoy this time or retreat. Life ceases to be a race and begins to take on the pace of a sweet, slow dance.
Truth
Truth gives us a chance to taste freedom.
Digressing, and Finding the Path Back
As we go through life, we digress, no matter how sure we are of our path. It is one of the nuances of flowing. We become unsure, and we flow with uncertainty. If we don’t struggle, we learn as we detour, and soon, we find that we are right back on track.
The River
I do not differentiate very much between thoughts and words. Quite frankly, I do not attach great importance to thoughts either. I attach more importance to things. For example, there was a man at this ferry who was my predecessor and teacher. He was a holy man who for many years believed only in the river and nothing else. He noticed that the river’s voice spoke to him. He learned from it; it educated and taught him. The river seemed like a god to him and for many years he did not know that every wind, every cloud, every bird, every beetle is equally divine and knows and can teach just as well as the esteemed river. But when this holy man went off into the woods, he knew everything; he knew more than you and I, without teachers, without books, just because he believed in the river.
– Herman Hesse, from Siddhartha
Allowing
When sad things happen in life, it is the time when we need to allow, to flow and let go. Then there is no struggle and as we tread the rocky path in the dark, we see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Miracles
When we join our will with God’s Will, miracles happen.
Life is a mystery
When events that we cannot understand happen in our lives, we come face to face with life’s mystery.
Life Purpose
In the midst of all, there is your life purpose, waiting to be discerned.
The Pleasures of Morning
Morning comes with laughter from the clouds, a merry tune from the sun and a lilting dance by the birds.
Defining My Purpose
“God is the nature of my being; the Source of who I am. My soul is God breathing through my human-ness. Writing is a passion that feeds my soul and enables me to touch base with God in me. When I write, I am one with God.”
Expecting
Expecting takes away trust and faith.
Change Begins
It is when you show an intense desire to change that change occurs.
Hope and Faith
Hope helps us build emotional muscles. When life presents us with pain, hope presents itself as an alternative to despair, depression and giving up. Hope helps us find the threads of faith within our soul. It shows us that we have the capacity to believe in something or someone greater than pain. Hope opens the door so that we can allow faith to come into our lives and view the circumstances of pain and tragedy from a different perspective. Hope is always there. But it is not always easy to hope. It takes a long time to understand hope.
From Hope to Acceptance
Hope is a not means to a joyful end. Life presents us with opportunities to learn how to hope, how not to go to despair. We learn how to hope; but we also learn that hope does not always result in happy endings. In the ultimate analysis, learning how to hope is but a step towards learning how to accept.
Abstinence
Abstinence gives the spirit time to breathe, allows the body to cleanse itself, and grants the mind time to rest.
Emptiness
Emptiness provides the space through which grace can flow.
Come to the Center
Come to the center of your being on a daily basis. Gather strength from these moments of powerful prayer. Invoke your highest good. Give yourself the opportunity to open up to more aspects of your BEing.
Inner Light
Remember always that the Light is within you. Do not allow what is not in your nature to cloud your vision. Love, faith, trust, hope – these are the stars that will shine their light on your journey on earth.
In the Now
If you feel inadequate, know that you had taken a step back in time. Simply come back to the present and all will be well.
State of Being
Far from the turmoil that now hounds the earth is a state of BEing – a peaceful place available to everyone. It is far because people have distanced themselves from matters of Spirit. Life goes on as though the material world is all there is. Many have and continue to listen to the stirrings of Spirit, but they often find it difficult to reach higher levels of soul communication because of the trappings of the material world. It is when the spirit of Love pervades that one is able to successfully transcend the temptations of the material. Nowhere is there a place more perfect than this – the state of BEing.
Love
In the presence of the Divine love flows through all of creation. Receive the blessings this day brings and know that in their very being, each person, animal, plant or insect -everything- carries within a very profound message of love.
Change
There is a definite change/shift happening in my life. I am expanding, even as I am decreasing. I AM NOW, yet I AM NOT. I become, even as I unravel. It is a very fascinating process, one that I don’t understand. Yet it feels so comfortable, like a perfect fit. I feel the same way about the God I have been trying to know since I was young – I still do not fully understand who or what God is, yet I feel so comfortable in this state of unknowing.
Reflections
The wonderful thing about life is that it demands to be lived.
Inner Life
In the midst of seeming inactivity, Love stirs that which the eyes cannot see. Be still and you will see the flourishing of life within. It is not only an amazing sight – it is truly breathtaking. You do not feel it because you still see with your eyes. Look within, with your heart.
Time
Time is not expendable. It is not limited. Time is limitless – time lasts forever. If you can dance with time, it can be stretched to infinity. Time is always there, it will never disappear, so there is no need to grab it. Time is of the essence, we are told. Time is essence, I now know. Time heals, time allows us to unfold our wings, time waits for us. Time is my friend. Time affords me, time indulges me, time waits for me.
Birthright
Seek not that which does not belong to you. Poverty of spirit is not your birthright, rather, it is love in its highest form. Know that what is yours shall come to you.”
Now
Tomorrow is never in the present. What you have is now Be in the Now.
Blessed days
A day with the family…a day spent writing…a day spent catching up with unfinished business. Gassho, for days like these.
Writing
Writing is soul work…nourishes my soul.
Morning
How can I create such wonderful mornings like this one?
Passion
When fed, passion brings peace.
Endings
Today I say goodbye
to several good things
that belong to the past.
Good, happy days with friends
before we all went our separate paths.
I say goodbye to a 33-year old company
that had been good to me and my family.
To all the wonderful, memorable times
shared with all who worked there.
To all the happy times,
the beautiful places we visited,
the colorful memories we created
before our needs changed,
making us leave, one by one.
And now, that company shall go to sleep,
after being the source of blessings for so many.
Today, I feel the joy of those moments
shared with so many people,
And acknowledge the sadness
in the realization that it shall never be again,
That good ole Fr. Lenny has left this world
And his laughter would no longer
add merriment to our days.
Today is a day of endings,
of goodbyes and farewells.
I savor the happy memories once more,
even as I feel the pain that endings bring.
Today, life ceases to be what it was,
and begins to be what it must.
That is the beauty of endings –
despite the pain, it opens us up
to the possibility of new beginnings.
Feeling
Feelings now make themselves known to me. Nothing hidden, all resolved as they come.
Life is a process
Because I planted and waited, now I sow. Life is a process. We cannot force things and expect to harvest good crops.
Silent Ballet
As I pass through a tree-lined street, I become a spectator to a silent ballet.
Breathing
Taking time to breathe slowly, gently…allowing the soul to unfold .
A phase ends
The hair that I cut short 7 years ago can be allowed to grow again. The phase that began when I cut my hair is over; a new one begins. As I go on my way, I let my hair grow again, and fly away!
Sister Wind
Sister Wind spreads her wings and fans out the heat of the mid-day sun.
Stars
The stars shine bright tonight. Reminding me of the grandeur that we are a part of.
On the new path
Feeling my way through this new path. No excitement, no worries nor fears. Just a deep knowing that I am where I should be.
A shell in my hand
A cone, a shell,
Laced with master strokes
Filled with joy and wonder.
I hold it and it holds me.
I gaze at it and it enfolds me.
Lines, circles, patterns.
Undulating,straight;
Reverberating with life
No matter how far away it is from its home.
Giving me visions of the sea,
Sharing with me what it feels like to live
Under…and now, away from home,
Being glad to be here, with me.
Peace
Peace emanating from within, covering every aspect of my life, like a warm blanket.
Illnesses
Sniffles, cough, flu…these make us appreciate and strive for good health.
Prayer
I recited prayers of yore, forgotten amidst the flurry of life. It was most welcome, like rain gently smoothing away the cracks on parched land.
Breathing
Breathing connects us to the Source of life. We don’t breathe often enough.
Life’s challenges
Noise, errands, illness, accidents. They pour. Like waves on the sea. Adding texture, color and a different rhythm.
Life is a dance
Listening to the guidance within, allowing the circumstances of my
life to teach me. Life becomes a dance : sweet and slow. In tune,
once more to the rhythms of my soul.
Deep breathes
Air flowing into the deep recesses of my body. Cleansing, refreshing, reminding me of so many possibilities in life
Writing from the heart
Deep within
the core of my being,
It is endless,
Infinite,
Expansive.
I breathe
more fully here…
No hindrances,
no fetters…
Only peace,
And freedom to be,
To explore
Life’s beauty
My Hands
My hands know the meaning of time
They know the meaning of life.
They give,
They love,
They laugh.
My hands, not mere appendages
But extensions of love and joy.
Instruments for giving,
Implements for living.
Family
Always feels good to come home to family. Like eating a hearty donut.
The old and the new
The old is gone,
the new is not yet fully here…things are beginning
again…
slowly…
more peacefully this time
because I am more peaceful
and appreciate time more
this time.
Choices
Proud of the choices I’ve made,
happy about the life I’ve created.
Earthly riches are not mine,
but spiritual clarity and abundance
I have claimed.
Life is a bed of roses.
Flowing from Within 