What have you done lately to nurture yourself, enhance your creativity and honor your soul? Feeling sad lately? When we neglect ourselves in the mad rush to make a living, take care of business and raise our families, we die a little with each passing day. A thousand daily deaths can lead to a barren life starved for affection and love. And yet we don't understand. Our partner loves us, our children need us, our friends are there for us and our employer counts on us. We are loved and needed we defiantly state. So we continue our frantic pace and fill up our lives with busyness. Our faces, with well-applied make-up, mask the pain of our souls that lie waiting for us to discover what real beauty is. Until we touch the beauty of our souls and live from our own heartfelt inspiration, we live with a profound sadness and longing. Susan Ann Darley
If we weren't trying to control whether a person liked us or his or her reaction to us, what would we do differently? If we weren't trying to control the course of a relationship, what would we do differently? If we weren't trying to control another person's behavior, how would we think, feel, speak, and behave differently than we do now? What haven't we been letting ourselves do while hoping that self-denial would influence a particular situation or person? Are there some things we've been doing that we'd stop? How would we treat ourselves differently? Would we let ourselves enjoy life more and feel better right now? Would we stop feeling so bad? Would we treat ourselves better? If we weren't trying to control, what would we do differently? Make a list, and then do it. Melody Beattie
God does not test you. God simply gives you opportunities to recognize the presence of love where you thought it was absent. Alan Cohen
2 comments:
Alas, "Thy Will BE Done"
Usually means, but let Thy will be My Will - lol!
Sometimes I fret no more
I just ride & go with the flow
Other times I have to take the lead
and sometimes I even have to plead
Then again one day, who knows
we'll all be able to fly like crows
or go to the best concerts & shows
But life is diversity -
each bird knows how high it can go
each bird knows where dor food to go
Does a sparrow wish it were an eagle?
Does a stork wish it were a flamingo
Does a tortoise wish it had no shell?
It seems only man looks at others and sees what they too would like to be, and sometimes forget to be who they are
I make little changes as I recognize certain aspects of my behavior or myself that need adjusting. I still take time to chase butterflies and watch the clouds roll by - hence the kite. I have another month to go before I change my schedule. Life is great.
hugs!
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