November 12, 2009 at 10:53 pm (Blogroll, Health and Wellness, Peace, alternative lifestyle, compassion, day to day, dreams, family, happiness, home, life, mindfulness, people, positive thinking, relationships, self awareness, simple living, simplify)
Tags: compassion, day to day, dreams, family, friends, happiness, home, life, love, mindfulness, relationships
“What happens to a dream deferred?”
“Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
-Langston Hughes-
I think in these lines the poet Langston Hughes wondered what happens to dreams that do not come true. I have often wondered what happens to the dreamer. How do people cope with the realization that important dimensions of their lives will not turn out as they had hoped they would.
Many of us look at the world and see two groups of people winners and losers. In reality life is more complicated than that. Nobody gets everything he or she yearns for. In my case it would be children. I never had them. I look at the world now and see three sorts of people. Those that dream bodly even as they realize that a lot of their dreams will not come true. Those that dream more modestly and fear that even their modest dreams may not be realized, and those that do not dream at all. I wish more people would dream no matter how great or small. To dream in a world with so much heartache may give us some resilience to our disappointments.
Peace and love…
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November 11, 2009 at 11:43 pm (Blogroll, Health and Wellness, Peace, compassion, day to day, family, happiness, home, life, mindfulness, people, positive thinking, relationships, self awareness, simple living)
Tags: compassion, family, friends, happiness, Health, home, life, love, mindfulness, relationships, self- esteem
So many of us are afraid of one another. We fear having our hearts crushed, (again) or our spirits broken that we miss out on the love and connection that is available if we would only take the risk.
Acts of love and kindness are risky. We risk looking foolish or being rejected. We risk being laughed at or ignored. If we do not act however we risk losing out on the potential for love, for friendship, for the connection with another soul. We all need to take the risk. To make that connection.
Peace and love…
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November 10, 2009 at 10:55 pm (Blogroll, Health and Wellness, Peace, alternative lifestyle, compassion, day to day, families, family, happiness, home, life, mindfulness, people, positive thinking, relationships, self awareness, self- esteem, simple living)
Tags: compassion, day to day, family, friends, happiness, Health, home, life, love, mindfulness, relationships, self- esteem
I read a quote today that made me think about what is important in life.
“In the end nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another.”
-Daphine Rose Kingma -
In the hussle and bustle of our busy days it is really easy to get caught up in the daily details and forget what is important in life. Often it takes some kind of trauma, the death if a loved one, an end to a relationship, or a life threatening illness to wake us up to what matters. Remembering what is important gives us the graciousness to take the time ou of our day for someone, make the phone call, send the card, or not say that bitter nasty comment to someone that we have on the tip of our tongue. When I have taken the time to remember what it is important, I have found I generate more loving kindness in my life. I take the time to smile at a stranger, to pass along a nice gesture or comment. It is really that simple.
Peace and love
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