December 2, 2009 at 6:30 pm (Blogroll, Health and Wellness, Peace, alternative lifestyle, compassion, day to day, family, happiness, home, life, mindfulness, people, positive thinking, relationships, self awareness, simple living, simplify, spirituality)
Tags: compassion, day to day, family, friends, happiness, Health, home, life, love, mindfulness, relationships
Just as the unexamined life is a life poorly lived. No life is complete without some effort to connect with the deeper meaning of our existence. Whether we are jewish, Buddhist, Christian, or a non- believer, when we as seekers begin to reconnect more deeply with our spiritual centers we begin to achieve a greater realization of the profound wisdom and the intuitive awareness that is a natural part of each of us. This kind spirituality allows us to naturally recognize the inseparability of self and other. We gain the wisdom to see the relationship between the whole and its many parts. The more we cultivate our spirituality the more we become sensitive to what those around us see and feel. Cultivating a heightened spritual discernment and awareness helps us become a more kinder, caring type of person.
Peace and love
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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)
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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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