I ran across this quote today and it seemed quite timely and thought I'd share. "Your cultivation of love and great compassion should not be left in a state of mere imagination or wish alone; rather, a sense of responsibility, a genuine intention to engage in the task of relieving sentient beings of their sufferings [...]
If we knew, KNEW, in our hearts that each hiccup, bubble and trip in our journey was taking us EXACTLY where we needed to go, why would we fret, mourn or worry? If I'm spot on sure of my imminent expression in life, that I'll be surrounded by the folks who matter, if in one [...]
"The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned. It enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy." - Dietrick Bonhoeffer, German [...]
I'm experiencing an 'aha' this evening...just home from work after another day of shocks and thrills. I'm considering that the universe feels I'm suited for the frontline, I'm supposed to be the commander of the artillery regiment. I certainly am becoming adept at putting out fires and managing change. Not initially, I still react like [...]
...popcorn, constant explosions of impulse, surprise, support, smarts and fun, fun, fun! I'll speak today of one favorite friend....my pal 2Lu. She's smart as a whip, wears the funniest clown pants in history, makes me laugh so hard with her quick wit and sharp tongue, has a selflessness in key areas that inspire and leave [...]
I've learned some key things this past week.....or maybe it's a lifetime that has brought me here. Who we are, our truth, how we feel, what we believe, is like a personal elixir, making us full, alive, passionate about things perhaps, allows our soul to flourish within our human skin. Though, to live in our [...]
A friend of mine died this weekend. It was sudden and the details don’t matter. This news felt like a kick in the gut, I literally felt all the blood rush to my head as I heard the news. My breathing actually stopped. I had to have it repeated several times to really take it [...]
I heard this just today... it's mans supreme arrogance that he can screw up his life. I believe in divine order and that all suffering stems from human attachment and ego. At least that's my thinking today. And, that we are so much more powerful and full of loving kindness that we know or which [...]
Some days I feel that life is quite random and then others, entirely planned, the universe having it’s perfect reaction to shift and turn us where we need to go, where we need to wake up. I think? It’s awful some of the time, harsh and cruel really, feeling like being bandied about in a [...]
I've been fortunate that most of my life I have been able to do the sort of the work I choose. Certainly there have been jobs in the interim, short term jobs which got me from one place to another, but all fed the stream that led me to the ocean, the place where all [...]