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Gratefulness
It is not joy that makes us grateful; It is gratitude that makes us joyful.
Brother David Steindl- Rast
I enjoy making bike tours.
This morning I am going to a rehearsel (vocal, guitar and piano) for a try-out on next saturday. I am grateful and very exited that this is alowed again. The openings song is from Roger Glover: Love is all.
Give blessings. On this website is a link to gentle art of blessing. On that website I heard an interview with Pierre Pradervand. I can’t remember the right words, but he said something like . “You can choose to judge or bless someone. When you bless someone, you cannot judge that person at the same time.” I thought that was so beautiful. You actually always have a choice. It is then clear to me that I am trying to choose blessing. The blessing with the most love in it...
Give blessings. On this website is a link to gentle art of blessing. On that website I heard an interview with Pierre Pradervand. I can’t remember the right words, but he said something like . “You can choose to judge or bless someone. When you bless someone, you cannot judge that person at the same time.” I thought that was so beautiful. You actually always have a choice. It is then clear to me that I am trying to choose blessing. The blessing with the most love in it.
For me it is difficult to look at myself in that way. But I have been grown in knowledge about the microworld. 🔬
Playing the piano for people with Alzheimer’s disease. But I receive more from them than I give.
I had a grief counselor. She taught me to look at everything in my life that is going well and to see the strength in myself as the most important thing in the grieving process. Now I have noticed that real support comes from my inner strength. It’s a voice I can listen to and a strenght I can lean on. The kindness I get from others is also an important support. It’s a kind of fuel for a feel-good life. It gives me inner warmth.
My conscience, love. Kindness, nature, the whole mystery, beauty….
I told it before, and I still am certain of it, overwhelmed by it ” Love can not die”. It is the most real and important existence in my life. My savior.💛
Grateful, being me.🙏
Not grateful, not being me.🧐
There is a prayer I do every morning, and the last sentence is, “Until in me be reflected, Thy grace, Thy glory, Thy wisdom, Thy joy and Thy peace. These are my hopes and aspirations. My goal will maybe take more than a lifetime.
Maybe this quote resonates with you Holly. Remember you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. Louise L. Hay 🍀💞
Happy birthday, Devy. Good luck to you and have a nice day! In the Netherlands we sing “Lang zal je leven in de gloria.”
You are so sweet. Thank you, Holly.
Thank you Holly and Kevin. The rehearsal went well. It was a rehearsal with a smile and a tear. It’s the first time we’re performing again since my husband passed away. My dear Karel was the basgitarist. One of the songs is called “I miss you so much”. By this song, It’s like he says “I’m with you”. I feel then very powerful behind the piano. Karel has always given me so much love that I can enjoy his love for the rest of my life. The tears some...
Thank you Holly and Kevin. The rehearsal went well. It was a rehearsal with a smile and a tear. It’s the first time we’re performing again since my husband passed away. My dear Karel was the basgitarist. One of the songs is called “I miss you so much”. By this song, It’s like he says “I’m with you”. I feel then very powerful behind the piano. Karel has always given me so much love that I can enjoy his love for the rest of my life. The tears sometimes turn into sweet tears. In my heart I dedicate the performance to him.
For me is music, making music for others and making with others food for the soul. So joyful.
And also in my calender 🤗
And you, Kevin, provide me with a sense of spiritual nurture. Thank you.
Also for me…..not easy. I give you a hug, Anna
Here is the whole prayer Katrina. It is from Sufi Inayat Khan
Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God, omnipotent, omnipresent, all-pervading, The only being.
Take us in Thy parental arms, raise us from the denseness of the earth. Thy beauty do we worship, to Thee do we give willing surrender.
Most merciful and compassionate God, the idealized Lord of the whole humanity, Thee only do we worship, and towards Thee alone do we aspi...
Most merciful and compassionate God, the idealized Lord of the whole humanity, Thee only do we worship, and towards Thee alone do we aspire.
Open our hearts towards Thy beauty, Illuminate our souls with divine light. . O Thou, the perfection of love, harmony and beauty! All powerful creator, sustainer, judge and forgiver of our shortcomings, Lord, God of the east and of the west, of the worlds above and below and of the seen and unseen beings. Pour upon us Thy love and Thy light, Give sustenance to our bodies, hearts and souls; use us for the purpose that Thy wisdom chooseth, And guide us on the path of Thine own goodness.
Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life, until in us be reflected Thy grace, Thy glory, Thy wisdom, Thy joy and Thy peace.
Amen
Beautiful!!!
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