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everything counts . . .
I am learning daily, to be more present to my life . . . when I do this I don’t feel like my life is passing me by . . . I am participating.
I cannot choose . . . everything about the earth fascinates me, and I feel awe at every landscape, seascape, mountainscape, skyscape, desertsacape, gardenscape, rockscape, that I see . . . I am forever grateful to my mother for helping me to see these things. My father used to do a sermon on our first Sunday back from camping somewhere, about the beauty and glory of nature, highlighting whatever it was we saw on any particular ...
I cannot choose . . . everything about the earth fascinates me, and I feel awe at every landscape, seascape, mountainscape, skyscape, desertsacape, gardenscape, rockscape, that I see . . . I am forever grateful to my mother for helping me to see these things. My father used to do a sermon on our first Sunday back from camping somewhere, about the beauty and glory of nature, highlighting whatever it was we saw on any particular trip. I don’t know about the congregation in general, but I was enthralled and lived the experience over again through his eyes.
. . . to tears . . .
What makes you who you are?
I think that above all, I am a being . . . it’s very confusing to add in my experiences, my likes and dislikes, my attractions and distractions . . . it seems that they are beads and feathers I’ve gathered along the way. I don’t know if they will remain completely intact when I die, but in some way they have affected my path and my essence, for a lack of a better word . . . but in the en...
I think that above all, I am a being . . . it’s very confusing to add in my experiences, my likes and dislikes, my attractions and distractions . . . it seems that they are beads and feathers I’ve gathered along the way. I don’t know if they will remain completely intact when I die, but in some way they have affected my path and my essence, for a lack of a better word . . . but in the end I am pure Life, and I’m not sure what that looks like. Right now, I cling to what I love . . . the flowers and trees and rocks, and people and animals and birds . . . the crystals hanging in my windows, the stones that line my garden, my joys, my sorrows, my learnings, my love of music and art and the sensuality of my body . . . tastes, smells, the dappled sunshine through leaves in summer, the bees buzzing on my echinacaea, the rain falling on my face the ocean kissing my toes . . . all of these I don’t want to lose, and so I am at a loss for explanation.
I know that my ego would like to say that I am the person people see in the world, but I am not my ego, so what is left . . . Being? Something to think about . . .
Being at an age when I can no longer deny I’m getting older, has opened the door for many questions that I have to face honestly . . . when I was younger I ‘got away’ with some very unfortunate behaviors and decisions, but it matters more than ever that I not neglect my physical health, my mental health, and my spiritual health . . . what I do counts more than ever.
I do, mostly. The only time i need reminding is when I come up against conflict, and then conflict reminds me.
You have no idea how much I appreciate your posts, and hope that soon, dear Ose, you are well again
with love… sparrow…
Beautiful, dear Carol . . . something from Thomas Merton I have not heard before.
Yes, yes, and Yes! ♥
Your post reminded me of the little prince’s rose . . . ♥
Have you ever read ‘The Little Prince’, dear Patricia?
“While externally simple and unassuming, my life is luxuriously open. For this I am grateful and the gratitude allows for me to keep from filling it with nonessentials.” Well said, dear Howie… I love my ‘ordinary’ life…
What a wonderful and energetic portrait you have painted, dear Toni . . . a good man, well loved, and an example to follow with love… sparrow
I agree, dear Malag… it is all a part of the Great Unknowing… “Who’s the “who”?”
Thanks, dear Mica…
You are a beautiful soul . . .♥
I’d be interested, dear Mica…
I love this . . . so true, dear Carol . . .
I believe you are on a good and healthy path, having this intention for myself as well . . . I am deeply sorry for your loss, dear Carla, and will keep you in my heart with love…
I think you have answered it just beautifully, dear Christine…
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