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Gratefulness
everything counts . . .
Love . . . and all of the flowers and fruits that come as a result of Loving.
I honor that by Loving more.
It’s hard to explain . . . I have been inspired to be authentic both by people I have loved and admired, as well as by people who have been cruel or made my life difficult. It’s easy to understand why the former would inspire me, but not so maybe by others’ hurtful ways . . . perhaps they inspire me to not be like them.
I have an acquaintance, a fellow artist, who is quite prolific . . . since we bought this house a few years ago I have felt diminished, as she keeps producing and trying new artistic venues, while I have diverted my energies to working on the house. Over these past years I am coming to appreciate that my work, though not as interesting as what she is doing, is also artistic and creative, so I must try and see it as creative as ...
I have an acquaintance, a fellow artist, who is quite prolific . . . since we bought this house a few years ago I have felt diminished, as she keeps producing and trying new artistic venues, while I have diverted my energies to working on the house. Over these past years I am coming to appreciate that my work, though not as interesting as what she is doing, is also artistic and creative, so I must try and see it as creative as well . . . I am learning that making a fine impromptu quiche, picking and applying paint colours, sanding, scraping, and painting, arranging furniture, hanging pictures, digging in the garden, trolling thrift shops looking for ways to beautify my home, are all forms of creativity too.
Thank you all, for making me feel seen, heard, and understood . . . I had feared I was failing myself artistically…
Being consciously grateful shifts awareness and perception . . . I didn’t think that keeping a gratitude journal would make a difference, but it has made ALL the difference. When a heart is full of gratitude it doesn’t leave much room for anything negative.
Envy has taught me that I don’t really want most of what I don’t have . . . I have and am enough.
their vulnerability . . .
Thank you,. Javier… your response means so very much to me…
“These days, things have changed. I find life a completely creative enterprise, really, in adapting to aging and health challenges” . . . yes, dear Pilgrim . . . me too.
Well said, dear Trish… I feel the same way regarding my own unthinkable past.
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what a wonderful practice, dear Carla…♥
This so resonates with me, dear Carol . . . ‘all is Grace’.
Sometimes, dear Trevor, in the midst of a difficulty it is hard to see our own resilience. Looking back on my own seemingly insurmountable difficulties . . . that’s when I see that I have been resilient after all. I have been where you are and hold you in my heart with love . . . sparrow
not odd at all, dear Anneclaire… my first experience of Grace was at the dying of a deeply loved one. I have never been the same since. I send blessings to your friends in need with love . . . sparrow
This happens to me as well… I call this a form of Grace, dear Ed . . .
Dear Antoinette . . . healing prayers come your way from me too with love… sparrow ♥
The answer will come, dear Samuel . . . reach out and look around. You have lead a brave and fulfilled life… don’t give up, it will be filled with something different, something you might not have expected with love… sparrow
Acceptance, dear Tom . . . the first step toward the light . . . thank you for the reminder.
Grasping and craving, dear Antoinette, deny us the present . . . I love your perspective.
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