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everything counts . . .
perhaps the fragrance of freshly mowed grass . . . no story, just running through in my bare feet, just after the rain . . .
It goes without saying, that my answer is ‘cats’, but I love and appreciate all animals in Nature, each having their own wisdom & grace to offer. But cats have been the most available to me, and the ones who have lived with me have been so very interactive that I can’t really call them ‘lesser beings’ . . . they’ve loved me unconditionally, shared themselves with me wholeheartedly, taught me,It goes without saying, that my answer is ‘cats’, but I love and appreciate all animals in Nature, each having their own wisdom & grace to offer. But cats have been the most available to me, and the ones who have lived with me have been so very interactive that I can’t really call them ‘lesser beings’ . . . they’ve loved me unconditionally, shared themselves with me wholeheartedly, taught me, tolerated me . . . been wild with me. tender with me, and given their whole selves to sharing their lives with me. Read More
It goes without saying, that my answer is ‘cats’, but I love and appreciate all animals in Nature, each having their own wisdom & grace to offer. But cats have been the most available to me, and the ones who have lived with me have been so very interactive that I can’t really call them ‘lesser beings’ . . . they’ve loved me unconditionally, shared themselves with me wholeheartedly, taught me, tolerated me . . . been wild with me. tender with me, and given their whole selves to sharing their lives with me.
. . . my early childhood upbringing in the Protestant church, which made me question the dogma of religion, the sudden death of my first child, and my departure from the church, the tortuous years that followed . . . addiction, poverty, abuse, and degradation, a temporary abandonment to joy, a return to the deepest abyss, the gentle nudges of a spiritual teacher, my first victory out of loss, the plethora of teachers who helped me,. . . my early childhood upbringing in the Protestant church, which made me question the dogma of religion, the sudden death of my first child, and my departure from the church, the tortuous years that followed . . . addiction, poverty, abuse, and degradation, a temporary abandonment to joy, a return to the deepest abyss, the gentle nudges of a spiritual teacher, my first victory out of loss, the plethora of teachers who helped me, through guidance, reading, and meditation, finding the gratefulness site, and now the teachers & fellow students we all are here, and on an off-shoot of the original gratefulness forum . . . all of this has guided me to where i am now, still struggling, but still moving forward & upward . . . Read More
. . . my early childhood upbringing in the Protestant church, which made me question the dogma of religion, the sudden death of my first child, and my departure from the church, the tortuous years that followed . . . addiction, poverty, abuse, and degradation, a temporary abandonment to joy, a return to the deepest abyss, the gentle nudges of a spiritual teacher, my first victory out of loss, the plethora of teachers who helped me, through guidance, reading, and meditation, finding the gratefulness site, and now the teachers & fellow students we all are here, and on an off-shoot of the original gratefulness forum . . . all of this has guided me to where i am now, still struggling, but still moving forward & upward . . .
. . . by being present to what is needed in the world . . .
. . . that redemption is not only possible, but certain . . .
Love…♥
I am grateful, dear Dusty Su, that you were able to make your final exit gracefully and with heart, moving forward with clear intentions . . .
Welcome, dear Suz . . . you are so very welcome here. ♥
I’ve been through this same scenario, dear Dusty Su . . . if I could do this, you can too. You are stronger than you know. I hold you in my heart these days with love . . . sparrow ♥
You are his angel now, dear Christine, and carry a heavy burden… I hold you in my heart and hope this lightens your load . . . even just a bit with love and compassion… sparrow ♥
By being generous with your gifts, dear Jojo, when you’ve never felt more needy yourself, you will find yourself rewarded more than you can imagine… you are in my thoughts and prayers as you walk this road with love… sparrow ♥
Yes, dear Ed . . . I too, see the ‘Angelic form’ as my cloak of Gratitude . . .
Thank you . . . This is true, dear Ed . . . I don’t believe I ever would have learned without the suffering… it is what brought clarity in the end.
I understand this so completely, dear Malag . . . ♥
…strange, dear Mica, what can connect us, isn’t it? 🙂
You are a poet, dear Howie…♥
Well said, dear Carol, from Stan Rushworth . . . it is a mindshift that I both welcome & embrace with love… sparrow ♥
Funny, dear Howie, I have Pema Chodron’s ‘Compassion Cards’, and today I drew ‘Don’t act with a twist.’ “Acting with a twist means having an ulterior motive of benefiting yourself.” It reminds me to not expect, but to act from a pure & clear space. Your response speaks to me with love…
I just love this, dear Carol . . . it is stripped down to common sense honesty . . . I think we all do what we can, whether that is seen by others or not . . .
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