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Daily Question, June 4

What are my greatest hopes and aspirations for how I want to be in this life?

  • Trish

    I want to be filled with love & generosity and bring it out into the world. Along with that, advocating for justice & equity with an emphasis on respect & inclusivity.

  • Toni

    Authentic, loving, kind and faithful in thought word and deeds.

  • Howie Geib
    My boat is 20 feet long and weighs 100 pounds when rigged, before I even get on board. I use two 9 foot long oars, and the thing is, when I am rowing, it is designed to displace the minimum amount of water, and the water it does displace is used to help propel her forward. A steady pace row, again, done properly, the boat loses an indistinguishable amount of speed between strokes, the water assists rather than drags her hull. That is the closest metaphor to how I want to go through life. I w...

    My boat is 20 feet long and weighs 100 pounds when rigged, before I even get on board. I use two 9 foot long oars, and the thing is, when I am rowing, it is designed to displace the minimum amount of water, and the water it does displace is used to help propel her forward. A steady pace row, again, done properly, the boat loses an indistinguishable amount of speed between strokes, the water assists rather than drags her hull.

    That is the closest metaphor to how I want to go through life. I want to be like my boat…and have designed a life accordingly.

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  • Antoinette

    Aspiring to be CorePeace.

  • EJP

    I want to live a life of gratitude always and be a teacher to all.

  • sunnypatti

    I want to be a beacon of light, love, compassion, and kindness sprinkled with hard work and lots of play.

  • Michele

    I want to be happy, kind, at peace and focus on living in the present.

    Sunnypatti – today is National Cheese Day!

    • sunnypatti

      Let us all stop and enjoy a nice cut of fromage!

      • Trish

        Sunnypatti, do you recommend a vegan cheese?!

        • sunnypatti

          We don’t have any vegan cheeses in my dept, so I never try any. I keep telling myself I should try some, but alas, the real stuff is in my face all the time, and my love for it is real. haha! I wish I had a good recommendation for you. But your question may be the push I need to expand my cheesy horizons 🙂

        • Lauryn

          Miyoko’s was always my favorite vegan cheese. 🧀🙂

  • Kevin
    Today’s question is painful for me to answer honestly. There was a time, modestly speaking, when my greatest hopes and aspirations were clear and present before me, some of which I had accomplished in my ministry and professional life in the years before my retirement. And I had plans and goals galore for things I wanted to do in retirement. But these days, six years into retirement, I am living and coping with chronic, and sometimes severe, back pain, which impacts everything I can do and wan...

    Today’s question is painful for me to answer honestly. There was a time, modestly speaking, when my greatest hopes and aspirations were clear and present before me, some of which I had accomplished in my ministry and professional life in the years before my retirement. And I had plans and goals galore for things I wanted to do in retirement. But these days, six years into retirement, I am living and coping with chronic, and sometimes severe, back pain, which impacts everything I can do and want to do. Still, I am grateful for my life and for the most part I remain active and in service to people and projects I care about. But there’s a stack of personal aspirations sitting on my shelf, gathering dust, and going nowhere anytime soon. And that, to be honest, leaves me feeling deeply disappointed.

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  • Christine

    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.

    • Ose

      Dear Christine, thank you dearly for your contribution. I could not have put it in words like you did.

    • Katrina

      I’m intrigued by that prayer, Christine. Can you tell me something about its origin?

      • Christine
        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 aspire. Open our hearts towards Thy beauty, Illuminate ...

        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 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

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        • Kevin

          Beautiful, Christine. Thanks for sharing the whole prayer with us all.

    • Anna

      dear Christine, I could never have expressed what I hope, better than your prayer. I copy and paste it into my whatsapp profile. that’s what I hope for, but to be honest it’s not easy, I always need an excess of humility to get it.
      Warmly, thanks.

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