What was, is now gone…you can see the new building in the background, the area has all been modernized
Nothing stays the same. Cherish the moments you get to enjoy, the next time you visit… the landscape will have changed.
The same happens with friendships – we grow, our friend’s lives change, they adjust… we are constantly evolving.. it’s life.
PL Precept #18 Each moment is a turning point
Oyashikiri
Practice mindfulness exercises – they can help ease your mind and improve your ever day in every way.
Have a good day everyone!
You matter!!
Oyashikiri
PL Precept # 18 EVERY moment is a turning point.
Live today filled with enthusiasm
Life is an accumulation of the efforts you make, ay by day. live keeping in mind that “today” only comes once and live your precious life to the fullest.
PL 2015
Oyashikiri
Quiet the judgements of yourself and others.
Yesterday…. I drove to my current “fav” place to zone. I saw a pile of ? in the area that is very rocky … against the dumped rocks .. whatever it was. .. stood out… I live in a major city, in a Province that is in eastern Canada… Its late summer, coming into early fall, If you know our geography here, its lush vegetation, … the fall colours are starting to show.. our ordinary if there such a thing as an ordinary rock, is dark earth tones. This blob … stood out…
This is what I found.
My first reaction was “what” another person using the natural environment as a dump. (negative reaction) then… I saw before me… a treasure of sea shells. this is a picture of what I left behind. I spent a happy few “minutes” discovering wonders from the sea.. it was like finding a treasure chest.
postive/negative
What do you think?
Cheers everyone!
Oyashikiri
Have a happy day everyone
In the church’s March newsletter, there was a paragraph, that I think bears repeating.
“Money and material things are materials for our self expression What matters is how effectively we use them, how we use them for the sake of life and for others, and whether our way of using them brings joy not only to ourselves but also the people around us.”
Smiles sweetly at you… Ok rant is over for now.. this is Saturday morning, and we are having a long week-end.
OH, there is the beeping of a truck backing up… someone is moving.. in or out I don’t know.. hopefully the rain will hold off for them. time for me to move along Have a grand day !!!! I am working on mine.
Oyashikiri
By the way if you follow me on FB… I have started to put a mini post in the visual posts that last only 24 hours. I am enjoying the creativity of using the “characters/personalities” i develop in SL using avatars. and Eastern philosophy.
SL is Second Life. http://www.secondlife.com
Age- have you noticed how as the years have rolled past, your perception and reaction to the world around you … changed.
In nature, we watch as with the coming of spring, new beginnings take shape, we ohhh and ahhh at the delicate spring blossoms, we watch as the trees begin to send out tender new growth.
In the fall we watch with anticipation as the leaves mature and turn vibrant autumn colours – we go from the pastels of soft pinks, buttery cream petals and fuscia accents to the bold crimsons and golden orange glow of the fall pallet, within weeks, we are looking at a different skyline.
Friends we have known for years, no longer look the same, nor do they present the same way. Life has shaped their outlook as well as yours. Some friendships remain strong, others drift away, “like two ships that pass in the night”.
Boyish charm has given away to a careful neutral expression, one that is friendly but cautious. The giggling shyness of eager anticipation, now is a quiet reserve with a careful scrutiny of what is beyond the facade being presented.
The internet abounds with videos and reels about how to communicate, how to determine sincerity in others. How to watch for elder abuse, how to ensure young minds aren’t being drawn into dark areas of “society” where they can come to harm.,
We live in a world where friendships disappear overnight, and where the past lingers … overshadowing new possibilities… spousal abuse is still a canker in a world where we talk of peace and goodwill.. “we talk” but there is no action.
Hours are spent watching other people’s lives, drama, killings, plotting, infidelity, even during “xmas” when the season is supposedly one of goodwill towards man… is full of deceit and treachery. People spend hours and hours following what is happening in the lives of the characters on the screen. who are all coveting someone else’s wife/ husband etc.or looking for ways to extort or rub out someone else’s existence or livelyhood.
I listened for some time to someone explain the drama of families in another country (a series ) my friend was totally involved in the life situations and happenings of these families. I may watch the telly a total of a few evenings over a period of a year.
Bringing me back to … life is what it is... but.. not one of us .. sees it the same way. and with age… our perception changes. We can never go back.
Trying to hold on, only brings unhappiness and dissatisfaction. Learn to let go…. sounds easy, its not.. but you can do it.
Oyashikiri
True friendships are forever – treasure time spent with a friend, we never know what is around the corner. Life is an adventure.
PL Precept # 18 Each moment is a turning point.
Oyashikiri
Some days come and go in a blur. With the heat wave we have been experiencing in Eastern Canada… thoughts drift to cooler times.
No matter how hard you try to foresee the future, you really don’t know how things will turnout. Do your best and see how it plays out.
PL Precept #18 Each moment is a turning point.
Oyashikiri
Try putting yourself in the other person’s shoes
Put aside your own convenience for a moment and think about what would make the other person happy, or what would best serve their needs.
PL Precept #10 Love yourself and others.
Oyahshikiri
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (turkey vulture soaring gracefully across the sky)
If you’ve gone looking for raptors on a clear day, your heart has probably leaped at the sight of a large, soaring bird in the distance– perhaps an eagle or osprey. But if it’s soaring with its wings raised in a V and making wobbly circles, it’s likely a Turkey Vulture. These birds ride thermals in the sky and use their keen sense of smell to find fresh carcasses. They are a consummate scavenger, cleaning up the countryside one bite of their sharply hooked bill at a time, and never mussing a feather on their bald heads.
I am guilty of enjoying watching these birds soar across the sky .. for some reason, I just love the way they ride what to me is invisible, but … to them… its freedom. They are graceful in the air. (to me anyway)
We all have our own way of seeing the world. One of the reasons I take to the open road when I need to unwind, is in hopes of catching a vulture in flight. I am in a metal box on wheels, comfortable it may be… I simply can’t launch myself into the air and fly.
PL Precept #7 Everything exists in relativity
In French there is an expression, (to each his own)… what do you do to unwind?
Is there anyone else out there who loves watching the vulture fly?
Have a good day today!
Oyashikiri
