A garden for sharing – please, sit with me, let’s visit –
Let’s speak from the heart, listen with full attention
for a new day has begun
A whole new day yawns before us,
give unconditional love, allow your SELF to feel
make your choices, then let go, and let your heart rejoice
As yourself each day, what remains unexpressed within me ?
In the teachings of the TAO we say…” that all that is good and unique in your should be brought out. Never hold back. The good in you is like water in a well… the more you draw from it, the more fresh water will seep into the well. If you don’t draw from the well, that water that is there will go stagnant.” (365 Tao)
Day after day, time after time, we get to do some tasks over and over, or hear the same complaints, thoughts, musings from friends, family, co-workers, its a daily grind, getting up going to work, sigh… there are days when the mind just won’t stop babbling away. Then we take a walk, go hiking, or drive by a something new, something we haven’t experienced before. Do we take the time to stop and explore or do we keep on going? When I saw this picture, I stopped! what a WOW factor. Arizona is on my bucket list. My husband surprised me one year by allowing me to think we were going on a trip maybe 10 days) down into the States to see a friend who lives in Montana. What he didn’t tell me was he had mapped out a way to get there showing me a number of States I’d never been to, and then coming back from the west coast so that we traveled back to Ontario,Canada through the Provinces. Now that was an amazing time for me, we didn’t get to Arizona yet, seeing this picture has increased my anticipation. =^_^= ( 9 States and 5 Provinces later we got back home) See the pond that looks like a footprint. Reminds me of the poem Footprints. Put your heart into all you say and do. When we do something over and over, it can get boring, revisit how you do it, put a smile into it. Thanks for sharing this moment with me.. Blessings be…… Namaste ……. Oyashikiri ……..
Recall the expression, “different strokes for different folks” isn’t this adorable, It’s a little build in Holland, The Veenpark,Banger-Compascuum*
We are all unique, in our own personal way, that is what is so wonderful about meeting and getting to know another person. I grew up in an age when we were encouraged to have pen pals. With the electronic age, snail mail seems to have gone the way of the 10 cent phone call.
Yet, the internet now provides us with opportunities that would have been unheard of in days gone by. The meetings can be more frequent, and more direct if not face to face, they are still person to person. Respect becomes key, we may appear to be different, we may dress, walk, talk in a different manner, but we are still connected, We all feel, we all have needs and wants, even though our experiences/challenges differ, we came to “be” in the same way.
Intriguing build isn’t it. So are the people around us. Each person in your life, is a whole new landscape waiting to be discovered. Accept and respect differences, strive for harmonious relationships.
Namaste – Oyashikiri
*Flickr,mad_madchen
** Zaanse Schans, Holland (full of traditional crafts and architecture) found on goamsterdam.about.com
*** Reflections in Alesund,Norway by waynekorea on Flickr
Tranquil is the day when I know that you are with me,,, like the stillness of the water on a calm day, I feel at peace, although there is activity under and around me, I am able to sit quietly and enjoy whatever goodness you bring my way. Let me pray today for the blessings in my life, let me seek to further improve my life with you. For you are the air that I breathe, and the force within, that keeps me going….
Thank you for another beautiful day. May the love and light you grant me, unfold into all I meet and greet today, for they too share in this journey we are on… forever and always, amen.
Today in PL (Perfect Liberty) we will celebrate Ancestors Day in a ceremony at 10 a.m. in the church. This ceremony is performed every month on the 11th. 10:a.m.
Through this ceremony, we express our gratitude for the love and virtues of our ancestors. The word “ancestors” applies not only to family but to people who have influenced our lives, helped and guided us to live the PL WAY.
What do we teach the youth of today. What values do we impart. These are not questions requiring an immediate answer, these are the thoughts to reflect on while living our daily lives. With all due respect, I wish you all the blessing of a life filled with love, awareness and caring for your fellow man.
Namaste – Oyashikiri
* Ireland,old graveyard, by Twowheelsonly on Flickr
We are not all soccer fans, some of us don’t enjoy sports at all, however, I would like to say something this morning about the young men shown above. This is the first year that I have really been watching any of the soccer games with a personal interest. Many in our church are from Brazil, so it has been fun to watch the enthusiasm and camaraderie. Especially since although I liked Brazil, I lean towards another team.
What I soon discovered is that this is a very high emotion game, the fans are very invested in the players and the results. For the first time I was listening to the announcers, the talk before games, and the post match wrap ups. When Brazil lost yesterday, I felt the emotion of the players hit like a bolt of lightning, the devastation of their situation could be felt across the miles and through the television. My husband a veteran at all of this, merely shrugged and took it all in stride.
Several players on the field yesterday play for Chelsea (UK) the young man who scored for Brazil was one of these players. His team mates were playing for Germany. These young men are not robots, they train, train and train some more. It is not about the money the make, or how they live their “personal” lives, they are paid professionals who dedicate themselves, mind, and bodies to the game of football (soccer). They played hard and gave all they had to get to where they are today, they played their best yesterday, even when the score was 5-0 for the longest time, they persevered, NO they didn’t win the game, but they have gained my respect for the sincerity (makoto) they put into what they were doing.
In a game, there is a winner and a loser (the person(s) who do not win, BUT in the PL(Perfect Liberty) world we are all winners when we do our best, when what we experience and learn in our challenges, makes us a better person,
Brazil still has a chance for Bronze…. lets give these young men the support they need to get back out there and shine, win or lose.. they keep us watching.
Congratulations to Germany for a game well played!
Today – Nederlands plays Argentina at 4 p Eastern Time.
Once a volcanic activity, this became a sacred place for the Indian Nation. The old legend has it that the land rose to protect a helpless girl from a bear attack. If you visit you can see Indian offerings scattered through the park. It is a peaceful and mystical place to visit. This is Devil’s Tower a National Monument in Wyoming, USA. Transformations can happen over centuries, decades, or without our even really being aware of the change till we have an “oh my” moment.
St. Nectan’s Glen, Tintagel,Cornwall, UK, one of Cornwall’s most sacred sites. The waterfall is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI, it has been described as amongst the ten most important spiritual sites in the country. It is a place of outstanding beauty
When we take ourselves out into the natural beauty of the world, we can feel the energy shift around us. Surrounded by spellbinding landscapes that the Universe provides us, filled with the ambient sounds of life, we are refreshed. Transformation begins when we ourselves, open our hearts to the wonders of LOVE. (God/TAO)
Good Morning everyone! May the blessings from high above, bring sunshine and happiness into your life today.
Sometimes a song will come to you and it stays, this song I heard for the first time maybe a couple of months ago, and it has since been with me almost daily I hear myself humming it in the car and whenever I’m feeling a need for a pick me up. It was a song I heard on the internet, so I wasn’t able to just play it when I wanted, but I loved the song. While wandering through a thrift shop one day, I was looking for music for my mother who enjoys gospel, one of the CDs I found was called Southern Gospel, Share the Joy, it was an artist sampler from 1999. I added it to the pile I had found for my Mother paid and left the store. When giving the disks to my Mother, this one somehow got missed and was still in my car. I put it in the player and imagine my surprise when the 3rd son in was Ivan Parker singing “he’s on Time”
Now let me be clear here, I grew up in a house with music, Big Bands and the like,my favourite stations were the ones I could get from American stations that played Motown, dooWop and the like. I was an R & B (Rhythm and Blues) enthusiast. While my friends listened to Pat Boone, Elvis Presley and Everly Brothers, my Mother would listen to Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn. Whatever genre of music you enjoy, you enjoy it because it speaks to you, it weaves its magic and pulls on your feelings. When I went through a phase of writing songs, I found that my writing lent itself to the new country that was becoming popular. When I traveled the roads playing in clubs, we were mainly an R & B band that would include a mix of the new country that rocked. However when we found ourselves booked in a club that was mainly a honky tonk country “joint” we had to adjust. Agents would send us anywhere they could book us. That was what life was like on the road. We learned to make the best of where we were, not only did we learn to expand our horizons, we met wonderful people and learned about cultures totally foreign to us. Bonus we saw amazing landscapes in all 4 seasons as we drove from one gig to the other.
Even when you put all your efforts into something, you may find yourself on a different road then you thought you were on. No matter where you are, you are always where you should be. Once you realize that this is where you are, look around and see just where you have landed. Take a look, and a second one if you need to, life is a blessing we are here to experience the various journeys, challenges included. If you are unhappy with the present, by travelling away from your unhappiness you will discover that you will have traveled with a hitch hiker… happiness is a state of mind, it isn’t a commodity that can be bought or sold.
Flowers for you today, fellow travelers on this road we are traveling …you touch my heart, I thank you over and over for you “friendships” I truly appreciate each and every one of you.
Namaste – Oyashikiri
** Austria Landscapes by Dmitris Belokons (found on easyidea.info)
TAOIST Life is Art (Perfect Liberty precept #1)
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---to have balance we must live each moment
of our lives.. with Makoto (sincerity)
The only constant in life is change. I am grounded in the reality of Living.
This is true, in all worlds. RL or virtual. I am me and only me.
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