Lean on me by Bill Withers
Take what someone is saying to you with compassion, in all their joy or sadness – always be sincere and act with kindness
PL Precept # 14 – World peace is Everything – live in true harmony
PL Precept # 10 – Love yourself and Others.
I thought I’d sneak this picture in of this delightful car. I saw these cars zipping around everywhere in Japan. No I don’t know what it is, do you? One of my quirks I like “cute” cars.
Our weather today is sunny and balmy, I plan to enjoy the day, what about you. If your day is almost over, I hope you had a good one. If like me it is just starting, have a blast. Create a heart to heart connection with someone, call a friend you haven’t spoken to in awhile, whatever you decide,I”m sure it will be the right one for you.
I believe in YOU.
Blessings …
Thursday! Yay! Remember dear readers that tomorrow I will be on my way to Japan. The time has finally arrived. I will miss you, know that I carry you all in my heart, you will be in my thoughts night and day. I will share news of Japan and my trip when I return.. A pilgrimage, a once in a lifetime journey for me. I’m very happy.
Things around us are constantly changing with the times. Take on the challenging and new experiences as materials for self expression. PL teaching.
Joy to the World! Blessings all…
Flowers were a gift of friendship from very special friends in Australia, a cherished memory
I’ve just come from a memorial for a dear friend, we were so many that many of us had to stand and listen from another room.One friend was there from California, another from Sweden, it is sad in a way that it is the passing of a friend that brings us all together.
Yaya was a loving energy that made everyone she interacted with feel special. IF she could help she would, and always, she was positive and encouraging. She embodied the teachings of PL. She lived them naturally.
Her energy and selfless giving was tireless. No one except her very closest of friends, knew just how sick she was or how often she battled physical discomforts.
RIP YaYa you will be forever in our hearts
In PL we say, artistic expressions are what makes our lives a work of art. YaYa was a work of art to be celebrated!
How is your day? I hope it is super fantastic. In Canada,we are heading into our Canada Day long week-end, lots of festivities planned for visitors coming to the capital. Heard on the news that astronaut Chris Hatfield will be here performing on the sound stage on Parliament Hill. He will also have a display of all the Twitter pictures he took while in space. I would imagine that our city will be buzzing all week-end with activities. Yesterday we saw people going to the Jazz festival site near City Hall. So many possibilities, so many options. Do you have plans?
Every day is a special day when we start the day with a smile and a positive attitude.
PL Principles #12 I will get up pleasantly in the morning.
When we ask someone for help, we do so with sincerity, both in words and actions. In the same manner, when we pray, it is important to offer our utmost sincerity to God/Tao/Buddha. In PL, when we pray to Got, we use a unique prayer form. this can be done either performed sitting or standing. the PL Prayer form allows you to attain the most ideal state of mind when praying.
Taking the time to perform this simple ritual for me has enhanced my time in prayer/meditation. It is very personal, it helps me to really slow down and focus “center”.
On Sunday’s we will often take time before the service to do some exercise together. This gives the body the opportunity to stretch and release any stiffness in the joints, to activate and extend. Then when the service begins, and we sit down, our body is content to mellow, and our minds are free to absorb and truly focus on the spiritual and divine of the service.
The sanctuary is filled with positive and activated energy. Ah just thinking of it, I am looking forward to Sunday service…From sharing with you, I now have a big broad smile on my “puss” and I extend a warm and fuzzy happy happy day to all of you.
LOL I feel a bit like the little avatar I can be, skipping happily down a flowered pathway, sprinkling bubbles of happiness and sunshine into the air wanting to bestow on every one around a super fantastic glorious day. Blessings everyone!
I am filled with anticipation, not only is the day filled with sunshine, I will meet with Rev. Goto in a few hours to learn how to do Oyashikiri Sensho. We were talking of meditation, and I had asked if PL had a special way to meditate. Being a life long meditator it is a subject close to my heart. PL has a special prayer that is a chant. He closed his eyes, brought his hands together in prayer and instantly I was transported. The moment was beautiful and captured me instantly. For days I had that moment replaying in my head and wanted to feel it for myself. I tried on my own to “copy” what I heard and saw… and WOW. Today I will get a personal teaching. I love PL. (Perfect Liberty)
Then I will meet with a dear friend I have not seen in a while, I will have the pleasure of a nice drive to the other end of the city and then share a meal (already I know I will cheat and have wonderful fries with my smoked meat). What is not to like about getting up and starting another day. =^_^=
After morning prayer, I opened up my computer and found that a treasured friend from Australia had sent mail, she is a angel who drops in and out of my life with her gentle thoughts. Today was a quote from “Buddha”
“Don’t believe anything, whether from few or many, from your religion, or teachers and elders, or even long traditions, unless, after careful analysis, you find what is reasonable and good for one and all. Live up to that.” Buddha
I will leave you now to start my day… starting with looking into my very full wardrobe… and asking myself, how come I have nothing to wear.
Blessings everyone. Find the pocket of happiness and delight in it. Life is to be lived.
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on August 31, 2013