When someone is dishonest, and it involves you, are you affected by their dishonesty?
It happens, we forget to listen carefully to what is being said, we allow feelings to get in the way. Or the perceived friendship that we think we are having is really not what we think it is at all. Really I believe that there is a part of us that recognizes the lie we are living, but for the most part, it seems to take a long time to really register.
Is the lie ours for not listening to our inner voice, or to the person who deceived us with their untruths. A conundrum for sure. It takes two people for a relationship to work, and when one is left to try to manage on one’s own, then it is no longer a relationship. I’m not talking of a social friendship, where one supports a friend, and is there for them through thick and thin. I’m talking about a special relationship where two people have agreed to share a common interest/goal or objective. the parameters are spelled out and they progress into the adventure. When one person changes the rules and brings lies into the equation, it isn’t long before the gulf begins to widen.
. Some pathways are well-defined, and we know if we step off we are in for a big fall. We take our time and enjoy the view, but the world around us is not really part of the path, rather our path is traveling through the world around us..
The railings keep us from seeing what is down below, we see only what is within sight of where we are being directed.
Same applies in relationships, no matter how we try, when we are walking through life on a constructed and laid out surface, we don’t go beyond the limits placed on us.
“Tena sentimiento de aprender de todas las personas. Los conocimientos y las experiencias de uno mismo son limitados. Eschuche con docilidad las opiniones ajenas. (Spanish) (English) You can Learn from Anyone. There is a limitation to our own knowledge and experiences. Listen carefully and sincerely to other’s opinions.” PL lesson for the day.
Dishonesty, deceiving, lying, cheating, these are all activities that will come back to haunt you. When we lie or create false truths, we are deviating from nature, from what really is. We not only deceive the other person, we deceive ourselves. Happiness can not last when it is based on lies. In life, we take more winding paths than we do straight roads. We are also responsible for the choices we make.
We may stand physically alone, but we are never alone.Nature, surrounds us and permeates are very being, with all that is real, the Universe is real, God is real. You and I with God, we are ONE.
To lie is a waste of time and energy, to lie and accept living a lie, is not being in Harmony with Nature. My choice, will always be to Love.and live in harmony with life/UNIVERSE
It was a fresh blanket of snow when that greeted me when I opened the door to let the dog out. That magical soft white that sits like powdered sugar on the trees and dusts everything in sight with a crystal blanket of angel dust.The early morning sky still had a soft gray shading that had the world around still in sleep mode. No buses, no cars, just the soothing quiet of an early morning. T’is lovely, and I was tempted, very tempted to step outside and sit in a deck chair to extend the beauty of the moment.
The season’s change, sometimes they simply blend one into the other, and other times, the change can be more dramatic. Life, mirrors the cycles that transpire in Nature . Sometimes we are very much center stage, at other times we are back stage,making it all happen, or in the audience, enjoying watching events unfold.
Wherever the path leads today, I know it will be a great day, why, because it is my choice to have a good day. I will share with friends I meet along the way, and will be blessed by the joy of sharing. Even if it is for a moment or two, when we connect and focus on the moment, we are, in that moment,ONE with God/life/Universe.
I commit this day to be one of growth in every area of my life.
Life can become repetitive, yes it can, the same old routine, same people, same tired old jokes, same complaints, and boy are their negatives. It seems that the whole day is spent dealing with the problems of others, or the dissatisfaction(s), you yourself are experiencing.
It is true that often our lives are regulated, or for whatever reason, our days are compartmentalized. We develop routines, we make or are put on a schedule, this leads to deadlines, objectives, goals, and on and on it goes. What we do is monitored, evaluated, assessed and rated.
What we eat, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, everything it seems comes off some kind of production line, assembly line, processing station, and yet we don’t know or realize that we have let our own lives replicate a mechanical and programmed “lifestyle”
Oophs, what happened here, LOL … a time shift, this was a picture taken for a community post by Nat Fabman in 1954 (Life Magazine) of a Fresno dairy farmer (Arch Badertscher) milking his cows alongside his two farm cats, Blackie and Brownie. A little playfulness in the day, sort of gives a warm fuzzy, and a bit of a smile. The first few pictures, didn’t do much for you did they?
Sometimes, NO, not sometimes, on a regular basis, we have to STOP and get off the treadmill, and get out to explore, and smell the roses(flowers} no one else can do it for us. When we repeatedly do the same things day after day, life gets stale, and we find ourselves in a rut.
Usually the fences and walls we find around us, were man-made (look in the mirror). John Wayne was said to have started his day by saying,”yes, looks likes it is going to be another fine day” no matter what… begin your day in a positive way, and work towards carrying that thought with you throughout the day.
I hope you take a moment to watch the above video clip. This was information that I had not known, and on seeing it and hearing it, I had to pause in my day to reflect on just what it was that this documentary was saying. I’m sure that I will still be thinking about it for some tine to come. I have always had a fascination with wolves, and other wildlife, the same as I feel that we are one with Nature, I believe that any other living being/creature is also part of this world that I inhabit and that we are all connected in one way or another.
When we BELIEVE that nothing is impossible, and we KNOW that we are ONE with the UNIVERSE, our FAITH and DETERMINATION will get us to where we are meant to be. Note I said, Where we are meant to be, not where we want to go.
Knowing this is what you can do, and doing it, is what choices are all about. when we are faced with a decision, if we hesitate, it is not the right moment, WAIT, when the time is right, you will know it, and act accordingly.
This is common sight in Morocco, where the goats climb Argan trees to reach their so loved fruit, which to them is obviously a delight to the taste buds. ( fruit similar to an olive). In nature, LIFE IS. We often make our own lives more difficult by trying to second guess something, or by not listening to our inner voice, and allowing outside influences to cause doubt.
Do what is right for you. If you need time to digest and ponder your life/day. Do it. Having a place or space to simply be yourself, and enjoy the moment is a gift, a luxury, a treasure that is yours alone. Know what you want, believe you can do it, and go for it.
I would like to share with you a moment in history, it was a Sunday in early 2000 “I have to pause a little, reflect …. how am I doing?…. I think that yesterday was a day where I was left with nothing else to do but lie down and escape from the misery, and torrent of emotions that rose and pushed with a vehemence to break free from the depths of my “being”…..
Outside the sun shone, but all I felt was a cloud burst of sadness, relief, fear,anger, a jumble of emotions, erupted and poured from my “mind” like a turbulent stream running a torturous path. I could do nothing to stop the tears, the anguish…. it was simply a time to “stand still” in my case… I lay down and stayed down…
My eyes saw the lengthening shadows as the sun bid the day farewell. Then in the quiet of the room, there was darkness. Part of me an observer, all I could do was allow the ears to flow, the pain to subside.”
“How am I doing” that was yesterday, this is today (from the same piece written in 2000)
I’m sure you’ve experienced many such moments… everyone does at some time or other. The impact of such a collision (conscious/subconscious) is always a draining experience. A Jolt from above if you wish. The day after leaves me feeling l ike I’ve run a marathon… standing still.
There is no rhyme or reason for such “moments” they are part of the integral dance of life. I long ago came to accept that although I lean towards imperturbable states, the reality of life is “balance” one cannot know “true happiness” without having lived through “sadness”
This is not to say I was sad, or something was wrong, it was simply my need emotionally and physically to shut down, regroup, recharge, revitalize.
Sometimes chaos and calmness go hand in hand….
So…………”how and I doing” …. I’m doing just fine…..
I did my best not to change, rewrite, or even spell check the words I wrote back in 2000. . I wanted to share with you a part of me that one does not see often these days, Its terrible, I seem to be happy most of the time =^_^=, In fact, in and with God, I am very very happy! The road to where I am now, was not always fun, but it was one I lived and loved without regret.
We haves a similar ruin in the Gatineau Parks, not all that far from the city. During the spring, summer and fall, people, locals, and tourists flock to the Gatineau Hills to enjoy a respite from the busy city and concrete. Our winters can be brutally cold, and our summers extremely hot and humid. We are blessed in living in an area that experiences each season in all of its glory. Whenever the season changes, the ruins take on a different look “feeling”. In winter I wanted to snowshoe up to see them, but never did, You know the old expression, “could have, should have, didn’t”
This picture reminded me of when we used to visit on of my Mother’s aunts in the Muskoka area. A city girl, it was something of a wonder for me when I first saw the little store, with the pumps outside to service the passing cars going into Algonquin Park. Canada is full of huge park lands and places where civilization hasn’t been able to clamour to and destroy wildlife and vegetation. I had to be dragged kicking and sulking to go up there in the summer, once there, I would delight in the new discoveries I would find. Jumping into water as crystal clear as one could find, while distant cousins jumped from the wooden bridge into deeper water. The track we took to get to the stream was packed earth sand,we sat on rocks, and picked wild berries along the trails as we explored. There was no other sounds except our childish banter, the birds, and what little traffic could be heard from the few passing cars in the distance. There were no radios we brought along, no cellphones, just us and the outdoors.
Yes of course, I’m older now, and seldom do I reminisce, yet there are times, like today, when a picture will pull a memory from my gray cells and I will relive an experience or moment, that happened a long time ago. With the internet we all connect now in a very different way, and I am always pleased when I find that someone else has been experiencing similar flashbacks, and is sharing their story or visual memory in a photograph that in some way closely resembles mine. then from ruins come rebirth, and I am refreshed. Much like the walk in the forest along quiet trails when the world was not as busy.
Life events might crumble, buildings can be torn down or abandoned, but what is constant and always with us no matter what time of day or night, is the Universe.. No matter where we are, we will find Nature to view, to feel, to experience, Always, Nature is present, The Universe is open and available 24/7, we need only accept with an open and sincere heart what is before us.
Love, true love, never dies, nor does it crumble away and fade to dust. True caring, is the sharing of one’s heart and soul forever.
There are no restrictions, no demands, and no judgements ……….. it simply IS, no more…no less.
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