In an old Peanut’s comic strip there is a character, Pig Pen, who always walks with a cloud of dust over his head. We can feel like we’re walking with a cloud of dust over our heads when things are going bad. Kind people will listen us, but they’ll soon tire if we continue to moan, poor me. It’s not always easy, but it’s up to us to change our channel and walk away from the dreary darkness. it doesn’t stop the hurt, but it gives us a chance to be warmed by the sun. Once we’re in sunlight we see things with greater clarity. Perhaps we’ll discover the lessons waiting for us from what we experienced. Perhaps we’ll see for the first time a new path that was always there.
Something to Think About
Something to Think About
Whenever I go to a wedding I like to think that there are two less lonely people on the planet. We need each other. It’s true we’re capable of deep, unconditional love. We’re also capable of hurting those we love most. The coin we carry has love on one side and forgiveness on the other side. The more we are capable of love, the more we are capable of forgiving. They go together. Great lovers understand. They create a love bank balance that the inevitable hurts can never deplete. Each time we forgive a hurt we replenish our love balance. Love on. Love greatly.
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Something to Think About
We create mental programs that operate silently much like the operating system in our laptop or desktop. The mental programs may be beneficial or they may be outdated needing an update. A person who has been hurt by bad breakup, for example, may have a program running that says, “I won’t love again, it’s too painful.” An updated program says, “I’ve been hurt, but I won’t let that stop me from letting love come into my life.” When we become aware of our mental programs we can decide if they need to be updated or replaced with a better mental program.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ It’s Time To Dream and Dream Big
“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”
~ Anais Nin
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What if we created sacred safe places in our homes? These are places where dialogue is more important than anger. Where open mindedness is better than closed mindedness. Where love is better than hate. Where everyone who enters the sacred safe place is respected and valued for who they are at the moment. What would it be like if we did this?
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Think about all the people you know. Ask this question, “How do I feel after I’m with this person? Do I feel up? Or, do I feel down?” The answer to this question will give you a clear picture of people who build you up and those who keep you down. Hang out with those who make you feel up. Cut loose those who make you feel down.
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What makes you smile? I mean a real, spontaneous smile that travels ear to ear. Today, pay attention to what makes you spontaneously smile. Those are the things that bring a sense of joy and happiness to your life. Conversely, what makes you purse your lips, hold your jaw tight? Those are the things that cause stress and other unpleasant emotions. Is time to smile more and loosen up the jaw? You’ll feel a lot better if you’re smiling more and more often.Â
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None of us are strangers to the storms. They happen. We know the storms don’t last, their power ebbs. They may have knocked us down, but we’ll take their lessons, grow stronger, and laugh at them. We took their best shot and we’re still standing. Oh, yes we are still standing. We can lift our eyes and look toward tomorrow where the clouds will move out and the sun shine on us.Â
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Things to be grateful for each moment:
- People who love you.
- One’s health.
- A paying job.
- Good friends.
- One’s faith.
- Freedom.
- Clean air and water.
- A loving pet.
- Food to eat.
- A safe place to live.
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We’re having a drought in south Texas. We’ve been placed on stage two water restrictions. It’s been this way before. It will pass and Texas style we’ll get ten inches of rain in a day. Everything comes and goes in life, there is a constant birthing and dying. It’s all part of life. Learning to roll with the ebb and flow of life is an important part of our learning. There’s lessons from all parts of this process if we’re willing to see them. Roll on.
