The creation of life is a gift. We have to be able to SEE that any situation no matter how bad and symbolically may feel is the end of the world and the end of your “current” life as you know it, is just that, a symbol. They have to be seen as an end of something so that a new opportunity can emerge. Job loss, divorce, health challenges are all tests to allow us to grow and emerge better and greater. (more…)
Because my sister finally came out of hiding and openly posted her frustration of her energy level last week, I can comment on my take on it. When we are not following our passion, we tend to go into addictions. They come in many forms: overeating, drug abuse, alcoholism, over spending, cigarettes, gambling, toxic relationships etc…
The fact that anyone has an addiction does not take away their talent. It simply is not being tapped and utilized, left lying in some corner collecting dust. For Maria, her weight has become toxic and causes her to be sleepy and even depressed. Her talents lie hidden because she is not taking care of her body.
My addictions in the past were toxic relationships, needing a man to fulfill me and then being constantly disappointed. Cigarette smoking creeps up on me a couple of times a year only because I used to be a social smoker over 7 years ago.(4 a day). So if I go out for a drink with friends who are also smoking, I may be tempted. Except now, my body can barely tolerate 1 cigarette. I immediately feel the toxins spread through my veins and wonder: “Why did I do that?’ (more…)
I know the Country is in a mess. But I do have hope and I fully support his courage to become President at this time.
Leonard Pitts, from the Miami Herald wrote an article about the myth that Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. He says the Emancipation Proclamation was a military measure to destabilize the rebellious south and did not apply in slave holding states. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard-pitts/story/857544.html
However, he does point to the fact that Lincoln abhorred slavery and believed in the humanity of blacks. Lincoln’s primary goal was to save the Union. And so, the Union of the United States remains.
But what kind of Union? We are witnessing today in the inauguration of the 44th President. The main theme is hope and confidence. We can be down in the gutter, but hope is the light at the end of the tunnel. I do hope for a greater Union. President Obama has been clear that it will take work and sacrifice. He is asking for all to do their part.
The United States is in virtual bankruptcy. I have awakened in my own personal life , the value of myself without a penny. I lost a big source of my usual income in the last year as a realtor in Miami. But in the process right now of rebuilding, I haven’t lost my dignity, self-respect or self-value. (more…)
That is what I have been, in frustration, yelling to Sparky( my 100 pound Labrador), every time he licks his wound. He got angry when the groomers shaved him for the first time. It was my sister’s suggestion to avoid shedding so much hair. Instead, all I have done is shed grief for 4 months and his wound doesn’t get better. It hasn’t gotten infected because I have given him antibiotics, gone to 2 veterinarians, applied sprays that the vet gave me, and holistic creams, muzzles, collar, special “bite not collar I bought of the internet, etc…. He is a mighty stubborn dog . I have also gone through countless gauze, bandages and tape which has pulled off. (more…)
The pilot in the incident on the Hudson River in New York yesterday is quoted in the Miami Herald that a catastrophe was averted by his “quick thinking and deft manuevers”. Quick thinking like this can only be achieved by an alert and clear mind. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/856361.html. The passengers marvel they are alive. Just reading the story myself wells up in me the amazing feeling that yes, they are all alive. Why is that so? Why does it take a near death to jolt you into that clear minded awareness of the power of our life, our aliveness.
We live in a world of constant distractions and worries especially now with the state of the economic affairs. These instances give us a pause to remind us that our life is not to be taken for granted. We each have a purpose, no matter how small. Maybe the chaos that is happening in the world economically is simply a shift for us to pause for us to restructure and reshape our lives with more meaning. (more…)