Being able to hold

Learn the alchemy which true human beings know:

The moment you accept the troubles you have been given

the door will open.

Rumi

Your posts so often hit me just as I need. I have had a heavy heart today, learning of the death of someone I knew well, cared for professionally and respected for many years. I understand it is so, and I can let go. I also wrote a bit about it on my blog today. https://shielagh.blog/2017/07/12/getting-to-cloud-nine/

Karl Duffy says:

July 12, 2017 at 17:51

Thanks for your comment, Shielagh. It is said that good writers, when we read them, tell us something we have always known but never been able to put into words. Rumi is one of them and I am glad that his words helped today. I am sorry to hear of your friends passing. Karl

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For me too this came just at the right time, thank you Karl 🙂

Karl Duffy says:

July 12, 2017 at 17:53

Thank you Jude for commenting and for your faithful following. It is nice to know when words which help me at a certain moment also help someone else. Best wishes to you in your beautiful part of France. Karl

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Mindfulbalance supports the slow, patient practice of mindfulness meditation, as a way to find balance and meaning in life, reduce stress and develop health and wellbeing. It contains reflections to encourage the practice of meditation as well as occasional posts from psychology, spirituality and the wisdom traditions. The daily posts are prompted by Rilke's advice: "Write about what your everyday life offers you, your sorrows and desires, the thoughts that pass through your mind, and your belief in some kind of beauty". Written in County Laois, Ireland