I join my hands in thanks
for the many wonders of life;
for having twenty-four brand-new hours before me.
Thich Nhat Hanh, Call Me by My True Names
Tag: Alive
How to lift your spirits
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks.
John Muir
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu
If I let go will I float?
Everything is meant to be let go of.
Meister Eckhard
Got some reminders today that changes of direction and endings are an inevitable part of our lives, touching our plans, our enthusiasms, our things, our friendships. In fact, one of the core things we realize in meditation is that nothing is permanently satisfying or reliable. This challenges our need to be in control at all times, a need which is often driven by fear. The opposite of this need for control – of the future, our our plans, of others – is to trust, to let go. Deep down there is nothing to hang on to. Our mistake is that we look for certainty, for solid ground, when in actual fact, the deep reality which we come to accept is that nothing is really lasting or solid. Ironically, realizing that brings us the greatest freedom.
And to die, which is the letting go
of the ground we stand on and cling to every day,
is like the swan, when he nervously lets himself down
into the water, which receives him gaily
and which flows joyfully under
and after him, wave after wave,
while the swan, unmoving and marvelously calm,
is pleased to be carried, each moment more fully grown,
more like a king, further and further on.
Rilke
Sunday Quote: A Life well spent
Only a life lived for others
is a life worthwhile
Einstein
Oh no, rain….
It’s like lying in bed before dawn and hearing rain on the roof……..
This simple sound can be disappointing because we were planning a picnic. It can be pleasing because our garden is so dry. But the flexible mind doesn’t draw conclusions of good or bad. It perceives the sound without adding anything extra, without judgments of happy or sad.
Pema Chodron, Comfortable with Uncertainty
Don’t listen to yourself
The trick is not how much pain you feel but how much joy you feel.
Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses not to love, excuses, excuses, excuses.
Erica Jong
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