To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.
Sir John Lubbock
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A meditation about Love which is sown in the seed of Kindness
From a church I attend...
Tuesday, March 24, 2010 – Love is Active
"It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all."
~Emmet Fox
Today's Affirmation
Love is willing if we are willing.
Today's Meditation
Dear God,
Many who read these messages have written about the challenges they are facing personally or that we face as a civilization;
Health issues for themselves or a loved one;
Financial challenges and issues related to finding employment;
Grieving losses of every kind;
The darkness of depression;
Loneliness;
Forgiveness;
Addiction;
Hopelessness;
Acceptance and diversity;
Finding housing that is affordable;
Concerns for people in the armed forces;
Concerns about war, the environment and peace.
For all of these problems, and all others - I know that Love is the answer.
Not just talking about love or sending a cute message; but actively loving ourselves, each other and the planet.
You are Love, expressing and realized, active in creation every moment.
As we join together in prayer today, let us all be the love we believe in.
Help us to really open our hearts to You and one another.
Help us to move beyond our self-limiting thinking.
Help us grow through and past our fears.
Soften our stony hearts.
May we collectively give birth to the highest of which we are capable.
May we demonstrate the Love we talk about so easily.
Help us to realize You in our lives, now.
And so it is.
Amen
Tuesday, March 24, 2010 – Love is Active
"It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all."
~Emmet Fox
Today's Affirmation
Love is willing if we are willing.
Today's Meditation
Dear God,
Many who read these messages have written about the challenges they are facing personally or that we face as a civilization;
Health issues for themselves or a loved one;
Financial challenges and issues related to finding employment;
Grieving losses of every kind;
The darkness of depression;
Loneliness;
Forgiveness;
Addiction;
Hopelessness;
Acceptance and diversity;
Finding housing that is affordable;
Concerns for people in the armed forces;
Concerns about war, the environment and peace.
For all of these problems, and all others - I know that Love is the answer.
Not just talking about love or sending a cute message; but actively loving ourselves, each other and the planet.
You are Love, expressing and realized, active in creation every moment.
As we join together in prayer today, let us all be the love we believe in.
Help us to really open our hearts to You and one another.
Help us to move beyond our self-limiting thinking.
Help us grow through and past our fears.
Soften our stony hearts.
May we collectively give birth to the highest of which we are capable.
May we demonstrate the Love we talk about so easily.
Help us to realize You in our lives, now.
And so it is.
Amen
Monday, March 15, 2010
A song that fits with the purpose of my blog.
Listen for the words...in the end only kindness matters....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsS3pIDBfw
Sunday, March 14, 2010
We are touched by angels...those who serve, have served and have died for our freedom
In business this past week, I met 2 women from Russia and one from Poland. All left their respective countries for the better life they have now here in the USA. Say a prayer or send positive energy out to those who defend our blessed way of life.. those serving in our military. Don't forget to do the same for those vets who have served us in the past.
And always say a prayer of love and thanksgiving for those who gave their lives and never returned:
never got to have that beer with Dad, never got to hug Mom, never got to steal a kiss from their one and only, never got a chance to marvel at their legacy....children.
I got a bit emotional writing my thought and my first comment. Imagine someone willing to give up their life and all that it entails so that others may live....I am in AWE...
and speechless. I just know their service and their lives have touched me............
And always say a prayer of love and thanksgiving for those who gave their lives and never returned:
never got to have that beer with Dad, never got to hug Mom, never got to steal a kiss from their one and only, never got a chance to marvel at their legacy....children.
I got a bit emotional writing my thought and my first comment. Imagine someone willing to give up their life and all that it entails so that others may live....I am in AWE...
and speechless. I just know their service and their lives have touched me............
Saturday, March 13, 2010
An act of kindness X 2
I held the door open for this little, spry older woman who reminded me of my mom. It was yesterday, Friday, and my mom used to get her hair done on Friday mornings.
As the woman, with a nice hairdo, was leaving the bank as I was entering , I stated, "I do one nice thing a day and this is it." She laughed and touched my arm so slightly and said, "My friends say I am an angel, consider that you have been touched by an angel." I laughed and stepped aside as another customer was entering the bank. When I went to say something to the woman with the attractive hairdo, I discovered she was gone! I wonder to wonder, who was that woman and why did she show up at that bank at that time and that day?
As the woman, with a nice hairdo, was leaving the bank as I was entering , I stated, "I do one nice thing a day and this is it." She laughed and touched my arm so slightly and said, "My friends say I am an angel, consider that you have been touched by an angel." I laughed and stepped aside as another customer was entering the bank. When I went to say something to the woman with the attractive hairdo, I discovered she was gone! I wonder to wonder, who was that woman and why did she show up at that bank at that time and that day?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
A nurse, Marine and a dying man
I received this in an email from a beautiful, kindred spirit and wanted to share this special message from the story you are about to read....THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE NEEDS YOU, JUST BE THERE, STAY.
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.
"Your son is here," she said to the old man.
She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent.. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.
He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients..
Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.
Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.
"Who was that man?" he asked.
The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life.."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake,
but I also knew he needed his son, and his
son just wasn't here.
When I realized that he was too sick to tell
whether or not I was his son,
knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."
I came here tonight to
find a Mr. William Grey.
His Son was Killed in Iraq
today, and I was sent to
inform him. What was this
Gentleman's Name?
The Nurse with Tears in
Her Eyes Answered,
Mr. William Grey.............
The next time someone needs you ........ just be there. Stay.
**************
WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A
TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE PASS THIS ONE ON AND GOD BLESS YOU!
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DO ANYWAY. RIGHT ?
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BLESS SOMEONE ELSE IN SOME LITTLE WAY TODAY!
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.
"Your son is here," she said to the old man.
She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes opened.
Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent.. He reached out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest awhile.
He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients..
Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.
Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.
"Who was that man?" he asked.
The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.
"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my life.."
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
"I knew right away there had been a mistake,
but I also knew he needed his son, and his
son just wasn't here.
When I realized that he was too sick to tell
whether or not I was his son,
knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."
I came here tonight to
find a Mr. William Grey.
His Son was Killed in Iraq
today, and I was sent to
inform him. What was this
Gentleman's Name?
The Nurse with Tears in
Her Eyes Answered,
Mr. William Grey.............
The next time someone needs you ........ just be there. Stay.
**************
WE ARE NOT HUMAN BEINGS GOING THROUGH A
TEMPORARY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
PLEASE PASS THIS ONE ON AND GOD BLESS YOU!
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PUT ON THIS EARTH TO DO ANYWAY. RIGHT ?
HAVE A GREAT DAY AND BLESS SOMEONE ELSE IN SOME LITTLE WAY TODAY!
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