all i can say is…
part of a creative collaborative women’s retreat this weekend! so blessed to be a part!!!
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Archive for the category “Happiness”
these are the words I have prayed to receive
Complete
Krista Rose Strode
Krista Rose Strode
Complete.
Could I ever have believed those words
Before we had met?
Would I have believed in you before we touched?
I love you.
Such simple words
To hold all of my being,
To be all that I am.
You love me.
Words that come so easily to you
That can shatter the sun
And drown all the stars.
Desire.
Such a shallow feeling
Until your touch
Alighted my entire soul.
Perfection.
Something I never wanted
Until I realized in our imperfection
Our togetherness was my ideal.
Forever.
A concept I never believed
Until all of eternity was revealed
Lying, waiting in your eyes.
But why?
The gods may never tell me
Why I’m now free to be happy,
But I rejoice in you.
You love me.
Heaven could be no better place than this.
I love you.
My soul is infinite and complete.
I love you honey, may your marriage, and life be blessed always! Mom
Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. -Tony Robbins
The most powerful tool we have at our disposal is the power of choice. Almost everything that happens in our lives is the result of a choice that we have made. And for the things that happen in our lives that we didn’t choose to have happen – how we CHOOSE to respond to these events is still our choice.
Choice is everything. And what I’ve come to see after doing TDL for so many years and working with thousands of people is that a lot of folks don’t think they have a choice in their life. It is not until we investigate where their actions come from that we discover they actually DO have the power to choose.
We don’t always get to choose what happens in life, but we do get to choose how we respond to what happens. There is a BIG difference between reaction and response. Reaction is when something happens and we just react – without thinking. It’s like the animal in us takes over and wants to either fight or run. We react with defensiveness, judgment or shock. We react with anger or even hate. We react with disgust. We react with all kinds of emotions that don’t represent our highest nature.
I’ve come to believe that our journey is to first become aware of how we react and not make it wrong. To understand that we and everyone we know are doing the best that they can from their point of view. And we can investigate where these reactions come from. And slowly over time we begin to see that when things trigger us “out there” – there is a precious space in between something happening and our reaction. And in this space we now have a choice – a choice of how we want to respond.
To me, the ability to respond is far more powerful than unconscious reaction. This is respons-ibility is – the ability to respond. And in this space, where we can choose, lay our power.
What are we going to make this mean? And why? What’s the root of the trigger I’m having? What do I have to believe about life to have this reaction? And then what do I want to believe about life, what empowering perspective can I take that will allow me to see the lesson in this moment and then let it go?
This is like spiritual fitness training. Emotional muscle building. To be able to choose a response instead of be at the whims of our unconscious reactions.
Mastin Kipp
http://thedailylove.com/
success in the most important things in life
Successful relationships are built upon the foundation of bringing committed love to the table every day, communicating your feelings, receiving your partner’s feelings and setting healthy boundaries to maintain a sense of independence within the relationship. This allows for love to be given and received, proper adjustments to be made if the line of communication gets fuzzy and still gives each of you the freedom to be yourself and bring forth your unique creative expression.
This combination will manifest the strongest and healthiest relationships in your life.
And remember, the purpose of relationships is to be happy, to learn and to CO-create a life together.
– Jackson Kiddard
adventure awaits!
New York through the Lense – Vivienne Gucwa
I watch the dark skein swerve and wheel
and return to its purpose,
each bird defined
against a misty grey sky.
The rain-stained glass
and traffic noise
keep me from their calls,
and I feel apart
from life itself.
Rhythms and drives
are sanitised and commoditised,
rituals removed
more and more
from root and purpose.
The outstretched necks
and curves of wings
are living shorthand messages
for those, like me,
without direction,
left behind
to the hard shoulders and cold hearts
of a lost people.
Nancy Somerville, ‘Wild Geese Flying South’, from Pushing the Boat Out: New Poetry , Wild Goose Publications, Kathy Galloway (ed.), 1995
We have been sent into the world to be living witnesses of God’s unconditional love. – Henri Nouwen
Instead of putting others down, try improving yourself
instead. The only person you have a right to compete with is
you. In the meantime, treat others how you’d like to be
treated. One trait that some of the best (communicators) share
is empathy. A couple of kind words can not only make a
person’s day, but earn you a friend and supporter for life.
For the rest of the week, whenever you see someone you want to
judge negatively, pay them a compliment instead. See what
happens. – Neil Strauss
life abundantly
It is an ongoing temptation to think of ourselves as living under a curse. The loss of a friend, an illness, an accident, a natural disaster, a war, or any failure can make us quickly think that we are no good and are being punished. This temptation to think of our lives as full of curses is even greater when all the media present us day after day with stories about human misery.
Jesus came to bless us, not to curse us. But we must choose to receive that blessing and hand it on to others. Blessings and curses are always placed in front of us. We are free to choose. God says, Choose the blessings!
– Henri Nouwen
www.henrinouwen.org
look for miracles, smile…
Just as darkness retreats before light,
so all anger and bitterness disappear for the fragrance of humility.
-John Climacus
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor
and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:31-32
Maritta Terrell
Thoughts are also posted at:
http://thoughtsaday.blogspot.com/
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