At this time in my life, waking up free of pain sends me bouncing around and dancing for joy.
A thoughtful question.
Enjoy the holidays, and dance your heart out.
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its raining here with bright sunshine. which of course means that there is also a rainbow in the sky. my kids have declared it necessary to do a "rainbow dance." i shall go join in now!
Okay -- I'm giving up. I can't find any new ways of saying how much I love your work. Great, exquisite, fantastic, etc. So, Merry Christmas, and love, Mark
Time. Time to sit and look at the tree. Time to read a book aloud while my daughter snuggles in and my husband rubs my feet. Time to laugh with friends. Just time. The stilling of the hurry-hurry rush-rush impulse.
Rainbows and rainbow dances, freedom from pain, finding art you enjoy, the luxury of time for things you love --- ALL of these are perfect examples of what makes us jump for joy. And not one of them costs anything. Isn't that amazing?
Sometimes things aren't what they seem. We settle in somewhere, thinking it's going to be safe and hospitable and just what we hoped for, a magical haven that provides us shelter from harm. Then reality sets in and we realize that we were mistaken. That soft place to land turns out to be quite a bit less soft than we'd anticipated. In fact sometimes things get downright hard and cold and unforgiving. Not at all what we expected. Do we stay and make the best of it or fly away to build a new nest somewhere else? Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from learning to see the beauty right in front of your eyes. Sometimes we bloom most gloriously when we learn to thrive just where we are and come to love just what we have. Maybe each of us is exactly where we need to be, learning lessons custom-made for us.
Haiku My Heart i invite you to imagine living in peace one day at a time I have to admit that I'm finding it hard to celebrate the birthday of my country having declared its independence from Mother England, when the country was founded on institutionalized slavery, the idea that white men were created equal but but black men were less than and women weren't even considered. We tend to glorify the "all men are created equal" phrase without looking at the reality. We can do better. We must.
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A thoughtful question.
Enjoy the holidays, and dance your heart out.
meri, have a wonderful christmas!