enna Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 ''Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.'' - Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 "What is one little thing you are thankful for today?" ~ Kelly Buckley Sitting out on the patio and watching the rain fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KATPILOT Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Mitch, to post that quote speaks a lot to where you are and where you are going. It speaks to all of us. One day at a time buddy. One day at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Something to think about. One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” Rachel Carson(photo by Linda Hannum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 What we need as someone who is grieving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I love the dragonfly post. It's a reminder to us all to appreciate what is here. I think it was Ipraisehim that said his wife had a dragonfly land on her like that, I've never experienced that, what a special moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 This about says it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Yep. ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 We don't have to like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kayc Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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enna Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 The truth about grief...There's no way around grief and loss: you can dodge all you want, but sooner or later you just have to go into it, through it, and, hopefully, come out the other side. The world you find there will never be the same as the world you left. ~ Johnny Cash "Hope" painting by Sharon Cummings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 I have found that to be so very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 "Those who are awake live in a constant state of amazement." ~ Jack KornfieldI am thankful for my eyesight. What are you thankful for?(Photo by Bkrmadtya Karki) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Rain! We finally got some rain! I walked Arlie this morning and didn't wear a coat because it was 60 and with a coat felt too warm...I decided to take my chances on it raining again. After three hot dry record months, I am very thankful for rain! That photo is beautiful...is that a real plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I love these story people. The message for me is ~ spend time sailing. Story people can be found at http://www.storypeople.com Kay,Because the photo in my post above, is a photo taken my Bkrmadtya Karki submitted to National Geographic it is real.The plant almost looks like part of a pine tree. Here is another view of it ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Beautiful! If it were a Christmas tree, it would need no ornaments!And I, too, love the stick people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Compassion Henri Nouwen Society"Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to the place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this in not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it.Yet perhaps our greatest gift is our ability to enter into solidarity with those who suffer... When I reflect on my own life, I realize the moments of greatest comfort and consolation were moments when someone said, 'I cannot take your pain away, I cannot offer you a solution to you problem, but I can promise you that I won't leave you alone and will hold onto you as long and as well as I can.' There is much grief and pain in our lives, but what a blessing it is when we do not have to live our grief and pain alone. This is the gift of compassion." #HenriNouwen THE WAY OF THE HEARTwww.henrinouwen.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Anne,I am a big fan of Henri Nouwen, and this just proves why. This is spot on. When we lose someone that means the world to us, there is nothing anyone can do to "fix" it, sometimes there's nothing they can say that will help, but just being there means so much to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I am richer today because of the people I have met on my grief journey. I know people who are described in the quote below by Jeff Foster.TO THE SENSITIVE ONESDo not be ashamed of your sensitivity!It has brought you many riches.You see what others cannot see,Feel what others are ashamed to feel.You are more open, less numb.You find it harder to turn a blind eye.You have not closed your heart,in spite of everything.You are able to hold the most intense highsand the darkest lows in your loving embrace.(You know that neither define you.Everything passes through.You are a cosmic vessel.)Celebrate your sensitivity!It has kept you flexible and open.You have remained close to wonder. And awareness burns brightly in you.Don't compare yourself with others.Don't expect them to understand.But teach them:It’s okay to feel, deeply.It’s okay to not know. It’s okay to play on the raw edge of life.Life may seem ‘harder’ for you at times,And often you are close to overwhelm.But it’s harder still to repress your overwhelming gifts.Sensitive ones, Bring some gentleness into this weary world!Shine on with courageous sensitivity!You are the light bearers!- Jeff FosterIMAGE: AMY JUDDTEXT: From 'Falling In Love With Where You Are' by Jeff Foster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Anne, you always post just the right thing. You are valuable to our site. I love you1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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