Monthly Archives: May 2013
Compassion
what is it…do we have it?
we want it for ourselves
and this is good
for only if we are compassionate towards ourselves
can we be compassionate towards others…
this may sound self-centered
but it really is not
I once thought “love yourself” was so arrogant and self-centered
then the LIGHT came on
and I realized we only can love others in the measure in which we love ourselves
unless we can be loving towards who we are, and who we know so intimately…
then how can we love another? whom we do not know with the same intimacy?
if we are patient and compassionate towards ourselves
we will better understand how to be compassionate and loving towards the other…
if we reflect on life and how others affect us…then we will better understand how we affect others…
we get what we give out
not that we should only “fake” love or compassion…
but be sincere in caring about others….and then appreciate when others care about us…express our gratitude!
sometimes i am very sad……and I feel very alone…..but then if I try to help myself …meditate, write, draw or create an oil painting…i feel at peace in that creation
it does not sell for millions…it does not sell at all…..it is sold to ME….to the expression i feel inside that needs to come out..
many, many people have helped me on my journey….and to each of them I feel grateful…and also extend apologies for not expressing my heartfelt joy for all that they have given to me…
i know i have not arrived here alone…i know i am a product of all those who gave to me…my Mom, first of all…i love her so much and i miss her so much……
i cry tears each day thinking of her…and I no longer hide my tears…because that is who i am…
i have been given much in life…i have three beautiful daughters…and for them…i am grateful…and i have beautiful grandchildren…for them I am grateful…
so many friends in my life have given me hope to go on…
and when I was teaching, the students gave me so much love and energy…and purpose…
there is so much GOOD in the world…for all of this…I am grateful……
and to my WordPress family…I am grateful…it has brought me so much joy…
be YOUR Light!
so easy it is to climb into yourself and give up
crawl back into that cave of self-pity, fill the cup
allowing the voices of the distant past
take up rent and killing you fast
penetrate your being, tearing you down
making you feel the fool and the hopeless clown
refuse to give up the fight
climb back out and be the light
they never understood
they never could
you couldn’t play the game
the stakes too high for you to claim
you felt the passion deep
for truth you would seek
refuse to give up the fight
climb back out and be the light
maybe not everyone understood you
maybe not everyone could be true
it does not mean that what you valued was wrong
they just were playing a different song
they did not understand the passion that drove you
they did not understand you cared for more than a few
they did not understand you were only expressing an insight
they did not understand you’re being part of the light
they could only shut you down and throw you out
for then they could continue without a doubt
refuse to give up the fight
crawl back out and be the light
if only for a second the truth did shine
it was worth it all to be YOU on the line
somewhere, some day someone will find you
until then, believe in the light and all that is true
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Ego Sum, si se le cae a visitar, por favor deje un enlace a tu blog wordpress para mí! Fui a tu Gravatar pero no pude encontrar un enlace a wordpress. Debe enlazar manualmente a WordPress
this gentle soul, Nadia, my granddaughter
Two days ago my little four year old granddaughter, Nadia, brought me a dandelion that was past the stage of being yellow…it had gone to seed. The seeds were perfectly attached, as in the photo above. She was so proud of the “flower” she gave to me. I graciously accepted it and placed it in a tiny glass of water. Today, I ran across the above image…it reminded me of Nadia’s kind gesture…she is such a sweetheart!
While she was visiting with me, she became very quiet. I said to her, Nadia, you are so quiet?” She responded in a matter-of-fact voice, “Well, Nanny, it is the Quiet of Silence!” WOW! A poet already…
Wash Away the Illusion of Loneliness
what is loneliness?
it is an illusion
isolation confusion
fear of being by oneself
feeling separate on the life shelf
unconnected and dismayed
climb out of yourself and face the day
be gentle with yourself
inconvenience oneself
accept that you are loveable
not only culpable
accept that you are part of something greater than yourself
you must bring oneself
to the waiting God of LOVE
you are never alone…hand and glove
…remember…go your Center
be at peace in Love tender
In Honor of the Servicemen and Servicewomen who have given their lives for the freedom of others
Who was Aminul Islam…Martyr for Workers in Bangladesh?
Aminul Islam was a married man
A husband, a father
An ordinary man who walked the Earth everyday seeking to create a living
What would prompt a man to stand up and fight the Hog that fed him and his family?
What would prompt a man to speak out when he was threatened previously to keep his mouth shut?
What would prompt a man to speak the truth when he would end up giving his life for just that fact alone?
A person with a passion for justice
A person who cared about his fellow workers
A person with a heart so pure he cared only for humans to be kind to other humans
A person who believed in truth
A person who was hoping speech would loosen the grip of greed choking the owners
A person who was only asking that walls and floors be built safely
A person who was only asking for just wages so that he could feed and clothe his family
A person who was only asking for basic human kindness
Greed and fear took over the hearts of those who killed him
Now who will take care of his wife? of his children?
Will truth be silenced because he died?
Hopefully, more will take up his cause and fight the battle for him and for each other
equality justice hope love social justice factories in Bangladesh
Bangladesh people
Bangladesh workers
Factory Collapse in Bangladesh
Sweatshops
A map of the languages spoken in Bangladesh, in English. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
RELATED ARTICLES:
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2013/05/2013524164645166872.html
“…So, Bangladesh faces a multilayered situation. Even though there is anger that people are being paid a pittance, there are equal concerns that international corporations could now abandon clothes that are ‘Made in Bangladesh’ due to safety problems…”
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