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Emptiness can be a good thing
Does your fuel
tank ever run empty? Is your life filled with places to go, things to do, people to see, goals to achieve..?
Are you cramming your schedule, home, head and belly until they are too full? Do you chronically over schedule yourself?
If everything is too full, you need to let there be room in your life. Maybe fill your day 2/3 full. Not all the way.
Maybe creating an empty space in your calendar, in your to-do list, in your life could bring you some clarity and some peace and enable you to breath, to think.
Think about these ideas:
That space between stimulus and response can save you from unnecessary pain. Mom told you to count to ten before responding in anger! It’s an opportunity to choose your response rather than just automatically reacting.
That space between the notes is what makes it music and not just sound. A note without space is one long sound.
That space between the words when you read aids your understanding.
That space within a vase is what allows a vase to be a vase. Th
e vase is not simply clay or crystal. What you must have in order to have a vase is empty, invisible space surrounded by material. Take a hammer to the vase and you still have all of the material, but no vase. As Wayne Dyer pointed out, you must have the silent, empty, invisible space in order to have a vase.
That space surrounding the particles that make up the cells in your body is what makes you a “vase” or person. Every molecule is similarly fashioned of particles circling nothingness. It is the very story of life.
So, today I wish you spaciousness, emptiness.
May you create moments of silence and serenity.
May you relish the empty, the not-yet-here.
May you let Winter do its thing and allow your fields to rest so that when Spring returns, you are ripe for growing.
Angels as explained by children
As they say…”No one says it better than a child” and here’s what some of them have said! I only know the names of two angels, Hark and Harold. Gregory, age 5 Everybody’s got it all wrong. Angels don’t wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it. Olive, age 9 All […]
The buzzard, bat, bumblebee and us
Though I can’t vouch for the truth of the animal’s behavior, I love the message in this short story shared in a friend’s email! THE BUZZARD If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability […]
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Who knew?! I didn’t! Today, February 11th, is a holiday based on our English language idiom crying over spilled milk, which means to be upset over something that cannot be undone. I don’t know about you, but I think I need this. We all need a little reminder sometimes-to take a deep breath, clean up […]
2 things I know about you and me…
ONE: You are capable of more than you think. TWO: AND it will take more work than you think. I know the first one because this has been true of everyone I’ve ever met. (And it’s true of me too!) We are the worst judges of what we are capable of and each of us has another gear, a […]
Recognize this song?
There’s some great life lessons everywhere we look! I bet you can guess what childhood song all these” lessons” refer to! Wayne Dyer used the childhood song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to emphasize that we should… ROW…take some action, don’t just think about […]
“Have to” or “Get to”?
Do you ever find yourself saying I have to… I should… I must… and how does that make you feel? Wouldn’t you rather feel light than heavy? Then look at your obligations with a different attitude. Obligations: feeding your cat/dog/kids/or any living creature who depends upon you for food. showing up at your job so […]
Letting Go means…
Do you find it hard to let go? It’s a lesson I am still learning… LETTING GO(D) doesn’t mean not caring, it means not taking responsibility for someone else. LETTING GO(D) doesn’t mean cutting myself off from others, it means realizing that I can’t control others. LETTING GO(D) doesn’t mean caring for, it means caring […]
Your “Not-To-Do” list
Do you ever make a “Not-To-Do” list? A Not-to-Do list is a basic tool which seeks to reduce the amount of time we waste, and to focus our time and energy on achieving results. After all, how much time does Facebook really need?) Here’s quote I found (don’t know who said it) that you might think about: […]
Your “Ta-Da” list!
Before stressing over your 2018 “To-Do” list, use this time of the year to create your “Ta-Da” list! It’s much more fun… If it seems like you are always too busy, on overload, scattered and ineffective, then take this opportunity to change your feelings by changing your perspective. Look back at your week. When you are braver […]