Solutions will be clear.
WHISPERS
The voices in my head
Are like uneasy whispers
And
I try to move in a straight line
But the firelight in my heart
Bears the weight of time
I question:
How do I stomp out
The flame of doubt
And admire the tiny embers
That still hold the brightness of hope
Then I notice how
Your broken smile
Splits me down the middle
The haunting whispers return…
Telling me
I can’t be part of your heart
Until I’m conscious
Of my own soul’s journey.
© Doris Ann Bridgehouse
Do you issue ultimatums. And why?
COMMUNITY
KEY TO THIS MONTH
This is a "I told you so month." Obligations pile up and it will be the little things that matter. Stick to a stick schedule in order to make the months ahead a little easier. Oh yes...this is the time to strengthen out any mix-up in communication. Be honest and direct...also kind.
DAILY INSIGHTS AND THINGS WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT...
Follow through with a brainstorm. This could be your best idea...yet.
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE:
When boundaries are overstepped, there is a backlash of consequences. Political happenings are featured. If in doubt let things slide, otherwise put on your thinking cap and move forward.
NEW CATEGORY:
KINDRED CONNECTIONS AND INSIGHTS
WE ARE BORN
We are one born with (1) adventure, (2) limitations, and the (3) category that blends the 1 and 2 together that forms true understanding. For example: A mother and a father make a baby. The third…a new creation.
The 3rd category is our personal creation. The first two must be recognized before the fullness of the 3rd creation can come into our realization.
NOTE:
Who is your adventurous self?
What are your limitations?
Honesty is the best policy. Metaphorically, when you have both feet planted on the ground, or close to it, an opening will appear as has never before. This opening is devoid of fear and mixed with the unknown. Notice that it is an adult experience. Unlikely to be experienced as a youngster unless you are non-judgmental mixed with wisdom.
How does this creative force guide you and lift you to another level of existence? To name it would be difficult. Mostly, because it is dimensional, and each individual uniqueness makes too many unlimited variables.
Oh… I forgot to mention the secret ingredient to following this path is an important and evasive one. LISTENING to another person. LISTEN to yourself. Ask yourself: What do you hear in your dialogue. What do you hear in another person’s dialogue? What are the thoughts that run around in your head?
Can you answer those questions? Do your homework. Trust in the freedom of being genuine. LOVE the process. Enjoy the small and large surprises that life has to offer. Don’t waste time pondering about the past or tomorrow. Bask in the excitement of begin here.
AN EPIPHANY
The other day, while meditating, I had an epiphany. I observed how we live our lives walking in a borderless fog. Our everyday routines keep us in this stupor where we easily become incapable of seeing the new. The fog also keeps us in a fearful state. And in this space, we cannot see the beauty of the now, or the all-embracing offerings that are in front of us.
This borderless fog floats from person to person, situation to situation, to mishap to mishap strangling us like that kudzu vine (the vine that slowly strangles the trees. In time, the tree will die, and so will we. For us, not so much in chronological time, but spiritually. This is when atrophy and depression take over your life. We won't be able to find joy or share ourselves with others.
It is easy to break this chain of living. Start by being attentive in your daily life. Notice when a person opens a door for you. Notice when someone happily offers you to go in front of the line. Notice small gestures and the surprise connected to kindness, a compliment, and all sorts of humanitarian gifts.
These examples can show you how the light of a kind act can disburse that foggy cloudiness in our lives. And hopefully, in turn you, will do be able to give that same light to others.
A VIVID DREAM
I had a vivid dream the other day. I saw a young boy sobbing. His head was bent as he tried to hide his tears. I could feel he was a sensitive child, and life mishaps made him feel sad. I went to him. I placed my hands on each side of his face. He started to relax.
This part was powerful…
I told him in this life there would be a lot of sad things he would have to deal with. There also would be wonderful things to experience. The only REAL PART OF LIFE is to learn to love yourself. When this happens, you will realize the sad things will roll off your shoulders.
As you grow older you will understand that other people’s opinions or foolish gestures belong to them. You won’t be able to fix their stuff.
Best of all you won’t have to change anything…just enjoy.
RECOMMENDATION
recommend the movie Joe Black…starring Brad Pitt. There are surprises, philosophical outlooks, and most of all family dynamics. Some would say the film is slow-paced. I think it needed to be. It helped the audience absorb the actor’s character essence. This is what I observed: Life is to be enjoyed in the moment. If we are lucky, we have joyous memories. For instance, that is why we take pictures to help us capture an activity of our good times. But when we pass, those pictures cannot be taken with us.
Pay attention: everything you have in front of you is the BEST it gets.
See things from a different perspective and make a note on that. Even if it is one word you can put daily in the calendar. If you need to make a change, step forward in the direction of not knowing. That is the only way you’ll be able to exist in this ever-changing world.
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Check out the Providence, RI First Unitarian Church service on youtube.
Be thorough, and the rest will follow.
To promote world peace, repeat this verse once a day... three times.
We love my heart
We love my soul
We love all humanity
Hold our heart and souls together
Love, peace and harmony
Love, peace and harmony
Love, peace and harmony
David, Doris, and Ray
at Doris's 2020 art exhibit.
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Ray Smith
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Thought of the day:
Don't be shy. Show the world your magic.
THE WORLD AS I SEE IT.... my friend, Ray James Smith, is an avid reader, and he sent me a list of spiritual book recommendations. I would like to share the list with you. I also put in a few of my favorites. I also like Rumi...a wonderful poet. The First and Last Freedom, J. Krishnamurti
The Ending and Beginning of Time, J. Krishnamurti + David Bohn
Alan Watts Teachings
On Fear, J. Krishnamurti
Wholeness and Implicate Order, David Bohn
The Immense Journey, Loren Eiseley
The Wisdom of Love, Jacob Needleman
Varieties of Religious Experience, William James
Cosmic Consciousness, Maurice Bucke
In Search of th Miraculous, P. D. Ouspensky
All or Everything, G. I Gurdjieff
Living Time, Maurice Nicoll
The Art of Loving, Erich Fromm
Time and the Soul, Jacob Needleman
The Gospel According to Jesus, Stephan Mitchell
The art of Happiness, The Dali Lama
A New Science of Life, Rupert Shldrake
The Power of Now, Ekhart Tolle