PictureIrene, I miss you.
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HEARING THE SONG
 
Friendship is like a butterfly
Landing on your arm
You can feel the wonder
Quieting all alarms
 
Friendship holds fast
Allowing good things to last
No cause for excuses
Or needing to be first
 
This takes us to a place
Of harmonizing joy
Deepening love 
And letting go of doubt
 
Friendship gives us lightness
Allowing our feelings to soar
Offering the best of ourselves
By hearing each other’s song.
 
     © Doris Ann Bridgehouse 
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PictureDonald, my twin brother, I miss you.


 DONALD’S  LEGACY
 
In Memory of My twin Brother
 
Donald—a story maker, a storyteller
Loving brother, husband, father, and always a friend
 
He was a man who truly tested the elements
At the age of three, he split his head open on a stair
Flying like Superman from sofa to chair to stair
 
At the age of nine, he assembled a bow and arrow
He then gave it to his playmate
Who promptly shot the arrow into the corner of Donald’s eye
 As a teenager, he blew up his hand making a rocket
He fell ladders at home and  billboards at work 
 
Don was a doer, active and deliberate
He wouldn’t waste time
With thoughts of wait and see
He loved the life he was given
Whether kin, friend, or acquaintance
He effortlessly demonstrated how much he cared
 
Donald, we miss you dearly
We miss your fondness for nature
Your warmn easy smile
 
Your spirit stirs in our hearts…
Every time we see an attractive tree
An interesting rock, or a frothy wave
A shimmer, a shining…
Perhaps it’s you
Reminding us to love one another
In the same manner
That you always loved us.
 
     © Doris Ann Bridgehouse 
 
 
 
 
 
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PictureShine in the social spotlight.
 
The enemy is that part of you that needs to complain. 
 
THE BRAIN AND INTELLIGENCE
The brain is an organ in our cranium composed of gray and
White matter—connecting our central nervous system. It is
the receptacle of our consciousness, thoughts, memories,
and emotions. The brain is earth base. It is where we store
knowledge in order to relate to the physical world. Intelligence
does not come from the brain.
For instance, tapping into the connection—the central
part of being what I call the universal flow is where intelligence
lies. Many well known philosophers may call it
something else—MIND. True intelligence is taking one’s
knowledge and mixing it with purpose and then sprinkling
it with a meditative silence.
How does one renew his or her self to form a greater
intelligence? Simplicity rules intelligence. Break old patterns.
Understand yourself. Build new learned pathways
and take a cognitive step out of your square box. Move toward
an action that is mixed with compatibility and compassion.
By perceiving the interconnectedness of the world,
one automatically jump starts positive changes in his or her
life—intelligence.
 
Questions:
Do you take your known facts mixed with reason and
share that pertinent information in order to expand the
world? Are you living life through your own one-sided conversation?
• Helping someone to take care of a problem is far
more effective than going out of your way to “fix things.”
 
Example: finding the path to true intelligence
Barbara was poor as a child. Her family lived on a tight
budget and her wardrobe consisted of a friend’s older sis-
ter’s clothing. She never said anything to anyone, but daily,
she would seethe when she wore the hand-me-downs.
As an adult, she is a clothing shopaholic . Secretly, she
still feels she does not belong, and the hunt for new clothes
gives her (ego) a temporary lift. She has clothes in her
closet she has never worn.
Through the years, Barbara has made a scar on her
brain pathways that keep her in this blinding habit. In order
for Barbara to change her path of destruction, she needs to
look at her closet and set limits for herself. She could place
her clothes on her bed and separate the clothes she loves
and the clothes that are just okay—new or otherwise.
The clothes that are iffy must go back to the store or
she could give them to her favorite charity. The clothes she
decides to keep she could coordinate, reorganize, and appreciate.
She could admire what she owns and give herself
positive affirmations to reinforce her new outlook.
When she feels weak and she yearns to buy new
clothes, she could mindfully occupy herself with a positive
deed. Possibly, she could even finish a chore that she has
been putting off. Breaking negative pathways takes practice.
The upshot: she will renew her outlook on life.
 



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DORIS ANN'S OBSERVATION: 
Feel free to email questions concerning life's journey.
I'll place a dialogue on the web ​with an answer. 
EMAIL: kindredspiritri@yahoo.com
​dorisbridgehouse11@gmail.com 


Practicing any form of meditation 
Brings you closer to the you...your spirit.
If you have any questions, feel free to mail me. ​