Pete and I have been doing a lot lately. I’ve realized that I’ve forgotten a bit about myself. Death in the family, changes in a routine, switching my means of income, moving to a new house, hearing about challenges in friends lives, praying and wishing for others has made me slow my pace and think more about what’s important to me. And having nothing to do with importance, but what the “meaning” behind everything is… So I’ve been trying to gather me… this means I’ve been reading. It’s been great. I thank Pete, my family and my friends for supporting me (if they’ve realized it or not). Many of these books my uncle James has given me, some I’ve acquired through other means, overall they seem to have the same theme, but they all say it in different ways. Ha; kind of like religion and a higher power.
The following are two book excerpts:
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey- stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. But the expressions of life are ephemeral, momentary, transient. Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, once said,
This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds.
To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance.
A lifetime is like a flash of lightening in the sky,
Rushing by like a torrent down a steep mountain.
We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will have been worthwhile.” (The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, a practical guide to the fulfillment of your dreams, p111, Deepak Chopra)
Say to yourself: “Today, I will practice ACCEPTANCE. I will accept people, situations, circumstances, and events as they occur. I will know that this moment is as it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not struggle against the whole universe by struggling against this moment. I accept things as they are this moment, not as I wish they were.” With of course, understanding that “you can wish for things in the future to be different, but in this moment you have to accept things as they are”.
My heart goes out to auntie Char and the boys, my sister Jody and nephew Coty as things are so-called-progressing, Miriah and her boys during their time of tough choices, Kelli for the potential of satisfying her spirit, Skyler’s kidneys, Laura’s endurance during schooling, all the survivors in Haiti, all the little kids in the world who still look forward to baskets full of candy hidden by the actual Easter Bunny, and all the others whom I’ve been thinking of lately. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I love you.
And to close, enjoy the blessed Easter weekend and take a moment to bask in all the fortune that we have in our lives.
~nicole
