Tag: wisdoms

Peace – poem

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace

there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender

be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly

and clearly;

and listen to others,

even the dull and the ignorant;

they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,

they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself

with others,

you may become vain and bitter;

for always there will be greater

and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well

as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;

it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs;

for the world is full of trickery

But let this not blind you to what

virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals;

and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially, do not feign affection.

Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity

and disenchantment

it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,

be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,

whatever you conceive Him to be,

and whatever your labors and aspirations,

in the noisy confusion of life

keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery,

and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy. ~Max Ehrmann

(Book: Desiderata https://amzn.to/45kJvnK)

(Art: Photograph by Albarrán Cabrera)

Wise man saying

A WISE MAN ONCE SAID

  1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to;
  2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the person that borrowed you remember or ask for it. It shows your integrity and character. Same goes with umbrellas, pens and lunch boxes.
  3. Never order the expensive dish on the menu when someone is giving you a lunch/dinner.
  4. Don’t ask awkward questions like ‘Oh so you aren’t married yet?’ Or ‘Don’t you have kids’ or ‘Why didn’t you buy a house?’ Or why don’t you buy a car? For God’s sake it isn’t your problem;
  5. Always open the door for the person coming behind you. It doesn’t matter if it is a guy or a girl, senior or junior. You don’t grow small by treating someone well in public;
  6. If you take a taxi with a friend and he/she pays now, try paying next time;
  7. Respect different shades of opinions. Remember what’s 6 to you will appear 9 to someone facing you. Besides, second opinion is good for an alternative;
  8. Never interrupt people talking. Allow them to pour it out. As they say, hear them all and filter them all;
  9. If you tease someone, and they don’t seem to enjoy it, stop it and never do it again. It encourages one to do more and it shows how appreciative you’re;
  10. Say “thank you” when someone is helping you.
  11. Praise publicly. Criticize privately;
  12. There’s almost never a reason to comment on someone’s weight. Just say, “You look fantastic.” If they want to talk about losing weight, they will;
  13. When someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe left or right. You never know what’s next;
  14. If a colleague tells you they have a doctors’ appointment, don’t ask what it’s for, just say “I hope you’re okay”. Don’t put them in the uncomfortable position of having to tell you their personal illness. If they want you to know, they’ll do so without your inquisitiveness;
  15. Treat the cleaner with the same respect as the CEO. Nobody is impressed at how rude you can treat someone below you but people will notice if you treat them with respect;
  16. If a person is speaking directly to you, staring at your phone is rude;
  17. Never give advice until you’re asked;
  18. When meeting someone after a long time, unless they want to talk about it, don’t ask them their age and salary;
  19. Mind your business unless anything involves you directly – just stay out of it;
  20. Remove your sunglasses if you are talking to anyone in the street. It is a sign of respect. Moreso, eye contact is as important as your speech; and
  21. Never talk about your riches in the midst of the poor. Similarly, don’t talk about your children in the midst of the barren.

22.After reading a good message try to say “Thanks for the message”.

APPRECIATION remains the easiest way of getting what you don’t have….
❤️

Thanks for Reading 📝👌

Shine a Little Light – James Taylor

This song popped up this morning and it’s absolutely perfect, given the state of affairs they wish us to believe .

I’ve heard reference to a revolution coming 3 times , and I so hope it’s a matter of evolution and with no blood shed .

” They ” want us to war over things especially each other.

I truest believe we can and we will reveal our power to gain the changes we need in each and every life on this path of liberation of the soul . To love and be loved , to live in balance and harmony with the world and each other .

We are so close and we can handle what is pathetic , and distorted leaders and money mongers .

It has begun .😘🙏🏼👍

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Owning your place

If you don’t know where your place is, find it.

Cry. In the morning, in the afternoon, on Saturday nights when it will ruin your makeup.

Tears are for washing, …for protecting;

stuffed tears turn to poison, to hate, pulsing through the sea of you.

Cry when you are happy, cry when you are broken, cry when you need to

and because someone weak once told you it made you weak.

Begin to belong to you, and only you.

Did you ever belong to just yourself?

Be the person you can count on, to laugh with,

to endure with, to wipe the eyeliner from beneath your eyes.

Be the person to hug your hips, to read books to, to lay in the grass with.

You do not have to fill your spaces with someone else.

If you expect someone else to fill you, there will never be enough love.

Let light flood the empty parts of you and heal with sunshine, not fingerprints.

Exist, and let your existence speak for itself.

Do not make yourself a smoker or a prude or a body cavity to fill.

Do not make yourself into anything other than the person you are.

There is an identity, there always was an identity, you have never ceased to exist.

You have never disappeared, despite your many attempts.

Eat. As much or as little as you want. Do not vanish.

Breathe, deep, shaky, powerful gulps of air. Do not suffocate.

Wander into the places of yourself you’ve been too afraid to touch,

You may find bruises, you may find scars,

Know yourself, map yourself.

One day, someone will want to understand your geography.

Know how to teach them.

Wander too far away from home, leave home, build new homes.

When one burns down, you will always have another one to learn

to trust warmth inside of.

Set down your burdens.

You carried their emotions inside your heart for far too long.

You are not a backpack, or a hamper, or a trunk for all of

their old demons to sit and rot inside of.

You are not luggage, you are a person.

Love will come to you in forms that you don’t recognize.

People will love you who don’t need to be saved.

People will love you for your face in the morning,

and not when they tear down your strength.

People will love you for the way your voice sounds when reading,

and not when telling them what they want to hear.

People will love you because of the creation you are,

and not a wax figurine they tried to turn you into.

Learn to be fresh. To begin each day without yesterday’s mistakes.

Learn to sit in the rocking chair

and hold their flaws gently, cradling them,

as they learn to trust your balance-beam heart.

Learn to smile when plans fall through, when the food gets cold,

when the rain drenches us on our walk home.

Say, “I love you,” only when you want to say it.

Say no, maybe and yes. But not just Yes.

And not just No.

Carry inside of you the story of a person who is a tapestry.

A person made to help flowers grow,

A person made to give the world something no one else could.

A person made in divine light.

Let the hate steep with the tea.

Let your fear of remembering be forgotten.

Let your toes curl up in delight.

Let happiness sit upon your windowsill like a sleeping cat

so that everyone who passes will smile knowing:

You are whole.

You have always been whole.

You will always be whole.

-Author: Chloe Bell-

Photo: Signature on the artwork

Archaeology for the Woman’s Soul

Becoming an Elder

BECOMING AN ELDER

Leaving behind my journey of struggling and racing through

the white water of many rivers, I become the river,

creating my own unique way.

Leaving behind my self-imposed role as a tree upon

which others have leaned, I now become the wind,

with the freedom to blow whenever and wherever I choose.

Leaving behind the boxes I’ve created in my life, crammed with

roles, responsibilities, rules and fears,

I become the wild and unpredictable space

within which flowers sprout and grow.

Leaving behind the years of yearning for others

to see me as somebody,

I soften into becoming my future,

with permission from SELF to

continually unfold as I choose, without concern

for how others may see me.

Leaving behind years of telling and teaching,

I become instead a mirror

into which others can peer and

view reflections of themselves to consider.

Leaving behind the urge to provide answers for others,

I become – in the silence of this forest retreat

– the question.

Leaving behind the rigor of my intellect,

I become a single candle in the

darkness, offering myself as a beacon for others

to create their own path.

I become an elder.

~Cathy Carmody~

I found out that Cathy Carmody passed in 2017, but before she passed she allowed her poem to be shared as long as she is credited as the author. What a treasure~~~

Photo: Art by Suzanne DeVeuve

Archaeology for the Woman’s Soul