Just for today:
Don’t be cynical or fed up.
The world doesn’t need your cynicism.
It needs your engaged attention and sense of wonder.
So do what you can do, no matter how small, to bring light to your situation.
Just for today:
Don’t be timid.
The world doesn’t need your cowardice and excuses.
It needs your warrior aspect and compassionate courage.
So be brave in keeping your word and facing your commitments.
Just for today:
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Let’s continue the thought of the previous blog post, on sounding your own unique note in the world.
There are now 7.4 billion people on Earth.
And not one other person is exactly like you.
Think about this for a moment.
You are truly unique.
Nobody else in the world has your body, or your spirit, or your mind.
No-one else has your particular energy pattern.
Your energy pattern emits a unique vibration that is yours, and yours alone.
From a spiritual perspective, one of your main tasks in life is to discover your own unique melody.
But many of us are not aware enough to experience life in ways that help uncover our true melody.
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Have you ever held a bird in your hands?
Perhaps a fledgling that fell out of its nest.
Or an injured bird no longer able to fly.
If so you might remember the warmth of the feathers beneath your fingers.
The trust the bird shows when it understands you are a compassionate human who wants to help its distress.
Over the years I have taken care of many wild birds.
Cradling a bird in my hands is like cradling a living vibration.
The little body thrums.
I have learned that pigeons purr when they are happy.
And each pigeon purrs in a different way.
The vibration is unique.
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The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
CHAPTER 2, LETTING GO OF LOSS (ebook excerpt):
Someone you loved is gone.
Something you needed is no longer there.
Somehow your heroic commitment has faded into failure.
Now the foundations of your existence lie crumpled beneath you.
Yet you surrendered solutions long ago and your answer ahead seems impossible to fathom.
So what remains?
Today, there is nothing and no-one.
There is only you.
Out of pain and disillusionment you admit all you once cherished is indeed lost.
Faced with emptiness, what you can do is breathe into the space of your untapped courage.
You discover that in grasping nothingness you become free to embrace everything.
And everything in turn is free to embrace you.
You are letting go of loss.
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Across Japan the cherry blossom front advances.
From the south’s first blush in late March to the north’s last glorious burst in mid-May, region after region unfurls in pink and white delight.
As news stations nationwide follow and report the daily sakura movement, the Japanese make ready their hanami, or cherry blossom viewing celebrations.
Everyone, everywhere, participates.
Hours before the evening revelries begin, companies send employees out to stake a crucial spot in nearby parks.
Under a favorite cherry tree, of course.
As food and drink begin to flow, such after-hours partying becomes a hanami glow of happiness.
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