And so, I Blog!!

Soooo, everybody is blogging except for Moi? Is this the newest form of writing? Are we headed towards the reality of the movie "Fahrenheit 451 "? What a tragedy that would be!! I have tried Twitter~for about 48 hours ,not for me at all! I do Facebook, but also find it to be truly surfacy and a bit of a waste of my time. I like to write, not twit or mindlessly comment. So, I guess I will. :) Here I will share on the most precious thing in my life, my recovery and my spiritual journey. If my only audience is that of the ether, that will be good enough ... for I write not to be read, but because I am called to write!!! And so, I blog!!
I will begin with the daily readings from the book:

A Grateful Heart ~ 365 ways to give thanks at mealtime edited by MJ Ryan
The Winter Prayers began on the first day of winter ~ so I am begining there. The winter prayers begin with this thought:
A thankful soul is thankful under all circumstances, a complaining soul complains even if he lives in paradise. -BAHA'U'LLAH
Please join me in thought-provoking conversaton! Namaste' Cate

Friday, May 11, 2012

Great Spirit of Surprise

Oh Great Spirit of Surprise,
   dazzle us with a day full of amazing embraces,
      capricious, uncalculated caring,
      great hearts, kind souls and doers of
          good deeds.   
                  MOLLY FUMIA
It's a beautiful world to see,
or it's dismal in every zone,
The thing it must be in its gloom or its gleam
Depends on yourself alone.
- Anonymous



"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening
that is translated through you into action and because
there is only one of you in all time, this expression is
unique.  And if you block it, it will never exist through
any other medium and be lost, the world will not have
it."  So said dancer Martha Graham.  Tonight we pray
that each of us find our unique life force and express it
as fully as we possibly can.

This sounds so simple, and while it is simple, it certainly is no easy.
It has taken me years of practice to really begin to 'get it' 
that I can be as happy as I make up my mind to be ...
no matter what my present circumstances.
I did a lot of ziffing (acting as if)
and listening and receiving the wisdom of others
as they pointed out different ways I could
see any particular situation ~
always in faith and gratitude!
What a difference this makes!!!
I have been given a new view,
and it is the greatest gift!!!

be peace, cate

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