We could never have guessed
We were already blessed
where we are ...
James Taylor
I often here myself saying 'be here now',
and I find those to be wonderful life giving words!!
Mark Nepo's words today encouraged me to add a little something
to those words of wisdom!
That little something might be ~
Be here now and smile!!
or
Be here now and love it!!
or
Be here now and in-joy!!
Try to imagine that you are doing the dinner dishes and feeling blessed
and grateful and over-joyed just to to be doing the dishes.
and grateful and over-joyed just to to be doing the dishes.
When we were studying the vows during my training classes as a young nun,
we were told that we should be doing EVERYTHING with love ...
washing dishes, shoveling snow, studying, praying, walking ...
whatever it may be.
whatever it may be.
One day I was faced with cleaning the old library blinds,
they hundreds of old blind blades coated with months and months
of old book dust.
I decided to set about this task with love,
and spent an entire afternoon humming away while
carefully cleaning each and every blind!
I had a wonderful time!!
I felt fully blessed exactly where I was doing exactly what I needed to do!
WOW!
I'm going to work to remember that in my current experiences
and to carry that
'here and now service with a smile reality'
into every day.
I think life is looking up :) Woo Hoo!!! Cate
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