How to Live

[moonlightdancer]

Greetings All,

It has been a long time since I have posted here. I have some thoughts that have been rolling around in my noggin.

Most of my life (excluding a few bizarre teenage years), I have felt and continue to feel connected to All. I consider myself very blessed to have these feelings. I am now feeling a strong pull towards change. I know that there is more. I want that more. I feel a great responsibility to All to expand and grow and add positives to my life and others.

I am wary of my ego and try to do a check after meditating each morn and afternoon.The question that is churning in my simple mind is what will make me happy so that I can share that happiness.

During sad times in my life, I used to feel victimized. I don't feel that way any longer. I believe that every moment is a choice to change. In questioning myself, I starting thinking of different words that mean a lot to me but also confuse me at the same time. I am open to change.

Do we wait for change to appear or do we actively make and advocate for change? I am currently in flux and questioning just how much is my own choice and how much is the universe leading me? Here are some defs that I looked up in good old Random House Webster's Dictionary.

Perserverance - to persist in pursuing something in spite of obstacles or opposition

Persistence - to continue steadily in some purpose or cause of action in spite of opposition

Dedication - to consecrate to a sacred purpose

Intention - the act of determining upon some action or result

Intent - firmly fixed or directing

Inspiration - an inspiring or animating action or influence

Inspire - to fill with an animating or exalting influence

Quest - a search; an adventurous expedition

Journey - traveling from one place to another

Perserverence and persistence, I believe, require a personal choice to continue on a chosen path while facing obstacles. My chosen path is to attempt to live a gentle, happy, passionate and unoffending life that adds positive to the universal. My confusion comes from knowing what I feel is my personal path while also realizing that my choices may cause sadness to some (including myself ). This past year has been a great growth year. I am very upset about the folks in the gulf region. During the first few months after Katrina, I just could not wrap my mind around it. I am still upset about governmental response. However, I am able to recognize the positives that have occurred in my life since then. I am closer to my family and loved ones. I always try to speak my truth. I have been able to locate and contact friends that I have not spoken with in over a decade. I am trying to look at this situation as a chance for renewal and change.

Intent and intention feel very defined and constricting. However, it depends on the intention. If one chooses an intention that is constricting, then it will be constricting. What happens if we choose intentions that are open-ended? If my intention is to add positives to the universal One, then my options are abundant.

Inspiration. I would love to live a life that is inspiring. Again, I have to question my ego. I would like to be inspired by my life and all of the other beautiful beings I have encountered so far on this life journey.

Often, I feel pulled towards doing the "right" thing. I try to do things that feel right to me. However, I watch for "coincidinks" from the universe that tell me that I am on the correct path. I love to help others. I do not spend much time on myself.

I am trying to find that "balance" between taking care of myself and taking care of others. I feel more balanced when I help others. I think we all need to give ourselves a big hug for living this life in the best way possible.

Yet, I still feel a calling and a push towards a certain life. I wonder, do I pursue this calling even if it may cause heartbreak in doing so. The end result I picture is wondrous for all involved. I do not want to knowingly hurt another. Maybe my downfall is impatience.

If something is supposed to be, will it then happen regardless of my actions? Do I direct my life or do I recognize and follow the "universal hints" while having the confidence that all will become as it should?

How much power do we have over our lives? Will our lives journey to the same place even though we make different choices? It makes me think of a step in AA that states, "let go and let God". If we were all to let go of our wills, live in the moment and become aware, would that be the answer?

Thanks to All who take the time to read my ramblings.

with love and blessings,
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[nirgal]

Good questions....

I'll let Old Wolf have a go first... I'm just barely in words at the moment, and I know he has some ;)

Loook up 'Surrender'.. (maybe not in a normal dictionary)

Not giving up or abandoning.. but in the sense of giving over and allowing..

Surrender to SELF :)

Namaste

[oldwolf]

heya,

Ain't too fast on the keyboard and so have a rather large dislike for pecking things out i've already pecked out elsewhere....
You might try Connections in this forum and see iffn that speaks to you and addresses the same .... yah sometimes I tend to be wordy LOL but I sure do enjoy laughing esp at myself.... still untill I get a program that does the typing for me and I can just rear back and flap ,my jaws - I am limited by my own laziness (and time -lord knows I gots a backlog of jobs that've been on the burner for long now) on just how much I put out on the forums - ain't you all blessed LOL.

Godspeed Dancin in the moonlite t'is beautiful

And ugh - Ho to you too Nirgal - you comin up campin soon - or you too soft and don't want to be up here in the wind & blow & snow LOL.
Love ya.

Blessings

Namaste

[HoneySuckleBlue]

Surrendering is good, and being grateful for everything, even the pain, because like you said about katrina, it makes everything else seem so much sweeter when it does come around.


I found my self faced with this too this fall as my husbands business is growing and I was persuing my own interests, studying to get the title of RN, raising my children as a stay at home mom, finding time to Make things and tend to my home and yard.

What old wolf said about finding your stillness I believe. Then you can watch the events of your life coming and going like a yogi on a montain top...experiences come in energestic clusters it seems and the way we think draws particular clusters and repels others, I don't think it is very different that the way moecules behave.

So if we set our intent we can become a part of any system of action that our potentials line up with, like old wolf said with the resonating.

But to be what you are you have to know what you are, so it does'nt matter what you do until you know what you are it is doomed to starting over again. Like the movie Ground Hog day.

Have you been through the ground hog day phase yet?

I think the only power we have over our lives is to decide to get up and keep going.

You don't need power for any thing else. When you surrender doing things becomes just like dandilion fluff catching a breeze. You become a way for the Bigger self to manifest, and it knows perfect timing if we don't get in the way and judge it with our little perspectives of what we think we know.

:) Life is more fun when what lies around the next corner is a suprise that you have always prepared for just enough.


I think that is where the connectedness come in, in learning how to read the 'waves'.

[sylvanlightning]

One of my favorite words from the online American Heritage dictonary:

grace

Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.
A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.
A sense of fitness or propriety.
A disposition to be generous or helpful; goodwill.
Mercy; clemency.

A favor rendered by one who need not do so; indulgence.
A temporary immunity or exemption; a reprieve.
Graces Greek & Roman Mythology. Three sister goddesses, known in Greek mythology as Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, who dispense charm and beauty.
... when aligned to Self, grace flows from within, flowering effortlessly.



~~* Bright Blessings to All :)




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[nirgal]

Some principles of the Quechua

Anyi.. "in giving, we receive. In receiving we give"

Living in balance with all things

Munay
Living from the heart
'Being' Love

http://www.salkawind.com/Writings/RealHeart.html
When consciousness moves from the head to the heart a different understanding of reality emerges. Like all ways of understanding--whether it be intellectual, athletic, artistic, or something else--the way of the heart leads into a realm where new distinctions may be learned.... The foundation of this experience is love.

The use of the term 'love' associated with heart knowledge .... in this context it does not refer to romanticism, or sentimentality, or affection, in fact the term does not refer to an emotion at all. It refers instead to the experience of being interconnected with the rest of the Cosmos....

We know with the heart in the hearts language. It's not intellectual or deducible, it can't understood in the mind. It can only be lived and experienced.... sometimes it's seen in the spaces between words, or painted in verse and music... or a simple act of selflessness

Munay, Aloha, Namaste


Heehee.. I'm not prepared for the cold north winter.... yet!

[moonlightdancer]

Wow,
Thanks everyone for contributing. There have been wondrous times in my life where I have felt complete peace. This usually occurs when I spend a lot of time outdoors, practice my own adapted yoga:), and meditate. Sometimes, I feel so lazy. I know that these things are important to my own spiritual, emotional and physical needs. Also, I love to talk. I love those great discussions that 'just happen'.


Life is more fun when what lies around the next corner is a suprise that you have always prepared for just enough.

That is such a great statement. Life, for me, is ebb and flow. I spend a lot of time living in the moment. I do get distracted because I am around people who do not. It is easy to get caught up in the drama of life when you care about someone who is trying so hard to avoid the present and live in the future and/or past. And yes Kim, my life is one big groundhog day. I feel many changes coming and I am excited to see the new chapter in my life. Patience girl...I have to tell myself. Enjoy the Now for It always is. Thanks, Kim, for your thoughtful and thoughprovoking comments.


Nirgal, thanks for you comments tooooo.

Some principles of the Quechua

Anyi.. "in giving, we receive. In receiving we give"

Living in balance with all things

Munay
Living from the heart
'Being' Love


There's saying that I heard growing up. It states that you have to give love to create love. It always resonated with me. I found at an early age that the way towards peace and happiness is to spread it around. Peace and happiness to you.

Old wolf,
Thanks again for the link. I always enjoy reading your thoughts.


And Andrew, leave it to the most graceful person I know to bring up thoughts about Grace. Wouldn't that make a lovely name?

Well, I'm off to finish holiday cards...woohoo, yeehaw,...Here's hoping that I have the energy and the ummph to personalize each card.

namaste,
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[sylvanlightning]

Grace certainly is a lovely name.

Thank you for the compliment,
although often my ego blocks the flow,
i'm still learning daily trust and letting go. :)

[trekker]

“Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.”

- Old Eskimo saying


I think this is on topic. Living for the moment is possible.

[moonlightdancer]

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