Why is it that we get so caught up in the "to do's" of life that we don't take time to actually enjoy the gift of life and the world around us?
Today I ... just was.
I didn't make a to-do list. I didn't worry about the millions of things I have to do in the week to come. I didn't worry about every speck of dust in the house.
Today I ... just was.
I sat outside and watched the trees blow in the wind. I watched the birds and squirrels go about their busy lives. I was at peace.
Today I ... just was.
I played games with my daughter and enjoyed EVERY minute. I watched my dogs run around the yard in complete bliss. I caught up with some old friends.
Today I ... just was.
I hope I can have more days such as today. Last week was so overwhelming and hectic, I don't remember it all. I hope I don't allow myself to do that again.
Enjoy life to the fullest daily.
That's my new mission.
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Amen. What a beautiful post. We all need to set our priorities straight every now and then. Thanks for reminding me ;-)
Your words made me think of this, which I hadn't thought of in years.
The Beatitudes
from Prayers of the Cosmos
by Neil Douglas-Klotz
The Beatitudes as translated from the Aramaic Language which Jesus spoke. (a possible translation)
Jesus said:
Tubwayhun l'meskenaee b'rukh d'dilhounhie malkutha d'ashmaya.
(KJV version: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.)
Happy and aligned with the One are those who find their home in the breathing;
to them belong the inner kingdom and queendom of heaven.
Blessed are those who are refined in breath; they shall find
their ruling principles and ideals guided by God's light.
Tuned to the Source are those who live by breathing Unity;
their "I can!" is included in God's.
Healthy are those who devotedly hold fast to the spirit of life;
holding them is the cosmic Ruler of all that shines and rises.
Resisting corruption, possessing integrity are those whose
breath forms a luminous sphere; they hear the universal
Word and feel the earth's power to accomplish it through their own hands.
Healed are those who devote themselves to the link of spirit;
the design of the universe is rendered through their form.
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Jesus said:
Tubwayhun lawile d'hinnon netbayun.
(KJV version: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted..)
Blessed are those in emotional turmoil; they shall be united
inside by love.
Healthy are those weak and overextended for their purpose;
they shall feel their inner flow of strength return.
Healed are those who weep for their frustrated desire; they
shall see the face of fulfillment in a new form.
Aligned with the One are the mourners; they shall be comforted.
Tuned to the Source are those feeling deeply confused by life;
they shall be returned from their wandering.
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Jesus said:
Tubwayhun l'mskikhr d'hinnon nertun arha.
(KJV version: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.)
Blessed are the gentle; they shall inherit the earth.
Healthy are those who have softened what is rigid within;
they shall recieve physical vigor and strength from the universe.
Aligned with the One are the humble, those submitted to
God's will; they shall be gifted with the productivity of the earth.
Healed are those who have wept inwardly with the pain of
repressed desire; they shall be renewed in sympathy with nature.
Integrated, resisting corruption are those who have dissolved
heavy morality within; they shall be open to receive the
splendor of the earth's fruits.
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Jesus said:
Tubwayhun layleyn d'kaphneen watzheyn l'khenuta d'hinnon nishbhun.
(KJV version: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for physical
justice--righteousness; they shall be surrounded by what is
needed to sustain their bodies.
Healthy are those who turn their mouths to receive a new
birth of universal stability; they shall be encircled by the
birth of a new society.
Aligned with the One are those who wait up at night,
weakened and dried out inside by the unnatural state of the
world; they shall receive satisfaction.
Healed are those who persistently feel inside: "If only I
could find new strenth and a clear purpose on which to
base my life"; they shall be embraced by birthing power.
Integrated, resisting delusion are those who long clearly for
a foundation of peace between the warring parts of themselves;
they shall find all around them the materials to build it.
Deep.
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