Relating

A recent contemplation of my values revealed something I had been in denial of, which is that I value my grievances. In fact, I use my grievances as a type of currency. I use them to define my experience, to entertain myself and others, to show my value, and even to show my superiority as to how much insult or injury I can endure without punching someone in the face.

Author: Doris Deits  The one constant in life is change and this year is no …

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PLEASE LISTEN: A Poem

When I ask you to listen to me,
And you start giving me advice,
You have not done what I asked.

When I ask you to listen to me
And you begin to tell me ‘why’ I shouldn’t feel that way,
You are trampling on my feelings.

When I ask you to listen to me
And you feel you have to do something to solve my problems,
You have failed me, strange as that may seem …

Taking responsibility for promoting goodwill in the world will help humanity’s progress. What exactly is goodwill? The dictionary defines it as “friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude” …

I recently spent 11 days in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the peak of one the snowiest and coldest months on record up there. My husband and I have a ski house there, and have been going up in the winter for many years. Now that we’re retired, my husband likes to spend most of the winter there, and he pretty much skies every day. I used to ski quite a bit too, but now I am not so interested anymore, and when I go up, I spend most of the time inside. And until these recent 11 days, I thought I was content to do so …

Who am I, what is my inner child, who is my inner dragon, and what is the cave within?  Some occurrences have happened for me to ask these questions and many people who are on the quest to know themselves also ask these questions at some point …

For years I was angry with my parents for what they did that hurt me and for what they didn’t do that I needed. I was still that scared little girl who would hide from my family. I was depressed for years because I didn’t have a way to process my childhood and everything else that happened once I was an adult. It seemed that all the emotional trauma that I kept inside …

Now, at this time, humans are faced with a moment of truth wherein a choice must be made. This choice has long been predicted; often referred to as the coming “Judgment Day”. Symbolically speaking, this suggests the need for individuals to consciously decide which path of the heart they wish to follow …

As we approach the end of this year, the holiday season, and the beginning of a new year, what I plan to do is to take some time to shift gears into a quieter, more peaceful space. Take some time to reflect on things, and to remember that there is more going on here than just what we see in the outer world …

In Chinese Medicine, the heart is called the sea of tranquility. They also say that the only job of the heart is to be an open vessel for Spirit. They say that the Shen (Spirit) birds won’t come home to roost in the heart unless it is peaceful …

Surprisingly, the Traditional Wisdom Teachings point out that love is neither a sentiment nor an emotion, nor is it desire or a selfish motive for the right action in a person’s daily life. But that Love is the wielding of the force which guides the worlds and which leads to unity …

This is a simple, straightforward “thank you” note to all the people everywhere who get up every morning and go out, or stay in, and do their jobs and keep everything going all around the world. Most of us won’t be well known beyond our connections to family, friends and community …

. . . is a Start to Better Human Relating. If we truly want peace in our hearts and peace on this planet, we must end the trauma of rape for humanity. Rape is a weird, creepy issue that makes us uncomfortable. If we can confront this problem, we can start fixing it …