K is for Kind “Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle” -Plato- A piece of word art in my home says, “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” Do you go out of your way to be kind? Do you say or do nice things for others (andContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“K””
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Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“J”
J is for Journey “It may be that when we no longer know which way to go that we have come to our real journey.” -Wendell Berry- It is not until we get further down the path and become more self-aware that we can see that the trials and tribulations were put before us toContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“J””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2- “I”
Impermanence “Impermanence is a principle of harmony. When we don’t struggle against it, we are in harmony with reality.” -Pema Chodron- We love watching a fire crackle or a river flow because it changes forever. Likewise, sunset or starry night provides the same illusion. The only constant in this world is impermanence. We must lookContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2- “I””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“H”
H is for Healing “As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else” -Maya Angelou- Is love the stepping stone to healing? Or is healing the stepping stone to love? When we love, we begin to heal; when we heal, we can start loving ourselves and others more fully. Imagine you wereContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“H””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“G”
G is for God “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1 The birds, bees, leaves, trees, rolling rivers, and salty seas. Antelope through to Zebra, from As, it’s a self-nod to things that remind me of God. Embrace the moments so there will be no regrets. Capture the beauty ofContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“G””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“F”
F is for Freedom “Freedom, in any case, is only possible by struggling for it” – Albert Einstein- Visualize a horizontal line with zero in the middle, and as you move to the left, it says -1, -2 and so on. As you move to the right, it says +1 and +2 etc. If weContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“F””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“E”
E is for Ego “In the war of Ego, the loser always wins” -Buddha- The ego is the mind interrupting the present moment with chatter and trickery of thought patterns. In the Western world, the Ego is usually viewed as a person who seems vain or braggadocio and always ‘shows off, as in that guyContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“E””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“D”
D is for Design “Your future hasn’t been written yet. No one has! Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one!” -Doc Brown- To live an intentional life, you must first design it. We all get to create our future. So, whatever has happened in the past, whatever tragedy or despair has beenContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“D””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“C”
C is for Challenge “Challenges are what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” -Joshua J. Marine- To evolve, we have to challenge ourselves. To grow, we have to push a little further than last time. To see expansion in our lives, we have to do one more push-up, one moreContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“C””
Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“B”
B is for Belief “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” –Henry Ford- It all starts with Belief. If the Wright brothers did not believe in themselves and had listened to the people who said it was impossible to fly through the air, then on Dec 17th, 1903, near KittyContinue reading “Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“B””
Words from Walden 