Greetings y'all ;
In spite of my busy mind the sun rose today. Blessed be the impermanence of life. Nothing is forever: neither pain nor glory. Each day offers us new hope, new challenges , new opportunities.
Life is suffering; the beauty lies in our interpretation and perception of what life gives us. Suffering can be debilitating if we embrace the woe is me attitude. Suffering can be that which brings joy and strength if we embrace the lessons to be learned. I can only control my choice, which hopefully is
more positive, optimistic and resilient than negative and daunting.
Don't get me wrong I am facing a substantial economic crisis and seem to have new and interesting challenges presented to me by my wonderfully quirky and exuberant progeny on a daily basis. I mean how cool is that? I get to focus my energies on a walking talking impressionistic piece of clay who is my little tape recorder waiting and wanting to be molded. Each day is as new and fresh to him as it is to me. I've got the advantage of life experience.
For those who know my background you know it's been a tumultuous life for me. I am lucky to be here with my heart open. Quite honestly 'twas a twisted path of hardship , bravery and a random History 101 assignment that led me to the quiet mind of letting go through Buddhism. A random book from the library led to greater understanding of interconnectivity. Then a random conversation with a friend led me to Friends. Which brings us back home to the enormous joy I find at every sunrise and every day my son rises.
The universe gives us 86,400 seconds every day. Think about that for a moment. So your stuck in traffic for awhile- how many seconds is that to meditate? How many more seconds do you still have ? So its a bad few minutes at work or with an interpersonal relationship - how many more seconds do you have left? So you made a mistake , you hurt someone- take 300 of your seconds and make amends genuinely. Take 300 seconds to breathe deeply, to let go. So how many seconds are left ? 86,400 seconds filled with second chances.
Happy sunrise- embrace the day.
Thanks for listening !
Lovely thoughts for the day. I rarely get to see sunrise (it's too flat here with too many buildings in the way). I find my nature-joy in the clouds. I take pictures of them - fascinating billows...whispy layers...dark and dangerous...little puffs.... I'm sure (I know) many of my friends think, "oh boy, more cloud pictures," but I look at the clouds (real and in pictures) and see...I don't know - God's artistry? (I know scientifically it's part of the water cycle, but that doesn't explain why they're so beautiful)
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful imagery ! I love clouds and admire you for finding Gods beauty where you can! Bravo!
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