When I first began to Blog I thought that my blog would have more to do with Art than Reflection. I think, now, that my blog is more about the art of living. Afterall, what bigger masterpiece do we create other than our own life? While creating our life we relect and within those reflections we learn and grow and learn to cope with life's struggles, and challenges. As I look back over my posts, my blog entries show me how quickly problems come and go. Although some issues resurface I have a bigger toolbag, which often comes from the great feedback/comments that help me so much.
All of us have heard that we are all the same. We do have the same pleasures and pain and questions that come from living. Yet, after writing an entry, blogger feedback completely reinforces that we aren't only interdependent but we are indeed one.
Most recently, as I resavored the rich text of Life's Big Questions, by Sura Das, I practiced one of the excercises in the text. It instructed to go outside of self and see "self" in everything around us. I was reading in a park. I placed the opened book in my lap and looked out at the trees. One was small, one was medium and one was large. I often feel small and powerless as I navigate through my life; so I chose the small one to be my "self." As I examined the three, I started to analyze, as is my nature. I thought: The small tree is no less significant. It provides a filter for CO2 to turn to oxygen. It is no less beautiful, it is no less graceful as its branches blow in the breeze, as people walk by they count it as a tree; not many would say look at "the small tree." Thinking about my "self" as this particular tree I saw "self" as having equal status and value. It was a poignant moment.
One of the people who commented on one of my blog entries sent a thank you for my ability to share personal thoughts which she said were so much in line with her own family troubles. All of this (blogging) helps us to recognize that we are one human family and all beings human and in nature have equal status and value.
I hope this entry begins your healing wherever you need the reassurance that you are necessary and important to the whole world.
Namaste
All of us have heard that we are all the same. We do have the same pleasures and pain and questions that come from living. Yet, after writing an entry, blogger feedback completely reinforces that we aren't only interdependent but we are indeed one.
Most recently, as I resavored the rich text of Life's Big Questions, by Sura Das, I practiced one of the excercises in the text. It instructed to go outside of self and see "self" in everything around us. I was reading in a park. I placed the opened book in my lap and looked out at the trees. One was small, one was medium and one was large. I often feel small and powerless as I navigate through my life; so I chose the small one to be my "self." As I examined the three, I started to analyze, as is my nature. I thought: The small tree is no less significant. It provides a filter for CO2 to turn to oxygen. It is no less beautiful, it is no less graceful as its branches blow in the breeze, as people walk by they count it as a tree; not many would say look at "the small tree." Thinking about my "self" as this particular tree I saw "self" as having equal status and value. It was a poignant moment.
One of the people who commented on one of my blog entries sent a thank you for my ability to share personal thoughts which she said were so much in line with her own family troubles. All of this (blogging) helps us to recognize that we are one human family and all beings human and in nature have equal status and value.
I hope this entry begins your healing wherever you need the reassurance that you are necessary and important to the whole world.
Namaste
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Great post Pam. I can't draw worth a damn so I write. It's great medicine for myself and hopefully for others. You and I have very parallel situations with family. While it hurts, it doesn't stop me from living.
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