Reflections

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  1. Carla
    Carla
    29 minutes ago

    Core principles important to me and guide how I walk this earthly path include the Four Absolutes: Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness, and Love. There’s a slight reprieve to our heat wave, am very grateful for that. Prayers for the safety of those living amongst the tragedies and devastation of the wildfires in Canada and US. Peace to all this day. ☮️🌻

  2. Barb C
    Barb C
    41 minutes ago

    Speak and act with kindness.
    Demonstrate respect for the dignity and worth of every human being.
    Listen to understand and to learn.
    Think and act for the long run.
    Pay attention to who isn’t included and bring them in.
    Connect people with each other, with ideas, with information–enrich and grow the webs of connection we all rely on.
    I’ve been given many gifts; I have an obligation to use them responsibly to make the world a better place.

    My best self shows up here on days when I write a list like this. Answering the questions helps remind me of who and how I want to be.

    This question reminded me of a blog post I wrote in December 2023, when the QOTD was “What do I stand for?” The list I put together then is still valid, although in rereading I can spot the difference between that question and this one: https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/12/what-i-stand-for.html

    Another post, on the 4-H Pledge, also fits here https://biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2011/02/head-heart-hands-and-health.html. If you weren’t a 4-H’er you won’t know this, but I can still recite it 50+ years after my last 4-H meeting. A very good set of principles!

    “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world.”

  3. Carol Ann Conner
    Carol Ann Conner
    48 minutes ago

    Willingness

  4. V
    Valerie Suszynski
    49 minutes ago

    I live by living in my truth, being kind, grateful, honest, and respectful.

  5. Kathy29496
    Katrina
    2 hours ago

    “Loving-kindness”, GRACE, gratitude, connection, fun, compassion, liberty and justice for ALL.

  6. Charlie T
    Charlie T
    2 hours ago

    I try to let kindness be my compass.

  7. Avril
    Avril
    4 hours ago

    Unrelenting gratefulness, Having fun, Being kind, Finding connection and Silence.

    1. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      2 hours ago

      There’s that phrase again,
      dear Avril . . .
      ”unrelenting gratefulness”.
      I love it. 🙂

  8. Michele
    Michele
    4 hours ago

    Kindness,Love,Integrity

  9. Patti
    sunnypatti
    5 hours ago

    Be nice.

  10. Joseph
    Joseph McCann
    5 hours ago

    Live and let live. Loving kindness. Do unto others as I would have done to me. Smile, Smile, Smile.
    Peace, Love & Light.

  11. Antoinette88615
    Antoinette
    5 hours ago

    The True Universe is guiding me 100%. I don’t even pump my own heart or breathe myself. Who am I? I am the True universe when this false self completely dies and no longer tries to have a will. I can easily see the falseness now and by using the method of discarding all these delusions only Truth remains. I’m so grateful to the universe for allowing me to do this . Thank you and I love you 🫶🏿 so much .

  12. Christina Rossi75270
    Christina
    7 hours ago

    The belief that connection is the cure for the world’s ills. The writer James Baldwin came to that conclusion and I agree. In an important way my life, since I began to come out of my isolation many years ago, has been about connecting with other people.

    1. Carol Ann Conner
      Carol Ann Conner
      46 minutes ago

      Open mind, Open Heart

    2. Charlie T
      Charlie T
      2 hours ago

      Yes Christina, I have also found that connection is crucial for my well being, and maybe the recipe for peace. ✌️ 😁

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