I attended church today and we were encouraged to look around, see others, be there for others and share the word of Jesus and help others where we can, whether its giving them a bottle of water, buying them dinner, inviting them to a play or praying for them.
After spending the day on my own here at home, I had a refreshing and calming Zoom dinner with my good friend Judith. Always has both me and her feel more centered when we end. I’m grateful for our connection.
Calling my father, and happy to hear him happy while speaking with each other, the same with my beloved sister, making sure that she is well before an eye operation a few days ahead. Having met my dear friends today who arrived recently after several months of absence, and meeting them was as natural and close as if we last had met just some days ago. Meditating again tonight will nourish first things first.
It’s wonderful,
dear Ose,
that you have so many dear friends and family
to be in contact with.
From your posts
it sounds as if there are many . . .
and you hold them all
close to your heart. ♥
I can continue to reach out and stay connected to the people that are important to me. This is normally done through text and phone calls, which I will do on my down time at work today.
And also, listening with intention.
The other thing is, making plans. Making a commitment to a time and place. I will see if a friend can join me on a ride tomorrow afternoon.
Yes, spending time with friends is really the best way I can think of to nourish these connections.
I don’t get nearly enough of it.
I read this today. Seems related.
“You feel depressed and crazy because in every historical human culture known to anthropology, people sang together, danced together, and ate food together-and you don’t sing, you don’t dance, and you eat alone in the dark.
You are a singing ape, and you are meant to know fifty dances by heart, which hilltops are sacred, and the names of every plant it is possible to eat.”
– Jay LeSoleil
We,
as human beings,
dear Charlie,
have certainly sacrificed so much
to ‘improve’ society . . .
let’s be singing apes again
and dance with our brothers and sisters,
enticing the Spirit of the earth
to return to us all. ♥
I will give a friend a call today to see how she’s doing after an issue with her toe. She’s been tested a lot in the last couple of months & has been struggling. I just want her to know she is not alone in her struggles. I will offer words of encouragement & some humor too.
Laughter is so good for the soul.
🕊️🩷
I already started nourishing a meaningful connection in my life. I asked my husband what he had been doing this morning. When he answered I fully listened as he detailed what he had been doing. When he was done speaking, I asked him some questions having todo with his activities. I am realizing that I am not usually fully present when he is telling me something. I will begin focusing on being present when I am in conversation with someone. I will especially focus on being present to my husband. It really does make a difference.
Somewhat unrelated I thought to myself this morning, everything in my life is fine exactly as it is. I can make changes but I don’t need to worry.
Everything is fine. ☀️✨
Today I get to guide meditation twice, made dinner for one of my sons and invited my Neighbour over for coffee and ice cream for dessert. She’s so nice and has a little dog . She’s 84 and I am so grateful that my neighbours are so friendly and the older ones are so active it’s amazing their inspirations to everyone ! Thank you for this lovely day .
My older daughter and I are currently finding a time to have a phone call sometime this weekend. I would do the same with my younger daughter, but she’s moving from Buenos Aires to Montevideo in Uruguay in a week and I suspect she’s busy! Although this isn’t moving an entire house full of furniture or anything since she and her husband have been renting a furnished place, it still requires prep.
I’ll be at an exercise class this morning, BollyX, taught by a former work colleague who’s becoming a friend through our weekly contact at class. Then I’m gardening, getting some seeds started for plants that go out later in the season. This connects me to the life around me and the life I nurture with care and water.
This evening is the Procession of the Species, a very fun event in our town. I just texted my best friend here to ask if she’s planning to go down. We met up at this before and it was more fun to watch it together. Attending this nourishes community connection as well as caring for nature https://www.procession.org/.
And I’ll connect with my inner self and future self by writing in my journal, as I do every day.
My friend is a qigong teacher, and I will participate in an outdoor ceremony she is leading today.
Every year on the last Saturday of April, people all around the world gather in groups to celebrate their practice of Tai Chi and Qigong and to send a wave of peaceful energy around the globe.
I plan to contact my grandchildren and check on them. They both live in OKC which is about a 5 hour drive from my home.
All week Richard Rohr’s meditation has been about our relationship with Mother Earth. On Saturdays his meditation is a summary of the week–a quote from each day and then a brief meditation on the weekly topic. It is so pertinent to today’s question that I’ve shared the link for those who are interested. https://cac.org/daily-meditations/for-love-of-the-earth-weekly-summary/
I loved all of the quotes and meditations this week,
dear Carol Ann,
and can hardly choose a favorite,
but I had never heard this one before . . .
“We can begin to heal that rift between our love and actions, our values and our daily lives, by turning our attention to whatever patch of ground we have been given to tend, even if it is a potted planter on a balcony in the city.”
—Ragan Sutterfield
Today, while I’m baking for a family gathering tomorrow, I’ll reach out of my college roommate (from 50 years ago!) to catch-up. We both enjoy a good laugh, and as we live miles apart we rarely get to spend time in person together. So, I’ll put her on speaker phone while I’m making cookies and see what’s up.
Enjoy or make peace wherever you are.
I love having someone “with me” as I do something around the house or yard, Katrina. I may call my younger sister later today for that connection. She had her birthday earlier this week and I sent her messages via text and email. It would be good to hear her voice!
I already will be having a call with my oldest daughter for sometime this weekend. We both use that talk time for company while we work on something with our hands.
I’m going to connect with a niece with whom I’ve had a recent reconnect ion after too many years of being minimally in touch. Thankful for several family reconnections this spring.
This is an area in my life I feel I have nourished well and often. I will contact my one long established homebound friend whom I haven’t talk to in a few weeks.
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I attended church today and we were encouraged to look around, see others, be there for others and share the word of Jesus and help others where we can, whether its giving them a bottle of water, buying them dinner, inviting them to a play or praying for them.
After spending the day on my own here at home, I had a refreshing and calming Zoom dinner with my good friend Judith. Always has both me and her feel more centered when we end. I’m grateful for our connection.
Calling my father, and happy to hear him happy while speaking with each other, the same with my beloved sister, making sure that she is well before an eye operation a few days ahead. Having met my dear friends today who arrived recently after several months of absence, and meeting them was as natural and close as if we last had met just some days ago. Meditating again tonight will nourish first things first.
It’s wonderful,
dear Ose,
that you have so many dear friends and family
to be in contact with.
From your posts
it sounds as if there are many . . .
and you hold them all
close to your heart. ♥
I can continue to reach out and stay connected to the people that are important to me. This is normally done through text and phone calls, which I will do on my down time at work today.
And also, listening with intention.
The other thing is, making plans. Making a commitment to a time and place. I will see if a friend can join me on a ride tomorrow afternoon.
Yes, spending time with friends is really the best way I can think of to nourish these connections.
I don’t get nearly enough of it.
I read this today. Seems related.
“You feel depressed and crazy because in every historical human culture known to anthropology, people sang together, danced together, and ate food together-and you don’t sing, you don’t dance, and you eat alone in the dark.
You are a singing ape, and you are meant to know fifty dances by heart, which hilltops are sacred, and the names of every plant it is possible to eat.”
– Jay LeSoleil
Thanks for the writing by Jay LeSoleil Charlie. Much, much truth can be uncovered about us beings.
We,
as human beings,
dear Charlie,
have certainly sacrificed so much
to ‘improve’ society . . .
let’s be singing apes again
and dance with our brothers and sisters,
enticing the Spirit of the earth
to return to us all. ♥
I will give a friend a call today to see how she’s doing after an issue with her toe. She’s been tested a lot in the last couple of months & has been struggling. I just want her to know she is not alone in her struggles. I will offer words of encouragement & some humor too.
Laughter is so good for the soul.
🕊️🩷
I already started nourishing a meaningful connection in my life. I asked my husband what he had been doing this morning. When he answered I fully listened as he detailed what he had been doing. When he was done speaking, I asked him some questions having todo with his activities. I am realizing that I am not usually fully present when he is telling me something. I will begin focusing on being present when I am in conversation with someone. I will especially focus on being present to my husband. It really does make a difference.
Somewhat unrelated I thought to myself this morning, everything in my life is fine exactly as it is. I can make changes but I don’t need to worry.
Everything is fine. ☀️✨
Today I get to guide meditation twice, made dinner for one of my sons and invited my Neighbour over for coffee and ice cream for dessert. She’s so nice and has a little dog . She’s 84 and I am so grateful that my neighbours are so friendly and the older ones are so active it’s amazing their inspirations to everyone ! Thank you for this lovely day .
You are an inspiration Antoinette. Thank You.
Joseph you are too and your posts always make me smile.😊 hugs 🤗
My older daughter and I are currently finding a time to have a phone call sometime this weekend. I would do the same with my younger daughter, but she’s moving from Buenos Aires to Montevideo in Uruguay in a week and I suspect she’s busy! Although this isn’t moving an entire house full of furniture or anything since she and her husband have been renting a furnished place, it still requires prep.
I’ll be at an exercise class this morning, BollyX, taught by a former work colleague who’s becoming a friend through our weekly contact at class. Then I’m gardening, getting some seeds started for plants that go out later in the season. This connects me to the life around me and the life I nurture with care and water.
This evening is the Procession of the Species, a very fun event in our town. I just texted my best friend here to ask if she’s planning to go down. We met up at this before and it was more fun to watch it together. Attending this nourishes community connection as well as caring for nature https://www.procession.org/.
And I’ll connect with my inner self and future self by writing in my journal, as I do every day.
A day full of meaningful connections–wonderful!
Certainly would be a complete sensory enjoyment to behold. Thank you.
Your celebration of the species,
dear Barb,
looks so joyful!
I wish I could be there . . . 🙂
It was wonderful! My friend was heading out of town and couldn’t go. My husband and I went together and had a delightful time.
My friend is a qigong teacher, and I will participate in an outdoor ceremony she is leading today.
Every year on the last Saturday of April, people all around the world gather in groups to celebrate their practice of Tai Chi and Qigong and to send a wave of peaceful energy around the globe.
Love this. We desperately need peaceful energy. Thank you Linda & to your friend. 🕊️🙏🏻🩷
I plan to contact my grandchildren and check on them. They both live in OKC which is about a 5 hour drive from my home.
All week Richard Rohr’s meditation has been about our relationship with Mother Earth. On Saturdays his meditation is a summary of the week–a quote from each day and then a brief meditation on the weekly topic. It is so pertinent to today’s question that I’ve shared the link for those who are interested.
https://cac.org/daily-meditations/for-love-of-the-earth-weekly-summary/
I loved all of the quotes and meditations this week,
dear Carol Ann,
and can hardly choose a favorite,
but I had never heard this one before . . .
“We can begin to heal that rift between our love and actions, our values and our daily lives, by turning our attention to whatever patch of ground we have been given to tend, even if it is a potted planter on a balcony in the city.”
—Ragan Sutterfield
Today, while I’m baking for a family gathering tomorrow, I’ll reach out of my college roommate (from 50 years ago!) to catch-up. We both enjoy a good laugh, and as we live miles apart we rarely get to spend time in person together. So, I’ll put her on speaker phone while I’m making cookies and see what’s up.
Enjoy or make peace wherever you are.
I love having someone “with me” as I do something around the house or yard, Katrina. I may call my younger sister later today for that connection. She had her birthday earlier this week and I sent her messages via text and email. It would be good to hear her voice!
I already will be having a call with my oldest daughter for sometime this weekend. We both use that talk time for company while we work on something with our hands.
I’m going to connect with a niece with whom I’ve had a recent reconnect ion after too many years of being minimally in touch. Thankful for several family reconnections this spring.
This is an area in my life I feel I have nourished well and often. I will contact my one long established homebound friend whom I haven’t talk to in a few weeks.
Mow my backyard – it is overdue and I get my body exercising and be out in Nature connecting with life.
I laughed when I saw this – https://nationaltoday.com/national-plumbers-day/ grateful for their work, not grateful for the expense.
I know you accepted well Michele. Your wonderful sense of humor intact.
I hope they are finished,
dear Michele. 🙂
Yes, they are, inspection passed…. now just in debt. one day at a time.
😉
I’ll be doing some reading in one of my mom’s friend’s Vietnamese books to nourish the connection with my family.