Loving Kindness

I was given a book called "the sacred art of loving kindness". This book is a spiritual book that in the first chapter made me think about myself. Not in a selfish way, but to be an observer of how I am. Wondering if I am narrow minded, and surly I figure, no not me, I am pretty open minded. Then to find, no. Like most of the rest of the humans on earth, I too am narrow minded. So in reading and studying this book, I will learn new ways of thinking (to say the least) and perhaps have a better understanding: it is my choice to choose. Wondering now these words: will you engage this moment with kindness or cruelty, with love or with fear, with generosity or scarcity, with a joyous heart or an embittered one.
Because most of us are emotionally charged and feel anger and fear we therefore are in the narrow mind ( like most humans)
If we feel like we r part do the whole ( Spacious mind)
So as deep as I may feel this is, I am interested in all the knowledge I will accept and receive.
It is good to make my mind work, because sometimes I feel like my knowledge of some things has dissappeared some how thru the years of life.
We shall see....

Traveling through Life

The connection of people in life can often be described as sticks floating in a river. Each stick being unique and sometimes traveling with another. Going over the same rapids, through the same sun warmed calm waters and swirling with the tides. Often for years the journey connected, strangely through all the rising and falling river waters.
Yet at some point, separation may come. A fork in the river can cause many waves, and who knows where we will end up today, tomorrow, or even father in the future.
As the waters travel so do these sticks, together and apart, repeatedly throughout our lives.
(Thanks to my friend Linda for this picture in my head)

There is a lot of me, both in width and depth... But I never seem to have enough of me to give to me. Caused by Mostly self discipline, and time. Time is not abundant because my self discipline is lacking, yea... Because I am too busy! Ha.
So when I can round up some time to to be more self disciplined, I'll schedule in time to give to myself.
This being said, I do know that I need to continue to work on my self... Just like everyone else. So enough for today.

A Diamond in the Ruff

A person I know was writing today about being an ol chunk of coal but would be a diamond someday. I just wanted to giggle. You see if you want to be a diamond someday, then I would see it, that in your life today you would be a good, truthful, caring, loving, non judgmental, morally a stand up sort of person... I see clearly now with my eyes and knowledge I've gained and I am unable to believe these things about this person, sadly I must say. Only because the knowledge and kindness that can and has been given off by said person in the past was visible. Yet I now see with dark clouds of thievery looming, so I have to wonder... Of The justification that has been found is so strong that it is truly believed to be a diamond someday. So much more to this story.... Maybe to be continued. 2/8/12