Warm & Wonderful

Warmest wishes for wonderful day's during these day's of tradition and good cheer in the coming new year!
May you have peace of mind and health of body, mind and spirit! 

Desired Things ~

The following is a timeless string of pearls a prayerful balm for humankind in search of a calm peaceful place a port in the storm. Yes, peace in our hearts and in the world ~

Desiderata

(Latin: "desired things")

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
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Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
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Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
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Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
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Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
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You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
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Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
~
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, 1952.

Hungry Wolves

Native American Wisdom. The Author is Unknown 

A Grandfather is visiting with his grandchildren teaching them about the difference between good and bad, positive and negative. The Grandfather tells his grandchildren, “There is a good wolf and a bad wolf living inside each of us. The good wolf is love, compassion, courage, generosity, fortitude, discipline, laughter and every worthy virtue a human being is capable of. The bad wolf is anger, hatred, jealousy, envy, greed, doubt, despair, darkness. These two wolves are in a fierce battle in all of us”.

The children hardly able to contain their anticipation, ask eagerly,

“Which wolf wins Grandfather!?”

The Grandfather responds simply; “The one you feed”

January

January is such an interesting month, it is new beginnings, new opportunities and challenges and  somehow seems darker with the chilof winter and the need to nestle, stay indoors. warm and cozy.

                                                                                                          Time is measured in increments of seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, months, years and the moments that leave you weak, strong, happy or sad. The first month of the year moves along as it did eon's ago, one day after the other measured or not. To not keep track of time seems so rare unless you are a child or any other manner of life that counts solely on the natural rhythm, ebb and flow of the earth and it's inhabitants.

Here's to a whole new wave of possibilities and the potential for progress where progress is necessary. Here's to being better, blessed and a blessing! To health of mind, body and spirit! Here's to life, peaceful deaths and everything that makes living worth while!