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Heartbreaking and so sad! No flowers there right now as precious lives are lost and many just trying to hang on.

This! I resonate with your response, David, very much so. We are all interconnected and I no longer pray to a Being outside of myself, "out there somewhere". I pray to Divine Source within us all and within everything thing that is around us. I journal everyday and it is a form of prayer for me. Thank you, for sharing! Namaste~

Bless you for your very import work you do! I went through cancer treatment in 2017 and do know that had I not had a strong mindset and grounding in spirituality, I would have struggled much more!

Yes, I so agree! Mind/Body are connected with well-being.

This is so interesting to me and brings tears to my eyes. My youngest daughter is struggling and she is the complete opposite of my eldest daughter who is only 15 months older. We raised them the same as much as possible and even gave the younger daughter more of a leg up in her young adult years as we saw her struggle. She is emotionally struggling now and on medications. I look back to when I was pregnant with her and it was one of the most stressful times in my life as we navigated some very difficult things in our family. I wonder if that contributes to her struggles now in life. Perhaps, I can have a conversation one day about this with her.

Yes, I love this response and agree!

Thank you, Jagdish P Dave, for this post as it touches me and feels to ring true for me as well.

I think, for myself, it's best for me to write in my journal as I do everyday. I write out my thoughts and feelings of what I am dealing with and usually by the end of my journaling for the day, I am looking for another viewpoint and then trying to write out what I am grateful for. So I guess, I am also using positive affirmations to get myself in the right thinking space.

I am enjoying all the comments posted here. I believe the awe comes into play when we are truly present, in the moment and aware of our surroundings. Paying attention to all things, even the gentle ripples on the water, the little lizards that scurrying about, the butterfly that comes to pay a visit to your flowers, the tingling of the wind chimes, the smell of jasmine coming into the window, the play of light and shadows across the floor. Oh, to look at the world through a child's eyes and see wonderment, as others have said. Thank you for this post as a reminder to keep looking for the awe in life!

"When you've fallen into your heart-beat and realized that every breath is a gift to be received, not taken, then offer the gift back to the Giver, slowly breathe out, and listen." I love this! It can be a meditation for me, thank you. I am sending you deep compassion, love and peace for your offering. "Friendship with your own heart". Beautiful 🙏🏼

I was with someone just yesterday that I'd had some issues with and was called to come over. I went because I didn't want the tension there and I come to find out this person needed to be listened to as she has so many problems of deep worry in her life currently. I didn't really have much to offer in solutions but I compassionately listened to and empathized with her. She needed some to listen to her so I listened and hopefully gave her comfort and some release of her fears.

My heart is with you, dear one. May there be a happy outcome in this situation. Also, I am sending massive hugs to you for strength and courage!

What a beautiful poem on living in this moment!

I had difficulty with this definition as well. "Low view of one's importance." We are all important beings in this existence and have something to offer to make a difference. We make a difference each and every day, even we are unaware. I align with the definition of humility as freedom from pride or arrogance, too. I wish you well, Mariette~

I love this reflection! We share the same "breath of life, I bow to the divine within you". We are all interconnected. Thank you!

Thank you, for sharing and bringing this wonderful word into my vocabulary! This is what we all should be doing, coddiwompling through life with no expectations or we set ourselves up for disappointment and sadness when things are not what we had hoped. We recently took a road trip out of town to a place we'd only briefly been before and wanted to explore more. We were very nicely surprised to find hidden gems that we were unknown to us previously. I've gone to the beach in a turmoil in my mind and it ended up being one of the best experiences as I relaxed into watching the beauty and nature unfold around me. I had no expectations but just let it unfold. I love this word, coddiwomple!

Just yesterday morning, I was deep into some clerical work mode working on something and my husband suggested we go to the beach to throw a line in the water to fish. He was asking me to get out of my head and all the stuff going on inside to go outside and get in nature. As I was sitting on the beach looking at all the beauty around me, gratefulness came to me. The shore birds were going along the beach seeking their nourishing tidbits oblivious to the turmoil in my head. I became so grateful to be experiencing those moments there in nature and with my husband by my side. It truly became a magical time for us both as we got involved with our fishing experience. I won't bore anyone with what we caught, haha, but it is quite memorable for me and I am grateful for that.

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I have to agree with all the points you have made here, Hareshwar Singh. It seems disrespectful to shut down listening or trying to learn a different perspective.

David Doane, I love this reminder to listen to the whispers of the earth. Each creature, each thing of Mother Nature is speaking to us...we need to just stop and listen and thank you them for being there.