I love this, thank you for sharing your heart and your journey xo
What are we here for, really? It certainly isn't to accumulate vast quantities of 'stuff." And while iPads, computers and numerous other toys make our lives fun and enjoyable, they are more of a distraction rather than the true essence of our purpose. Isabel Allende, in her wisdom, has hit it right on the nail: we are here to serve one another, to give of ourselves and our gifts. Everything else is superflous.
Thank you Isabel for your tender story of the power of love. I too gave my love and presence to my husband as he was dying. With that I have no regrets. Now, even though I am reaching out to others, I am trying to discover the new me. I feel my husband's love urging me on to live with joy in my heart.
if you have skills, talents, or gifts, give them away. That's what gifts are for, after all.
Being present in the final weeks of my Mom's life was such a gift. So much was not loss. But when she died, my whole way of being felt the loss. One of the few things that was a constant since before I was born was now gone. It was as tho someone had taken all the parts of my life and thrown them up in the air......and I had no idea how they were going to fall down.....what pattern they would take. Not really scarey.........just different. I do miss her, tho I feel her many days, especially in on walks and in autumn.
This has touched me greatly. It's the reverse of my life. I lost my dear mother when I was 13. It took me till I was 38 to truly grieve this loss. It hit me like a tidal wave and in doing so I rode that wave and now I work with women who experience domestic and family violence. Thank you for the learning.
I was asked yesterday to take on a serious volunteer responsibility. I was on the fence. Reading this reminds me that my gifts are not mine to hold but mine to share. I will answer the call. I will say yes.
Love will continue on surprising us, the really big human wealth. In deed, "Love is all you need".
nice story, even i believe in giving,ihave experienced when u give u feel happy by inside
whatever is the essence of me is at its lightest and brightest when I give of myself completely (unconditionally) and fearlessly. My finest moments in my life are when what I give encourages courage to blossom in others. There are times we each of us needs a "shot in the arm" to pull ourselves up from some stuck place.