Grow Old Gracefully

The poster says:  Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,   But beautiful old people are works of art.  —— Eleanor Roosevelt

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 I was in a seminar a while ago where the facilitator talked about most people in developed countries will live well into their nineties or into their one hundred years plus.  He said this is due to lifestyle, changing medicine towards aging, and, the new belief that we do not have to die in our sixties or seventies.

I found his comment on the ‘belief’ of dying quite profound. I started wondering about what other beliefs are limiting us.  And, it struck me that we all have a belief that youth is the ideal.  It is shoved at us in movies, on media, and in style.  

Today, make peace with your age and what is ahead for you.  It is glorious!

Blessings,

Judy

About Bliss

 

The poster says:  Bliss lies in balance.  — Buddha Groove

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In my Qi Gong class the other day, several of us had a discussion about what bliss is… a concept, a state of being, a type of energy, or even something that is drug induced.  We did not arrive at a conclusion and agreed that each of us had a  different experience of bliss.  The writing below summarizes bliss in a wonderful way.

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                             The Ultimate Bliss

Blissful is solitude  for one who’s content,      who has heard the Dhamma,      who sees.  Blissful is non-affliction  with regard for the world,      restraint for living beings.  Blissful is dispassion  with regard for the world,      the overcoming of sensuality.  But the subduing of the conceit 'I am'—     That is truly      the ultimate bliss.

- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, "Do Nothing"

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May you find bliss in your life.

Blessings,

Judy

Walking In Energy

 

So many people have their own view of what energy is.  In some cases, the view may be incorrect, but as you see from the quotes below, energy is important to all of us.  And, we need to have an understanding of it.

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In essence, everything is energy and cannot be destroyed. ~~Ted Andrews 

It is important to remember that we are energy. Einstein told us that. And energy cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes form. ~~Rhonda Byrne 

You can use your life in a very useful and intelligent way. You can very well transform that negative energy into a positive energy that empowers you and makes life meaningful. ~~ Thich Nhat Hanh 

You let the energy go wherever it wants. I have such a rich spiritual life. Most people take drugs to experience that. ~~ Shirley Maclaine 

I can tell you that anything that happens in the physical body will happen in the pattern of the energy fields first.  So you actually create distortions in your own energy pattern that have to do with unforgivingness towards your self. ~~Barbara Brennan Quote 

Blessings,

Judy