Dove Rising

 

When things are looking bleak, I think about the Doves that sit in our Mountain Ash every morning.  About sixteen of them gather to wait for the light to grow brighter before they descend to the ground to eat the seeds that I have spread under the tree.

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We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.”  ~~Martin Luther King, Jr. 

I heard a Stock-dove sing or say His homely tale, this very day; His voice was buried among trees, Yet to be come at by the breeze: He did not cease; but cooed--and cooed: And somewhat pensively he wooed: He sang of love, with quiet blending, Slow to begin, and never ending; Of serious faith, and inward glee; That was the song,--the song for me! ~~~ William Wordsworth

And there my little doves did sit With feathers softly brown And glittering eyes that showed their right To general Nature's deep delight. ~~~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Blessings,

Judy

Better By Choice

The poster says:  Your life doesn’t get better by chance.  It gets better by choice. —-Unknown

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There is a lot to be said for having free will!  It allows us to make choices that are good for us.  So many people allow others to choose for them.  This absolves them of any guilt of making the wrong choice.  However, life does not work like that.  If you allow others to choose, then, you have made a choice to take that course of action.  You are responsible.

Blessings…

Judy

Each of Us Is The Universe

 

Each of us has the capacity to see the sky, the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars.  If we have keen eyes, we can see the planets, space stations, satellites, and shooting stars.

We see them because we recognize them.  Each of us has the memory of the Universe in our cells, to draw on when needed.  We know so much more than we are!

Blessings….

Judy

Find the Light With In

Drifting off in meditation, you may find one day that you see a light that seems to be far away.  As you go deeper, the light moves closer.  If you see the light move closer yet,  you may see that it is in the shape of a flower.  If you are quite close to the light, you may recognize the familiar form of the Lotus flower.  

The light in each of us as it grows brighter blossoms into the radiance that looks like a lotus.  It is amazing!  It is right for us to see it.  Sit in silence.  Let the light come.  Do not force it, and see what transpires.

Blessings,

Judy

Whale Of A Time!

The legends speak of how mankind migrated from the sea, birthed by whales and dolphins.  These are legends that seem impossible.  The question that must be asked, I think, is that if you believe this legend, then, where did whales and dolphins come from?   Other legends talk about whales carrying humans from place to place across the ocean, in a manner more quickly than a sailing ship or even an airplane.  Whales, it is said, have the gift of traveling through time and space.  This gift is something that humans crave.  Yet, it seems that while humans work at reaching this level of ability through technology, Whale simply exists in a state of fun and of adventure, and does many things with out effort.  One could say that whales have a whale of a time!

Blessings,

Judy

September 1 2026 Autumn

 

September tells us that Autumn is here.  Indeed, the leaves started turning beginning about August 20th.  It is also the month of the Autumnal Equinox.  

Here is the information from the Farmers Almanac:

The 2026 fall equinox in the Northern Hemisphere arrives on Tuesday, September 22, at 8:04 P.M. Eastern Time (00:06 UTC on September 23). This moment marks the astronomical start of autumn, where day and night are roughly equal. 

Why is September 1 important?  For farmers raising grain, September 1 is the signal that there is a limited time to harvest before the rain and snow starts.  In Calgary, we have had several snows happen in early September.  For ranchers, it is the signal to head out to round up the cattle that have summered in mountain pastures.  Round up is usually the first or second week in September.  On this side of the equinox, the daylight is shrinking.  For hockey players, it is time to get serious about training and lacing on the skates for the pre-season games.  For most children/young adults, schools and universities begin classes.  Some schools even start the last week of August in our area.  Often, organizations start their new fall programs in September for things like bowling, pool, swimming, yoga, qi gong, painting, curling, etc.  For many of us, it is a time of harvesting our gardens, freezing, canning, or making juice.  Generally, we try to be finished by Equinox. 

Upon finishing the harvesting, people gather to celebrate a bountiful year with feasting and socializing.  These events happen at the time of Equinox.  The old name for Equinox was Mabon.. a time of preparing to move from the light of spring and summer into the darkness of fall and winter.  

What ever you are doing this September, remember to take time to give thanks for being here to move into Autumn.  Give thanks for friends and family and all that you have.  

Blessings,

Judy

Merging

“Dearest Ones!  You have forgotten how you all fit together.  The Water that flows through each of you comes from the Earth and returns to the Earth and moves to the oceans where what you were touches the ocean creatures.  The oceans wash up on the shore and flow into the rivers and leave a little bit of themselves behind.  Oceans feed the subterranean waterways that flow under land to soothe the hot Earth.  The humans absorb little bits of the ocean when they eat or drink from products of the Earth.  It is a circle.  It keeps all of you.  Be kind to those in the circle.”

Blessings,

Judy

Set Sail For Something New

Friends are lovely and comforting, however, they seldom push you beyond the comfort zone that you live in.  If you do try to move beyond that zone, often, friends will be the first to tell you, in your best interest of course, that you will fail in this new venture.

Generally, we humans are not about being safe.  We humans are not about being fool hardy, but we do like our adventure.  THAT is why so many people are willing to try adventure vacations, extreme sports, and all the other very extraordinary things that are out there for us to do.  

Moving beyond safe keeps us alive because, every day, we renew our interest in life.

Blessings to all!

Judy

No Comfort Zone

 

 

It has been important to get out of your comfort zone. It is just as important to take time to be still and let all tension go.

“Even a layman – if he finds a little time to be silent and to be meditative and discovers his self nature in his own home, in the marketplace, he will become the Buddha.” 

Osho, Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master, Talk #8 

Blessings to all!

Judy

Why Travel?

 

The poster says:

If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet….. —-Rachel Wolchin

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One of the most valuable teaching tools for adults and children is the action of travel.  When we travel, we learn new things about ourselves:

- our lack of patience or the amount of patience that we have.

-our prejudices against other countries, other people, other food, other customs.

-our need to expand our knowledge because not one city or country holds all the knowledge one needs to be the best person possible. 

-our insecurities show up as do our interpersonal relationship issues with family, friends, and with new acquaintances.

-our limitations if we only have one language.

I am sure that you can think of other reasons to travel.  These are my top five for learning while traveling.  Share what you think in the comments below.  

Blessings,

Judy

Angels On Grief

The message below comes from my angels.  And as with all messages from beyond, it seems very impersonal, especially when talking about grief.  What I am learning is that the grief that we feel is showing the depth of the love that we had for that being - human or animal.  Grief is a process.  When we are in grief, we do feel removed from others because grief is personal.  

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It is clear that in this time of transition, when people are dying and leaving the planet for any number of reasons, that we will feel grief.  The Angels say that grief is the emotion of loss and that loss is an illusion of the physical body; of the degree of separation that one feels from others and from God/Creator/Universe.

Feel no grief at this time.  We are all one.

Many blessings,

Judy

The Power of Prayer

If you are following my blog, you will have read several different posts about prayer.  When I talk about prayer, I am not referring to one specific religion for prayer.  I refer to how you sit with asking and speaking to what you believe in.  Lots of people call meditation a prayer.  It doesn’t matter how you label it, it is about some form of communication between you and the Universe.

While scientists have been trying for years to prove the power of prayer in terms of healing people, no group has studied the power of prayer on the individual.

A quote that I quite like says that Prayer is you talking to God/Universe while meditation is God/Universe talking to you.

Prayer gives the individual the opportunity to speak all of the things that is on one’s mind to a Presence that is non-judgmental, and that is absolutely silent.  This Presence does not recommend different solutions, jump in and try to fix things, or even give you a list of “shoulds”.  This Presence simply fills the space around you and listens. 

Try it.

Blessings,

Judy

Be Your Actions

The poster says:  An intelligent person does not need the robust of heaven to see the merit in good deeds.   -  Author Unknown.

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Preach the Gospel... If necessary use words.  Francis of Assisi 

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We have all heard of the ripple effect of the butterfly gently moving its wings somewhere in South America and the many other actions that exist because of the one butterfly.  We see the effect of the small ripples in the rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans and how the tiny ripples can become huge waves that crash over things and up against the coast line.  

Recently, I am hearing more stories from people who have been touched by small actions of kindness or thoughtfulness, and how that action helped change the person’s life for the better.  If you have the opportunity to do a small, kind action, do it!  You start the ripple.

Blessings,

Judy

Happiness-Freedom

The poster says:  The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart. —- Thich Nhat Hanh

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What does happiness feel like?  What does it mean?  Who has the most happiness?

The answer may be, “It depends on how much freedom you have!”

Over the years, I have posted quite a few blogs about happiness.  Here is a short list of some of the posts.

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2026/01/happiness-is-spiritual.html

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2024/11/be-happiness-engineer.html

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2023/07/on-being-happy.html

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2025/08/finding-happiness.html

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2023/02/on-being-happy-buddhist-story.html

Blessings,

Judy

I Will Benefit Others

The poster says:

Every day, thank as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have precious human life, I am not going to waste it.  I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.  I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others.  I am going to benefit others as much as I can.  —- Dalai Lama

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What a beautiful mission statement to live by!  Would it not be wonderful if more people and more corporations could live in this manner?

Blessings,

Judy

Find Your Teacher

The poster says:  The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.  — Alexandra K. Trenfor

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Sometimes, the Universe plays tricks on us… or at least we perceive them as tricks.  We may decide that we will not take any more courses, and then a teacher comes along that we know we must work with.   Or, we may decide not to teach or mentor any longer, and a student shows up that we know we must work with, and coach.

I watch the process happen over and over.  It is a beautiful thing! It means that the Universe has a plan for putting the right student and teacher together.  It means that there is an advantage in moving forward as a team (student and teacher).  Synergies are created that let the student move beyond what they would have done by themselves.  And, the teacher has one more chance to leave a legacy. 

Blessings, 

Judy

About Moving

 

The poster says:  If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet…. —-Rachel Wolchin

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Everything is always moving, even if it seems to be standing still.  Even dying is moving; it is just not a way of moving that we in the west are comfortable with.   

Why is that?  We see movement all the time – on streets, in our kitchens, in the sky, on the internet.  We are born of moving parts because our cells are constantly replicating or dying.  

Moving is taking us forward, to a place we have never been.  Sometimes road maps and Google search do not help us in the “getting there”.  Where we are now is a place that we have never been.  It may seem like we have been here before, but, and it is a BIG but, we are not the same person that we were yesterday, so, we have changed.  Therefore, HERE is different.

It is a mind blowing concept to think that my desk is different today then yesterday.  My body recognizes the truth in this.

Blessings,

Judy

Change The Energy

The poster says:   I am another you.  You are another me. — Unknown

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..everywhere I look I see myself.  There I go: that bald man, this angry child, that fearful cat, that cool stone, that bubbling brook, that worm struggling for its life, that bird desperate to feed her hungry babies, that one trapped in his rage, this one anxious but fearful of finding out why.  Hardly strangers!  Empathy is the life of the soul, I think, because the soul that allows us to see the one in the other is the soul that finds joy.  Claudia Michele

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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.  Saint Francis de Sales

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We need silence to be alone with God, to speak to him, to listen to him, to ponder his words deep in our hearts.  We need to be alone with God in silence to be renewed and transformed.  Silence gives us a new outlook on life.  In it we are filled with the energy of God himself that makes us do all things with joy.  Mother Teresa

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Using an inspirational passage...helps to slow down the furious, fragmented activity of the mind so that we can gain control over it...Whatever we drive deep into consciousness, that we become...I usually recommend the Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi: 

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. 
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.  

Eknath Easwaran

Blessings,

Judy

Be Still And Center

The poster says:  Stillness is always available, 100% free of charge, and already wholly inside of you.   

It is just a matter of opening to it.  ——— Unknown

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When you are with yourself, you can discover new aspects of self.  Stillness is an act of discovery.  Where does stillness sit with you in the most comfort – at home, at the beach, in the woods, in sanctuary?  Try all these places to find the stillness in you.

Blessings,

Judy

Being In Stillness

The poster says:  He sat in the stillness and listened to the wisdom of his soul.  It was there in the quiet he could feel his connection with the beauty of the universe.  He was home.  —- Unknown

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In all the chaos that is today, and in the madness of commuting to work and rushing to hockey practice or soccer practice, take time for stillness.  It will renew you!

Blessings,

Judy

Healer, Hero, And Leader

The poster says:  True power is living the realization that you are your own healer, hero, and leader. -----Yung Pueblo

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What a marvelous idea that we are everything that we need to be... healer, hero, and leader!  How is it possible?  Is there a course that I might have missed?  

The answer is No - there is no course.  As we learn and grow, we acquire knowledge of self healing, and the growing in to values like protecting someone who is bullied and that makes us a hero, both to the person being bullied and to ourself.  If you are the oldest child in the family, then you have been leading since your first sibling was born.  You were learning the skills.  Single children learn leading early by playing sports or being involved in a group. 

Being these three things does not mean that one is isolated.  Every person needs to ask for help.  Leaders, heroes, and healers. 

Blessings,

Judy

 

Lammas August 1 2026

 

Lammas or Lughnasahd is the first day of August and a sign that summer has moved into harvest time.  Garden stuff is plentiful and most of the fruit, both tame and wild, is ready to harvest at the end of July.  August marks the time of jam making, pickle making, and harvesting seeds for next year.  Garden produce is eaten with the surplus canned or frozen.  

Lammas is about gratitude to the Universe for the wonderful abundance.  Remember to share some of the jars of jam or fruit because in giving we open up for more abundance.

Blessings,

Judy

Buddha Says “Be Still”

The poster says:  The practice of stillness

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If you wish to cultivate absolute stillness and clarity of mind, right here and now, sit down and imagine yourself on a peaceful shore or by a tranquil lake. If the mind is a snow globe whirling with thoughts, images, memories, and inchoate feelings, then the winds of internal energy and self-seeking—analyzing, evaluating, pushing and pulling, based on likes and dislikes—are what keep it stirred up and the snowstorm in motion, obscuring the inner landscape. Let the snow globe of your heart and mind settle by relaxing, breathing deeply a few times, and releasing all the tension, preoccupations, and concerns you’ve been carrying—at least for the moment. Let the gentle tide of breath carry it all away like the ocean’s waves, like a waterfall washing your heart, mind, and spirit clean, pure, and bright.
From Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now by Lama Surya Das © 2011. Reprinted with permission of HarperOne, a division of HarperCollinsPublishers

Blessings,

Judy

To Be Happy

The poster says:  If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  If you want to be happy, practice compassion. —— 14th Dalai Lama

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Compassion… does it make you happy?  I find that this works for me.  It is part of what makes me smile at people, and laugh at myself.  If you are feeling blue, go out to a mall, and sit and watch the people.  Surely you will find someone to feel compassion with.

Blessings,

Judy

Apologize And Feel Better

The poster says:  Apologizing:  does not always mean you are wrong and the other person is right.     It just means you value your relationship more than your ego. ——- Unknown

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“I wasn't saying whatever they're saying I was saying. I'm sorry I said it really. I never meant it to be a lousy anti-religious thing. I apologize if that will make you happy. I still don't know quite what I've done. I've tried to tell you what I did do but if you want me to apologize, if that will make you happy, then OK, I'm sorry.”
― John Lennon 

“In this life, when you deny someone an apology,
you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“An apology is the super glue of life. It can repair just about anything.”
― Lynn Johnston 

“Never forget the nine most important words of any family-
I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr. 

Blessings, 

Judy

Expressing Gratitude

The poster says:  I am happy because I’m grateful.  I choose to be grateful.  That gratitude allows me to be happy.  —-Will Arnett (from Country Living Magazine)

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 Thank you Universe

Thank you, Universe,for your grace and guidance.
For intuition, luck, hope and dreams.
Thank you for the ever-present abundance
that is reflected in each moment of my life.

From the former site, www.my-thank-you-site.com.  

###Note that this site no longer exists but was wonderful when it was active.  

Blessings,

Judy

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

Talking About Control

The poster says:  When you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing.  Relax, breathe, let go, and just live.

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Each of us has been taught the need to control what is around us.  We learn it from parents, from school, and from our work.  Control comes in many forms, usually in ways that deter our growth emotionally and spiritually.

When someone is learning a new task, yes, there does need to be some controls in place to help them stay between the lines.  We watch, check, and offer feedback.  However, when that person has learned the task, then we must let them go.  For if we do not, they will never grow beyond what we let them learn.

Breathe out your need to control today, and everyday.

Blessings,

Judy

The Dynamics of Giving

 

The poster says:  Better to give a little in love than a lot for recognition. — Boyd Bailey

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Understanding and accepting who you really are right now is as important as the commitment to become someone more open and generous. Whatever the quality of motivation, when we intentionally reach out to others in giving, some degree of transformation occurs.  - Dale S. Wright, “The Bodhisattva’s Gift”

Walking this world is a lot of work!   There are many ways that we feel we must protect ourselves.  One way we insulate ourselves from others is to judge the other person.  For example, we see someone who needs help – food, shelter, or what ever – and we can say, “ It is not my job to help that person.  He/She should be taking better care of themselves.  They are lazy, or drunkards, or…..”  

Often, we cannot know what path has led a person to the place where he/she needs help or needs clothes, food, shelter, or safety to be given to them.  

What will you give today? 

Blessings, 

Judy

Living With Grace

The person who is a master in the art of living makes little distinction between their work and their play, their labor and their leisure, their mind and their body, their education and their recreation, their love and their religion.  They hardly know which is which. They simply pursue their vision of excellence and grace in whatever they do, leaving others to decide whether they are working or playing. To them, they are always doing both.  ~~~ from Zen Buddhism

This passage on grace really zinged through me as we are halfway through July.  It seems that many things that I go to do or try to do are minefields of issues or tasks that have to be done before I can actually do what it is I wanted to enjoy.  I was not feeling the flow of things.  I was not moving with grace.  I had to figure out my block, in me, and release it.  It is a work in progress.

Moving through this month, and through life, try to remember that you can be graceful in what ever you do.  It is born in us.  We forget it, and then forget how to be graceful.  

May your life flow with ease. 

Blessings,

Judy

Be Your Best Self

 

The poster says:  Your best life comes when you commit to being your best self.  —- Cheryl Richardson

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Over the years of working and coaching people, I have had many people question what it means to be your best self.  Their concern is that a person is so busy learning their job, taking orders from a boss, and working long hours along with trying to cope with a family and parental tasks that they do not have time to think about best.  They do as good as they can which is mostly not their best.

The concern is valid.  All of us have outside pressures on us that can interfere with self learning, contemplation, and reflection.  The pressures interfere with how we see ourselves and our values and interfere with us setting boundaries.

To be our best self, we need to slow down and take a breath.  We need to think about the things that we want to do as our best self.  For many, this may be about being the best self as a father or mother or brother or sister or child to a parent.  It may be about learning everything one can about a hobby that fascinates and fulfills them.  There is no right answer.  It also means that one must let go of trying to be perfect in other things.  In other words, one must set boundaries around what is the best and what is okay, and how one splits their attention and time.  It is a complicated life!

Blessings,

Judy

Solitude

 

Sometimes, we simply need a place to be by ourselves, in the stillness of nature, so that we may find ourselves.  Solitude is about learning to be alone with one’s self. It is our choice. We need to be quiet.

It is not about being cut off from others, by others.  Being cut off from others, by their choice, is isolation.  

Today, when you meditate, quizz yourself on all the times you felt like you needed solitude.  When you have your list of recurring instances, look at it to see when you need to schedule some solitude time. You then begin working with the flow of your life.

Blessings,

Judy

You - The Universe

 

The poster says:  Remember you are this universe and this universe is you.  — Joy Harjo

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This poster sent a zing through my system when I saw it.  It brought up so many memories of my teachers telling me that our physical body is part of the earth.  Our soul is part of the Universe.  

One reason that they had to keep explaining it to us as students, is that on the path of learning, one tends to forget the bigger picture.  The bigger picture is that the Earth and the Universe have existed long before mankind hit the scene and, according to astronomers, the Universe has kept expanding beyond what we can actually understand.  

My teachers would say that man/capitalism/corporations have this belief that they can control and manage the Earth and thereby manage humans.  And yet the Earth and the Heavens create weather that is not manageable, earthquakes and volcanoes that are not manageable, and the introduction of new species that come from Nature, which is not manageable.  The teaching is that we are to be caretakers of the Earth to help her in her creation.  

If the Earth is constantly changing and the Universe is changing (stars die and new stars are created) then we as part of the Earth and the Universe shall be constantly changing, expanding, and creating.  Life is a wonderful gift.

Blessings,

Judy

Talk of Values

 

The poster says:  My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes.  ——India Arie

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I am noticing the way people talk about values when it comes up in conversation.  The word - value - can have so many different meanings such as the value for the money paid, the value of the type of cloth vs another type of cloth, the mathematical value, value of a good or service, and the moral or ethical value of something.

The conversations usually center around moral and ethical values.  A good definition of this concept is: In a social or personal sense, values represent the core beliefs, principles, or standards of behavior held by an individual or group. These are the abstract concepts that dictate what someone deems right, worthwhile, or desirable.

Generally, the discussions seem to talk about how values in Canada have changed over the last twenty years.  One of my favourite conversations is around “doing good” as a value.  People in the discussion talk about how most of the people and the government a different concept of “doing good” then standard of good that the individuals grew up with.  Doing good also has different meanings such as being a good neighbour, helping out someone with troubles, volunteering, and the list goes on.  

Everyone needs to decide for themselves what values mean to them, and which values are worth while and which are not.  

Blessings,

Judy