Who Are Your Friends?

The poster says:   “I talk about you like you put the stars in the sky!”

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This means that you think so highly of someone that you cannot talk about them enough, almost to the point of a state of worship.  This can be good or bad.  However, I heard this phrase in the context of great love between a man and a woman, and the realization that they had.  They were so wrapped up in each other, they were losing their friends.  Friends are the food that keep you going.  So, it is good to love.  It is good to have friends.

Blessings,

Judy

Prayer

 

The Angels tell us that the easiest way to speak with Creator is to simply talk to Creator in prayer.  A prayer is simply when we talk to Mother/Father God, or to the Supreme Being  that is in your belief system.  

I think simple prayers work the best because they come from the heart.   

I love this prayer because it covers so much.

Give Us Hearts to Understand 
 
Give us hearts to understand;
Never to take from creation's beauty more than we give; 

never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed; 
Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty; 

never to take from her what we cannot use. 

Give us hearts to understand 
That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion; 

that to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty; 
That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench; 

that as we care for her she will care for us. 

We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security. 
We have exploited simply for our own ends. 
We have distorted our knowledge. 
We have abused our power. 

Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst, 
Help us to find the way to refresh your lands. 

Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution, 

help us to find the way to cleanse your waters. 

Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse, 

help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork. 

Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed,
help us to find a way to replenish them. 

Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and corruption, 

help us to find the way to restore our humanity. 

Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, 
whose breath gives life to the world, hear me; 
I need your strength and wisdom. 

May I walk in Beauty. 
(From the Native American Project)

Blessings,

Judy

Growers and Doers

The poster says:  The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty.

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How many people do you know get their hands dirty on a regular basis?  If you come from a farming background, chances are you know people who did get dirty, working with their hands, digging, tilling, and fixing machinery, or working with animals.

Statistics tell us that less and less people are producing any thing for themselves; they rely on others to produce the food, the goods, and the technology.   One of the most calming things, to my mind, is digging in the dirt to create a garden, or working with animals, or fixing a piece of equipment. 

Yes, it is hard to fix things when the hard goods are all disposable, and some cities even prohibit the cultivating of gardens.  However, you may find a place where you can work with your hands, and get them dirty.  Your soul will thank you!

Blessings,

Judy