Human and Spirit

 

The poster says: 

I AM LOST. 

I have gone to look for myself.

If I should return before I get back, 

please ask me to wait.

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The first time I saw this sign, I laughed out loud!  This explains what happens to so many people who are diagnosed with mental disorders.  

We come to Earth to find ourselves, and while we are on Earth, we escape our physical reality to find ourselves.  We say, “I don’t know who I am!”  

We look for signs to tell us the way to ourselves.  We take drugs to find ourselves.  Some people try counselling, meditation, and other forms of self help, to find themselves.

Through it all, our families watch and determine that the searchers are “different” or not normal.  The searchers discover that the family is dysfunctional.  

The cosmic joke is that none of us is perfect, and yet, we judge others as though we are.

Enjoy the joke,

Blessings,

Judy

December 1 2025

The poster says:  

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone.

And I must follow, if I can.

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then?  I cannot say.

-J.R.R. Tolkien

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This is the beginning of the great sleep of Winter.  When the winter is done, everything is changed. We find new challenges, new roads, and perhaps, new destinations.

When it is summer, everything feels so safe and colorful.  When it is winter, it feels quiet, and powerful, like a storm that is building.  Even though the days are get shorter and then longer, there is a sense of a reworking of all that is.  

We feel apprehension and excitement at the same time.  So many things happen in the next thirty days.  And it is everything that we have asked for.

Blessings,

Judy

Have An Empty Tank?

 

The picture says:  An empty tank will take you exactly nowhere.  Take some time to refuel.

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As we head towards December, remember that you need to take care of you.  Being burnt out is not a good way to celebrate the holidays.  YOU will be cranky, easily flustered, and unable to relax to feel the joy that surrounds many people.  Joy is contagious - only if you are open to feeling it.

You can read about self care in this previous post.

https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2023/01/self-needs-care.html

Blessings,

Judy

About Appreciation

 

The picture says:  Appreciation is the purest vibration that exists on the planet today. - Abraham Hicks

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I was walking in the mall behind two women who were chatting.  One was speaking about her parents, sibling, and then her husband and children.  The theme of her conversation was that she does so much for each of them and that none of them have any appreciation for her and what she does.  In her terms, they expect her to do, to cater to them.

Being curious, I looked up the definition of appreciation in the Merriman-Webster Dictionary.  The definition is “ a feeling or expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude. I want to express my appreciation for all you've done. a small token of our appreciation”.

The lady was using the word appreciation correctly.  I felt for her.  What do we do when people do not appreciate us?  Do we walk away?  I think that sometimes we must walk away, for our own sanity and to start setting boundaries when people keep demanding from us with no thought to acknowledging our effort.  

What do you think?

Blessings,

Judy

You Want Directions?

It seems that there are days that are made for happiness and then, most days, someone needs to hand out directions for getting to the state of happiness.

How do you find happiness within your self?  Do you remember happy times?  Do you think of a song that is happy?  Do concentrate on a particular person?  Any of those things might work.  The thing is, to get to how you want to feel, you set a direction.  

Sometimes, you get there, and sometimes you go past what you were aiming for.  Our bodies naturally want to feel happy.  They want to drop off the stress from work, bad food, unhealthy relationships, and other common elements of self destruction. 

This is a good day to find happiness.

Blessings,

Judy

Our Beautiful Earth

 

The poster says:  Our beautiful earth - held together by songs from the universe. - Sharon Carne

I was out walking with my dog at -6C and watching the sun reflect off the snow and ice crystals on the tree branches and the grass stalks.  The crunchy sound of the ice/snow popping was like music with our footsteps.

The Earth is beautiful whether it is a hot day, a cold day, a rainy day, or a snowy day.   I love being outside. Perhaps that is why this picture struck me as being profound...the songs of the Earth and the Universe are always there.  Mostly, we do not hear them.  We are busy listening to podcasts, music, or answering telephone calls.  We miss the most exciting, magical parts of a walk.

Walking is healing and being out in Nature is healing.  Putting the two together gives you a powerhouse of wellness.  

Listen for the songs that are around you.

Blessings,

Judy

Commenting On Belief

 

The picture says:  Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do.  - Orison Swett Marden (Author of fifty or more books and booklets)

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There is a common question that many ask – the question is “What is my purpose?”   It is very difficult for another to answer something that is so personal to your soul contract.

A Course In Miracles (ACIM) (written by Helen Schucman) is a book that talks a bit about life’s purpose.  Summarized the ACIM definition of life purpose is to be the best human that you can be.  To be that best person does not mean you have to write a book, or be a musician, or a great politician, or healer.  It means that you have to be as kind, compassionate, and forgiving as you can, every day. 

I think that many people confuse their gifts – singing, art, writing, leading, or whatever the gift is, with their life purpose.   I think that one’s gift can help them be the best human they can be.  My observation is that many people sacrifice their human-ness for their gifts, believing that they are answering a higher calling.  The relationship wreckages left along the way make their calling suspect. 

However, each person has the right to follow their path, and to do it without explaining it to anyone. 

May you find your way.

Blessings,

Judy