Thursday, November 27, 2008

A tree was lost....

Technology is all around me and there are more days than not that I am very thankful for it. This morning though I think I felled a tree. Paper work that I needed to be complete, but the paper wasted in the end was not good. Of course I always use it as scrap paper instead of throwing it out right away, but it just made me take notice this morning for some reason. Reduce, reuse, recycle is the mantra that we all know and I think the most important one is to reduce. So I will use less and then have less to reuse or recycle. It is so easy though to NOT think this way. We have become accustomed to abundance, but it is running out in many ways. Our years of having it all are closing in on us and we need to learn a different way.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Connecting together........

Here we are again in the midst of the holiday season. Some people are less than enthusiastic about this time of year and for me it is quite the opposite. I love this time of year when we truly celebrate family connections and our love of gathering together. The grumblings that I hear most often have to do with the commercialism or the cost of Christmas and all I will say about that right now is that we all have choices. For me though, this time of year allows us to come together as family and friends and truly acknowledge our relationships. In the busy world that we live in we so often become islands unto ourselves and live separated from one another. Life itself can be solitary in many ways also as we run from place to place and work long hours to meet deadlines. We might work alone or barely have contact with others. There used to be a greater existence of connectedness in workplaces, communities and families, and now it seems that much of that is lost. Families and friends are so often spread apart geographically, making connectedness even more difficult. As human beings we need to connect with others throughout our lives. We pair off as couples and create friendships that nurture us in many ways. Our emotional, spiritual and psychological well-being are directly related to those connections. We in fact live longer lives when we have companionship rather than not. I am thankful for every holiday season that will again bring us together as a family. Or to bring friends together to join in on a time together that will nurture our inner selves. It is a time when we will possibly see family or friends that we have not been able to get together with during the year, but holiday time lets us do that. We spend too many days throughout the year separated from others due to many circumstances and the holidays allow us to come together. Studies have shown that human touch, companionship, and the coming together of persons indeed makes us more balanced and healthier individuals. So I hope that we return to understanding the importance of gathering together, not only during the holidays, but also throughout the year. Make it a point to come together and allow the nurturing to take place and fill you with good energy. It will make a difference in many, many ways. And those are just my thoughts...........

Heart Warmers....

Hearing that friends stopped in the pouring rain to look at the book shop windows decorated for Christmas! What a nice gesture.........

Before the World Awakens

I love early mornings. The quiet that this time of day has for me is energizing and both calming at the same time. I'm not sure if that makes any sense but it does for me. I could easily sit outside and listen to 'nothing' so to say. The traffic hasn't begun, the people are not rushing about and there is stillness all around. Some people would choose to sleep and that is ok too. For me, this time of day is so wonderful.....it's definately my favorite time of day by far. And I can have this small pleasure every day....

So now my quiet time is over and my day starts....good morning everyone! ;)

Hello for the first time.....

I thought I would like to share thoughts that I sometimes have with others and I invite you to read from time to time that which I will write. Sometimes I find that I have thoughts that I will write down and they will sometimes reflect a profound feeling I have about something and other times it might be just something silly. So you never know what might come of my writing. I hope you may find my blog interesting and if not....don't worry....there is no obligation. :) All is good here....just a way for me to connect with you .....or maybe it is my own connection with me. We will see.....



This way of communicating is new to me so here goes another new adventure! I love it! My life has been filled with lots of new things lately, so this will follow along with all of that. Never too old to learn they say......