Conversation – 15

@taci

With Love,

All Of Us On The Conversation Thread. ♥

Cherie,

I don’t know what I did but something is not agreeing with me. I hope it wears off soon
because my energy level is great. Jeez I don’t like this feeling. This too shall pass. 🙂

Yeah we are celebrating Taci today! ♥ Taci is a sweetheart and I hope she is having
a wonderful birthday. 🙂 It’s about to steam up again in these parts. That Ocean sounds
so refreshing. Waaaah……I wish I could dip in the Ocean but I will settle for my shower. ♥
Cherie enjoy the kids and these last 2 weeks. Have you receive your book Sugar Blues?

Love ya!

Everything is Relative

Fully experiencing our own hurt is the gateway to compassion toward other human beings.

Every day we hear stories of personal suffering and loss that far exceed our own. When we compare our situations to those of people living in war-torn countries or those who have lost their homes and livelihoods to natural disasters, it is tempting to minimize our own experiences of suffering. We may feel that we don’t have a right to be upset about the breakup of a relationship, for example, because at least we have food to eat and a roof over our heads.

While awareness of the pain of others in the world can be a valuable way to keep our own struggles in perspective, it is not a legitimate reason to disregard our own pain. Disparaging your feelings as being less important than other people’s emotions leads to denial and repression. Over time, an unwillingness to experience your own feelings leads to numbness. It is as if our internal systems become clogged with our unexpressed emotions. This in no way helps other people who are suffering in the world. In fact, it may do just the opposite because when we devalue our own sorrow, we become impervious to the sorrow in others.

Fully experiencing our own hurt is the gateway to compassion toward other human beings. Feelings of loss, abandonment, loneliness, and fear are universal, and, in that sense, all feelings are created equal. Regardless of what leads us to feel the way we do, our comprehension of what it means to be human is deepened by our own experiences. Our personal lives provide us with the material we need to become fully conscious. If we reject our emotions because we think our experiences are not dramatic or important enough, we are missing out on our own humanity. We honor and value the human condition when we fully inhabit our bodies so we can experience and feel life fully. Accepting our emotions and allowing ourselves to feel them connects us to all human beings. Then, when we hear the stories of other people’s suffering, our hearts can resonate with understanding and compassion–for all of us.

Queen Heidi Birthday Girl of the Month. ♥

Sheba …. Cherie can’t believe it’s August either. Summer vacation count down has started … Boo. Nothing like a good walk to search the Soul. We will take an Ocean Dip for ya Sheba … Lot’s to do tomorrow. Take care Sheba♥ … Take Care ALL!!

HEY TACI …. Have a GOOD ONE!!

♥Cherie

A little mellow music to take everyone into the night. ♥

Misty
Johnny Mathis

Look at me
I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree
And I feel like I’m clinging to a cloud
I can’t understand
I get misty just holding your hand

Walk my way
And a thousand violins begin to play
Or it might be the sound of your hello
That music I hear
I get misty the moment you’re near

You can say that you’re leading me on
But it’s just what I want you to do
Don’t you notice how hopelessly I’m lost
That’s why I’m following you

On my own
Would I wander through this wonderland alone
Never knowing my right foot from my left
My hat from my glove
I’m too misty, and too much in love

I’m just too misty and too much in love

@taci, Enoy!

@taci,

A toast from all of us on the Conversation Thead. No worries I will do more celebration
tomorrow as well which is your actual Birthday I hope you don’t see this tonight. 🙂

With Love,

Sheba

@taci,

Enjoy a luxury bath after a nice long hike. Enjoy this birthday. ♥