I attended a seminar this past weekend by Dorothy Marcic -- she briefly covered topics addressed in her book, Love Lift Me Higher and outlined for us some key contributors/essentials to true happiness:
Service
Supportive Social Relationships
Sense of Purpose
Meaningful Work
Compassion
Forgiveness
Hope
Faith
Gratitude
Humility
Love
Trustworthiness
These are some of the highlights but the overall message was clear -- we have so much to be happy about and to bring us joy -- even in times of utmost challenge and what-seems-to-be despair. Much of true happiness lies in perspectives -- it is taking the "Must Dos" and "Should Dos" in life and altering one's perspective to turn these into "Like To Dos" and "Love To Dos."
Sing, Dance, Leap
Plant, Sow, Reap
A seed of joy planted and bred
In the heart of one man
Can be cultivated, and spread
In the hearts of many men
Ticket to the moon
Prayer at high noon
A prayer for strength and wellness
Sounds out from your bedroom wall
A prayer not at all of selfishness
Sounds out from your love for all
Rejuvenated and refreshed
Knowledge that one is blessed
An apparently long journey may be viewed from one's perspective
One of calamity, momentary sorrows, and much strife
An apparent fleeting moment may be viewed from the mind reflective
One of reality, today and tomorrow -- this is life!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Body: Hips Don't Lie
Emerged from the space between
You had your very own
As the cells came to convene
The results, muscles and bone
Poised midway
Between feet and mind
Mind guides the way
Feet take you to your find
Support the weight
Retain balance
Move in figure eight
Showing off their talents
Usually supportive
Of the efforts to gain
Beware lest ye be exploitive
They can inflict you with pain
Reminded of the run
As you take the first stride
Warrior facing the sun
Twist and stretch each side
Rotate at the hips
View the surround
More feminine than lips
As they sway with the sound
Abduction and adduction
Tension building
Flexion and extension
Intensify the feeling
Relax and release
Giving them a break
Pain may increase
A minimal stake
Treatment, they deserve the very best
Supporting every leap and stride
Will work for little rest
Hold on hips, we’ve got a long and worthwhile ride
You had your very own
As the cells came to convene
The results, muscles and bone
Poised midway
Between feet and mind
Mind guides the way
Feet take you to your find
Support the weight
Retain balance
Move in figure eight
Showing off their talents
Usually supportive
Of the efforts to gain
Beware lest ye be exploitive
They can inflict you with pain
Reminded of the run
As you take the first stride
Warrior facing the sun
Twist and stretch each side
Rotate at the hips
View the surround
More feminine than lips
As they sway with the sound
Abduction and adduction
Tension building
Flexion and extension
Intensify the feeling
Relax and release
Giving them a break
Pain may increase
A minimal stake
Treatment, they deserve the very best
Supporting every leap and stride
Will work for little rest
Hold on hips, we’ve got a long and worthwhile ride
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Soul: Mountains To Climb
Shall I build you a mountain?
Shall I walk by your side?
As we walk to that mountain
Step by step, stride by stride
Shall I take you by the hand?
Shall I sing this little rhyme?
As we traverse the land
And plan the impending climb
Shall I build you a mountain?
Shall I make a steep incline?
As we observe that steep mountain
I’ll be yours, you’ll be mine
Shall I stand at the base?
Shall I try to pave the way?
As to each, we turn our face
No delay, it’s the day
Shall we build us a mountain?
Shall we begin our ascent?
As we pray that our fountain
Will flush out any resent
Shall we climb this together?
Shall we dance in the rain?
As we take that rope and tether
Embrace the joys and the pain
Shall we build us a mountain?
Shall we envision the peak?
As we take steps in the direction
Towards that of which we speak
Shall we take them with us?
Shall we teach them how to fly?
As we learn the why and the because
We triumph o’er land and sky
Shall I walk by your side?
As we walk to that mountain
Step by step, stride by stride
Shall I take you by the hand?
Shall I sing this little rhyme?
As we traverse the land
And plan the impending climb
Shall I build you a mountain?
Shall I make a steep incline?
As we observe that steep mountain
I’ll be yours, you’ll be mine
Shall I stand at the base?
Shall I try to pave the way?
As to each, we turn our face
No delay, it’s the day
Shall we build us a mountain?
Shall we begin our ascent?
As we pray that our fountain
Will flush out any resent
Shall we climb this together?
Shall we dance in the rain?
As we take that rope and tether
Embrace the joys and the pain
Shall we build us a mountain?
Shall we envision the peak?
As we take steps in the direction
Towards that of which we speak
Shall we take them with us?
Shall we teach them how to fly?
As we learn the why and the because
We triumph o’er land and sky
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