tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564963659355223854.post7728547395595229719..comments2023-05-22T00:17:29.482-07:00Comments on Home through Star Shine.... : {Allowing} and Tina Turner....Kristina "Kitty" Oppegardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09155103044756643007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564963659355223854.post-73380297362450229102013-12-05T20:25:37.700-08:002013-12-05T20:25:37.700-08:00Apropos and beautiful, my friend. I'm so very ...Apropos and beautiful, my friend. I'm so very happy for you. Thank you for sharing your blessings with us! Amanda J. Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104560475881880136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564963659355223854.post-34133798950599782022013-12-01T11:27:48.718-08:002013-12-01T11:27:48.718-08:00It's a long journey coming around full circle ...It's a long journey coming around full circle to finally realize that our greatest responsibility, & purpose in life, is to take care of ourselves.to take full charge of nurturing our own soul,& body through which it expresses, experiences, & grows. And in that fullness of owning ourselves, fully being present to how we are creating our lives. Honestly & without judgement observing our thoughts, words, actions, emotions & realizing that these are the moments of our life that create more of the same. I realize how much sadness I have used to create a suit of armour which only serves to reflect more sadness when focused on that which I don't want (we all have our own personal armour)....creating only more of what is not wanted. And how comfortable the sorrow & discomfort can be because it is a habit that is familiar.... Ironically enough, it is a relationship of abuse with myself! And sometimes it's scary to dive into a life of joy for too long at a time because that is not as strong a habit. Its as if the belief is deep that "I don't deserve" the reward of joy until all my responsibilities have been taken care of...and life is a big responsibility. As I write this I see that somewhere along the line I taken on this belief without even realizing it, handed down from someone else's experiences & resulting pattern that I took on as my own. How wonderful to look at this revelation through the eyes of love & compassion, instead of judgement or criticism. This is what life is about, having opportunity within each moment to choose anew. To learn from the current moment and use it as a stepping stone to create the next.....with awareness....truly this is empowerment in wisdom, to embrace what is, instead of getting caught up in what is, & allowing awareness to be the simplicity that carries us in love & truth into our hearts, a soul filled life, one moment at a time, for in truth this moment is all that ever truly exists....my life is happening right now! How will I receive it, how will I respond & create more of....it truly ius a moment by moment experience, I hope I stay present & embrace it, & choose to participate actively. And when I don't, and I move through it numbly, that too is a choice albeit an unconscious one! But then I wake up and choose anew, & so on, & so on, until joy & love become the stronger life habit/experience. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527224891104864721noreply@blogger.com