About Lost Son

 Disclaimer: This post is not meant to offend anyone. It is not meant to offend anybody's feelings either. It is my search for understanding the matters described below.

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Some stories (parables) which I have heard many times since my early childhood never made any sense to me, even when I was little. Especially the three ones, well known to many, seem to be rather nonsensical and made me wonder what their meaning was.  At some point, the understanding of their meaning came to me on its own. 

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The parable about Prodigal Son and its traditional interpretation – the Father in the story celebrated in a big way the return of the son who had been a disappointment for many years, and who did not  appreciate in the same way the “good” son who had always been with the Father.

Once, we heard during a Sunday sermon that we are all stupid as we should quit working and party only. Just like the prodigal son did. Frankly speaking, that message, coming from a preacher, did not seem very insightful and raised eyebrows, the least to say.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a parable is “a short, simple story that teaches or explains an idea”. A story that explains an abstract matter by using familiar situations listeners can relate to.

What if the persons mentioned in the story where not people, but

the “Father” meant the Source of everything that is/God/the always present conscience. 

The “good son” was our higher mind, which is in the spirit world and always with the “Father”, and 

the lost son was our physical mind. 

The latter is always filled with various beliefs, feelings, and a constant flow of thoughts. When the thoughts and beliefs are negative and ego centered , the feelings such as self-pity, self-judgment, hatred, criticizing others, sadness, and/ or anger fill out our mind, we move away from the balance and harmony  of the Source  - the “Father”. By dwelling on negative thoughts, egocentric perspective, we amplify low frequency thoughts , and just like the purgatory son,  “tend to swine and eat with swine”. The eating is metaphoric of course.

Whenever we manage to clear our physical mind of all the negative clutter and be in peace with ourselves and the world, we get closer to the Source and its harmony.

On the other hand, the higher mind, although it is “ours” (as it is the other, spiritual, part of our being), it is also part of the “Father” and is similar to the “Father” in nature (which is love and peace).  That is why it would never throw a fit about the Father appreciating the lost son only, just like the “good son”  in the parable did. That reaction is typical to a human behavior and ego-based thinking.  Perhaps, that part of the story was addressed to earthly fathers, to teach them treat their children equally?

When we align with the high frequency of the “Father”, we also align with the “brother” (our higher mind ).

In our everyday life (and at nighttime), we all struggle dealing with low frequency thoughts and feelings mentioned above. When they come to your mind, ask yourself

“Who is experiencing it?”

The answer to it is,

“I am”*, 

meaning not only the physical you but also the Biblical “I am”. It is the Source/God/the omnipresent conscience/the Ultimate Creator of everything that is - experiencing itself through you.

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* I cannot recall where I have heard or read about that question and answer. I remember it as does resonate with me, though.

Photos - from our walks - September 2020

About Lost Sheep

Disclaimer: This post is not meant to offend anyone. It is not meant to offend anybody's feelings either. It is my search for understanding the matters described below.

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Some stories (parables) which I have heard many times since my early childhood never made any sense to me, even when I was little. Especially the three ones, well known to many, seem to be rather nonsensical and made me wonder what their meaning was.  At some point, the understanding of their meaning came to me on its own. 

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Probably you have heard a parable about a shepherd, his 100 hundred sheep. When one of his  sheep got lost, he left the other ones and went to look for the missing animal. I used to think, “What shepherd would leave 99 sheep “in the open country” – unattended – and go to look for one sheep”? They would lose most of those 99.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a parable is “a short, simple story that teaches or explains an idea”. A story that explains an abstract matter by using familiar situations listeners can relate to.

What if 

The sheep in the above mentioned parable represent our thoughts? We may have 99 positive or neutral thoughts and one only negative. The latter one could for example be a fear, recollection of a traumatic moment in our life, an encounter with an unpleasant person, an unjust or unkind word about us spread by somebody, resentment, and/or many more. The negative thought gives us unpleasant feelings, triggers harmful reactions in our body. It makes all the prior positive thoughts move to the background and disappear. They no longer exist as they have no meaning when we focus on that negative one only. 

“Take captive every thought (1)”.

To avoid self destructive dwelling on the unpleasant thought, we do need to look closer at what bothers us and deal with it. What are we afraid of? What is it that makes us feel gloomy or resentful? Why should you re-live that particular negative experience/unfair treatment, or focus on somebody’s unkind word again and again? This one lost sheep needs to be found to join the rest of the herd. You need to find it to regain peace of mind and balance in your body. 

Focusing on the negative thought makes it grow, lowers down our frequency and subsequently attracts negativity and darkness.  It is not just my words. It is science. According to Quantum Physics* the multiple outcomes of our current life situation already exist in time and space. We choose which way our life goes by deciding which thoughts we stick to. Whatever we focus on, grows. No matter if it is positive or negative. Why would you choose negativity if you do not want to live it through?  

It is all not about pretending that there is no negativity in the world. There is a lot of darkness and dreadfulness around us. Noticing and observing it is one thing, but why would you want to surrender your mind to it? Choose Light, Peace, and Harmony. You can replace an adverse thought with a constructive one. 

“Whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - (… ) think about such things.” (2)

Each of us can find their own way to make dark thoughts go away. Whatever works for you – a prayer, a chosen mantra - positive words that make us focus on peace, harmony, and Divine abundance. Repeat them every time when your mind is overwhelmed by a negative thought or belief. Continue practicing it and guarding your thoughts. Be their careful shepherd. It takes some time, but you can make a destructive thought go away, and dissolve your mental connection with it. 

*At high school, I studied expanded curriculum of Physics. Quantum Physics was never mentioned in classes, though. I was familiar with the name of Max Planck, physicist, but I knew not much about his works. It’s been recently only that the Quantum science is talked about more and more often.  It all made me think that is a rather new scientific approach regarding Physics and the world as it is. I was surprised to read that the beginnings of Quantum Physic go back to the early years of 1900s and Max Planck, as well. I guess for all those years those ideas where discarded and neglected because you cannot measure or weigh the quantum world contrary to the material objects/world.

1. 2 Corinthians 10:5

2. Philippians 4:8

TBC

Keep on The Sunny Side

Sometimes, we happen to encounter people whose words/behavior are impolite, or who treat us unfairly. Sometimes, they surprise us with their opinion about us, based on a gossip, or their own assumption that is more than wrong. Other time, they stun us with some senseless, out of the blue demands, or claim our achievement as their own. 

Have you ever experienced any of those, as well?

In most cases, such persons neither care how we feel about what they say, nor how they present it. When we digest that particular unpleasant situation, reliving it in our mind a million times, they have already forgotten about the entire incident. They just threw their low frequency on us and moved on. Negative emotions affect our mind and, when accumulated, destroy our body. That is why, there is no point on dwelling on their words/actions. It only hurts us as we get tangled in their negative energy, and gives them power over ourselves. The experience itself is unpleasant and unnerving, but you can choose how you react to it. Do you really need to stay entrapped by somebody else’s low vibes? No, you do not.

Therefore, after initial irritation (when it occurs), make an effort to step back, and look at those people, and it all, from a distance. Bullies are just being what they are. They have not learned better, yet. Quite likely, they reflect on others their own fears and their own negative vision of themselves. What those people do not realize - thoughts and words are energy, they carry specific vibrations. Hatred spread on others, resonates like echo, coming back to its source, the person who produces it. The negative load eventually gets them, influencing their life, as well.

In that understanding, the saying “God bless them as they do not know what they are doing” may help you detach yourself from the low frequency they make you feel.

Whenever such a person comes back to your mind, send them that thought, or another one, such as e.g. “God loves them and cares for them”*. It will help break the negative entanglement and set your mind free. Moreover, the higher vibration sent by you, may give that particular individual a chance to use it for their own development, if they choose to.

Nothing is accidental. Everyone whom we meet in our life is a learning opportunity. Whether we decide to learn from that is another matter.

After all, each of us is just another souls trapped in the physical reality of our body, struggling with learning earthly life lessons so no reason to be unkind.

A lady I know, when I tell her about something I find positive, she usually responds in a way that sometimes makes me feel less excited about what I intend to share.

Examples:

Myself: ”I’ve had a nice walk in the woods”.

The lady: “There must have been a lot of ticks (which could bite you and give you terrible disease).”

Or

Myself: “What a nice building!”

The lady: “Its windows are dirty”.

I have known that person long enough to know her reaction is subconscious. She does not say that on purpose, to spoil the mood. Her words do, though.

Everything is subjective. The way we see the world is based on our beliefs and prior experiences. Our attention is directed also by habitual thinking. 

Are you like that lady? Exercise your mind. While looking at the reality around you – people and things – notice the positive aspects of them, the nice side and beauty of what you are looking at, not the ugliness only. It is not about fooling yourself and calling negativity positive. What is negative is still negative, no matter what we call it. It is about changing our perspective and, what is more, the law of attraction. What you focus on, intensifies in your life.

After some time of such a directed exercise, your attention will become moderated and automatically focus on the brighter side of  life (although the latter reminded me of the old song by Monty Python, I am sharing a different song here).

Find inner peace, find things you enjoy doing. Be yourself and be joyful. Despite what other people say or think.

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* From Dr. Joseph Murphy, the author of “The Power of Subconscious Mind” and quite a few other books.

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About Questions and Answers

Once upon time, more than a decade ago, I stepped into a little store with “esoteric” type goods. I had never visited it before. The lady who ran the establishment asked me to think of a question/something I wanted to know and next, draw a card from a Tarot card set. She offered  that to every customer who came to her place, to read the Tarot message for that particular person. I told the lady that I did not need that as that was how I felt about it.

The store keeper insisted – she wanted to learn why I said so. So I did draw a card. The message was:  “All the answers are within you”. It was no surprise to me and that was exactly what I thought rejecting the lady’s initial card reading offer. However, the store keeper seemed rather amazed. She said nobody else had drawn that card before. Perhaps not enough persons had come to the place? Who knows.

I do believe that the answers we seek are within us and, surely, I do not mean here the questions related to General Knowledge. That is a totally different matter.

Many people look for the fulfillment and comfort in the outside world only. Whatever they find there, though is temporary and fades away quite quickly. Thus, they need to be constantly surrounded by people and/or make another purchase again, and again, to keep the fulfillment flowing. It is like pouring water into void, a closed circle that never ends.

If you cannot find what you seek out there, perhaps it is time to look within?

It is quite common we choose to blame others for our failures and unsuccessful life. How convenient it is, blaming others and not taking any responsibility for our own life. Does it help us improve anything, though? 

I used to know a lady who had a good job but was not happy with her life. She found it boring and she blamed her parents and her social background for her situation. Whenever I met her, she kept saying she would like to learn a foreign language, join this and that club so that her life could be more interesting and exciting. The time was passing and she did nothing regarding what she was talking about. I came to a conclusion that she enjoyed it all - that narrative, blaming others and using it as an excuse for her own inertia. It grew so old that I stopped meeting her. 

Stop self-pitying. It does not improve anything and leads to nowhere. If you wish to change something in your life, act on it. If one direction does not work, try another one.

Another acquaintance once said, 

“I have been messed up because my father was …. (put an adjective or a noun of a negative meaning here).”

When we were children we could not do much about our life circumstances, I agree to that. Nonetheless, what if those conditions were given to us not as punishment but as a learning lesson? To learn from them, draw conclusions, and move on?

We are not our parents, you are not your mother, father. You are YOU so be yourself. Each of us is responsible for our own beliefs, thoughts, and emotions. They all carry positive or negative energy, depending on what our beliefs/thoughts are. If you believe you are nothing more than a product of other people’s actions and situations created by them, you are like a steerless boat thrown by the winds and storms of life from one side of the ocean to the other.

Be your life Captain,  bless the ones who you think have harmed you or influenced your life in a negative way. Let them go. Clinging to dark feelings/memories of traumatic moments/the past/ holds you back.  Sending those people negative thoughts is hurting you mentally and physically, not them. Do you really need that? Whatever was, was. Everything has a reason and nothing happens by accident. What we do and how we deal with it is another matter.

It is quite common that when a person happens to make a mistake, they say, “How stupid of me/ how clumsy I am” Are you such a person? Saying so, you express your negative belief about yourself and put yourself in a negative judgment frame. Why should you do that? Everybody makes mistakes, it is part of our lives. However, if you do not believe you are good enough who else will? Nobody.

Look at every moment and other people who surround you as part of life learning process. Somebody claims you will not succeed or are not smart enough? Why should you care? Perhaps they project their own anxiety on you. They are NOT you. If you believe them, you let them lead your life. You are the Captain of your life, your thoughts and beliefs. However you direct them, you direct your reality, as well. Focus on the positive.

Yes, it is possible. Discipline your thoughts. Our mind constantly talks to us, brings doubts and all that gloomy and fatalistic visions which create fear. Mind that hurting others, even if in thoughts only, is a road to self-destruction. Send love to others as whatever we send ripples back to us. It is not fantasy. Remember Physics and “every action creates reaction”?

Let all the grudges and regrets go. The past is the past, gone, the future has not happened, yet. Choose love, peace, harmony and the good. Focus on the current moment. Replace fear with positive thoughts and keep repeating them again and again. Love, Peace, and Harmony. You can create your own positive mantra such as for example, “God loves me and looks after me.” It is all not about any religion. It is about the universal laws of life. Whatever you focus on in your thoughts will amplify in real.  If  the word “God” does not resonate with you, use another one e.g. the Source or the Ultimate Creator. The meaning stays the same: “the source of life and everything that is”.

Be the Captain of your mind, thoughts, and beliefs.

Be the Captain of your life.

Universe Is Speaking Again

We were to watch a movie and I was planning to do some ironing while watching the show. The film began when I was still getting my “ironing station” ready. The very first scene of the movie - the characters of the show exchanged the lines:

- “I am making coffee. Are you coming?”

- “No, thank you. I have some ironing to do”.

How did they know I was about to start doing the latter as well? It was a musical and had nothing to do with ironing. We just laughed and laughed at it.

About Clouds & More

 The skies looked different on that day. The clouds were lower than usual, and seemed to be placed in void above our heads, just hanging there. 

They appeared 3-dimensional and quite plump. Looking straight at them, you could see all other sides of those cloud formations, as well. In addition to that, unusually bright colors lightened up the clouds of many various, strong shapes.

We were on the road again. It was so nice to stare at those clouds and admire the beauty of the sight.

At some moment, we noticed a pretty rainbow in front of us, in the mist of the clouds. We were driving towards it. Both of us were amazed by the view and the sudden appearance of the rainbow. At the same time, we heard the words coming from our music player,

“(…) Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon the rainbow
Is the answer to a never ending story(…)”

The rainbow is hardly visible in the picture - it was much clearer to see in real,  with our own eyes

It all was quite heart-touching. What a breath-taking coincidence it was. We were astonished  – the rainbow just in front of us and then, the lines of the song* played again,

“(...) Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon the rainbow
Is the answer to a never ending story (...)”. 

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*The lyrics come from the song: “Never Ending Story”, made popular by Limahl in 1984.

Movies & More

Two days ago, we were watching a movie while our evening meal was getting cooked in the oven. When the sound of the timer buzzed in the kitchen, telling us that the food is ready, a character in the movie we watched said, "Sit down, we'll have dinner."

So I took out the meal out of the oven and we did - sat down and had dinner.

That was some of the synchronicities that have often happened to us.

A few more TV related examples? Here they are:

✮ Once we watched a horror. Well, rarely we do. After that, we switched off the TV set, and I turned the radio on. The first words that we heard were "You just can't kill the beast." It was the "Hotel California" song going on quite coincidently. 

✮ It was an old movie telling the story about Fatima and the Holy Mary appearances there. At some point the crowd in the show was shouting, "Give us a sign, give us a sign!" They gathered at the place where Holy Mary had made herself visible to the 3 children. At the moment when they finished shouting their "give us a sign", a thunder struck behind our window. We were stunned as the skies were perfectly clear on that day.

✮ One day, I looked up the meaning of an old English word which is very rarely used in the spoken language these days. Later, we watched a randomly chosen movie. One of the very first words said in that movie was the one I had looked up on that day.

I could go on and on with that - on my husband's birthday - a randomly chosen movie again - in the very beginning of it, the characters sang "Happy Birthday" to one of the persons in the plot.

Well, does it ever happen to you?

Singing and Frequencies

 A few weeks ago, we watched a podcast-type show hosted by two of our favorite personalities. The third participant of the talk was a Mr. C., professional singer and theater actor, whose singing (as it was mentioned in that interview) had cured many listeners. I was curious about it. At some point, after a short presentation of Mr. C. and his career, the man was asked to sing and present his healing voice abilities. 

Yes, it was powerful indeed. The vibration of the sound created by the Mr. C's vocal cords was quite strong. However, my body found it very unpleasant, the least to say. With all the appreciation of Mr. C's talent, the sound frequency he produced felt to me like a very disturbing disharmony attacking my body/frequency zone. It all made me feel like running away from the source of that distressing vibration. I did stay in my place, though because I wanted to watch the show. According to what the hosts of the program said - they found the singing very pleasant. I did not. Perhaps, I was the only person watching the show who had such a bad impression about it? I do not know/do not know why. Later, when I went to sleep, nightmares about singing vampires who were trying to get me/I was fighting them, bothered me all night long.

After waking up, while recovering after the disturbing dreams, I reminded myself what Mr. C. said. He mentioned that he does not do his healing-type singing uninvited, and that he seeks sad persons. Well, I am not one of them. Maybe that was a reason why the sounds the singer created felt to me so very disharmonious?

Coming back to those nightmares - the vampires did not get me. I found a yellow, metal tape that helped me fight them. A curious thing was - the tape activated itself only when the vampires started singing. 

It is said those creatures cannot harm you if you do not invite them in - I did not. They just happened to be at the bed-and-breakfast place where I stayed for a night.

On the whole, I would not want to experience that type of vibration/frequency (as the one mentioned above) again. However, it is good that some people find it therapeutic. What resonates with others does not have to resonate with me.

Universe is Talking

A couple of days ago, my husband mentioned to me (as he had seen on the news) that soon a new incarnation of Dalai Lama would be searched for. 

On the following day, I saved a random movie for us to watch. I did not have the faintest idea what the film was about - I saved it because the name of the director - Martin Scorsese. Most of his movies were good so I thought it could be an interesting show to see.

Yesterday, we watched the movie. It appeared to be a story of a child found by a Tibetan monk and recognized as a next incarnation of Dalai Lama. We thought, "How funny", considering the synchronicity - we had just talked about that search for another Dalai Lama. 

The movie was actually a kind of biography. While watching it, we realized it was telling about the early years of the current Dalai Lama.

It became even funnier later, after we fished watching the show. My husband looked at the news again - and then, to our surprise and astonishment, there it was - an article about Dalai Lama's 90th birthday. How weird and extraordinary! Considering geography and the time difference between places, at the time when we were watching Kundun waiting for his 18th birthday and the time when he was officially appointed as the 14th Dalai Lama, the same Holy Man celebrated his 90th birthday.

I wish we could synchronize so well with the lotto numbers. Somehow, it does not work in that way, though.

Happy Birthday to Dalai Lama 💮

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The movie mentioned above: "Kundun" by Martin Scorcese.

About Angels

My aunt once told me, "Angels do not exist because we cannot see them." 

She was then influenced by a religious group that shares such a view.

I replied, "We cannot see bacteria, but it does not mean they do not exist."

The relative of mine continued, "We have microscopes to see them."

I answered her, "There were times when people did not have microscopes, but it did not mean there were no bacteria then."

Not everything can be seen. We cannot see the electric current, but we can see its presence when we turn on the light. We cannot see the air, but we know it exists since we are able to breath.

From our last family-and-food-trip

Nowadays, with the development of quantum physics, the concepts of parallel worlds, non-linear timeline (past, present, and future happening at the same time), it appears there is much more than our eyes can see. So, do not tell me there are no angels. 

Although, they might not be the angelic type of entities as we traditionally understand them. Perhaps, they are beings from another planet, a parallel world, another time line, and (certainly) of another frequency than ours. 

Anyhow, please, do not tell me there are no angels.

Let us seek knowledge in all forms. Let us try to see matters from various perspectives and consider more than one point of view.

About Our Motto

Do you ever happen to feel small and/or unimportant? 

Think of this: There are no ordinary people in this world. 

Even if your name is not a famous one and it is only known to your neighbors (or not even known to them), and you are far from being wealthy - you are special and your being here is important. Everybody has their given purpose in life, even when we do not exactly picture what it is. Where you are at this point of your life is not accidental. We all are where we are needed, even though we may not realize why exactly. 

Some years ago, at a social occasion, a man asked me, "What do you do?". 

I did not mention my professional experience, hobbies, or various projects I was engaged in at that time. I just said, "I am a housewife". That I was, beside other things. It turned into a social observation - the man said nothing else to me. He quickly moved to another, more interesting/more meaningful object to talk to.

 

From my experience: I have noticed many people tend to associate/surround themselves with the "great and famous" only. Even if that fame is very much local, or a "great poet" has never published anything and is great in their mind at most (another example from real life). Such people are not attracted to so-called "nobodies". It is alright, though. Whatever resonates with others, does not have to resonate with you.

Once, while sitting in a waiting room, I noticed an elderly lady (possibly in her 80s or 90s). She was sitting opposite me, a bit to the left. The lady's daughter was accompanying her. I did not know who those women were. 

The elderly mother did not speak. Suddenly, to my amazement, I could feel her soul glowing around her. It was like an aura (11 or 12 inches wide) all around her body. The aura was outside of her, but at the same time, it was coming from her insight. No, I did not see it, I just sensed it. The lady's soul felt extremely beautiful as it radiated with pure love. It did quite move me. I tried not to stare, but I could only precept her soul while I was looking at the very person. When the time came I was to leave the waiting room, I could not help telling the women they were beautiful. 

Every person is a story and every life is full of stories.

We all may feel meaningless and helpless at times, but we are not. No one is a separate being. Our influence on the outside world, the way we affect others, the range of the ripple caused by our actions and words is bigger and more complex than we can comprehend.

All in all, every one is special - whether we realize it or not.

PS
Our thoughts and words are important. They carry energy most of us do not pay attention to. Our thoughts and words usually just come and go as we are more focused on the everyday life matters, situations we encounter. 

Have you ever thought that it might be the opposite - that our thoughts and words create those circumstances?

Since all we do, say, and share, both good and bad, comes back to us in one way or another, I am selfish enough not to wish anybody anything bad.

Let us live our lives the best we can, be kind to others, and spread good. For our own sake.

Synchronicities at The Museum

It has happened to us quite a few times - while watching a movie or when in a museum - the time on the clock in a certain place was the same as on our watches/ or our clock.

 

These pictures were taken at Fort McKavett in May, this year. In one of the barracks - an officer's family house - the clocks in the rooms showed the same time as our watches - when we were visiting each of the rooms.

The same was at the Pioneers' Museum not long ago, when we entered the rooms of a pioneer immigrant's house.

 My watch usually shows "more or less" time as I do not care much about setting it very precisely.

 

Some call it energy alignment, some may say it is an example of synchronicity. Others would say "weird or what?".

 

About Talking

In my early years, I believed speaking was only needed when there was something important to communicate/share.
At the age of 20, I realized people find it awkward (or even rude) when someone does not speak, just is there. So I started practicing small talk - to show kind interest, care, and respect.

 Some time ago, I came across an acquaintance while I was walking home. The person threw the usual, "How are you?" I did not know that someone much so I replied, "Fine, thank you. How are you?"

"Good. Thank you", I heard in response, and we both continued walking in the opposite directions.

"So we talked", I laughed to myself. Although, actually, we did not. I appreciated the person's friendly attitude - it did feel nice. On the other hand, we used so many words, but the result of it all was the same (or perhaps not?) as if we had exchanged: 

- "Hello

- "Hello" only or
- "Good morning"
- "Good morning".
 

So why should we have bothered to say more than one or two words? I guess it is the older/younger me approach getting through here.

These days, after so many years of training, I do practice small talk while socializing and I got used to it. However, I still prefer mutual communicating than just talking/using the speech only to break the silence. After the customary "How are you?", following the purpose of saying those words, I am also still willing to listen to/hear how a person is actually doing (and I appreciate when somebody makes an effort to express that).

Another aspect of talking - words have their own energy. They can hurt really deep too. Regarding the fact that whatever we "send in the air" comes back to us in one way or another, let us be mindful what words we choose to say. For our own sake.

Old Poster & Synchronicities

Synchronicities happen to us quite often. Here is one of them.

A couple of days ago, I came across this poster while looking through my files archive. I made it about 10 years ago, before I changed the name of my blog. Needless to say, I had totally forgotten about that work. I had not forgotten my motto included in the poster, though.

Yesterday, in a movie we watched, one of the characters stated that the most human part of us is hope.

Positivity and hope do go together.