Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Hello Jaylink, I'd like to thank you for that post and the friendship. I will always treasure your friendship. It is very valuable to me. If you ever need a friend to talk to or sound off to, I'm here. You also may write to me directly. Thanks again, Ellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Jaylink: OK... priorities. I believe that our highest priority is to learn how to love unconditionally, starting with ourselves. I think that in order to do that we have to learn honesty, integrity and compassion, and model it within ourselves so that we can share it with others. I firmly believe that God helps those that help themselves. This isn't a selfishness, but a self-fullness. We can't give what we don't have. We need to look at ourselves as whole persons with an internal spark of the divine that is always present, and when we have problems seeing the rest of ourselves as loveable, we can love that spark until it expands to include our whole self. We need to honor balance in our lives, taking care of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects in equal measure. I like to think of myself as the guardian of a sacred trust, a mortal temple that requires maintenance. Life is so short, every day is a new gift... the " present " ... and our presence is requested ;-) Do I think this has anything to do with age? In a way. Just because a person is long in the tooth does not mean they are wise, though. True wisdom comes from the ability to learn from the mistakes of ourselves and others, to model the positive characteristics we value, to laugh at ourselves, and to keep our mouths shut at least twice as often as keeping it open ;-) And I think that if we can pledge to live every day with a willingness to act with love, forgiveness, compassion, integrity and truth, that it will change not only our perceptions but the reality around us. We will treat others as we would like to be treated, we will support proactive changes in society, and we will recognize the worth of our lessons, even when they are unpalatable. We can't change the world until we change ourselves. Blessings, Crow " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " ----Original Message Follows---- " jaylink " <jaylink Re: life's priorities Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:43:15 +0100 Very well said, Ellie, you've obviously had plenty of experience of life. I agree with everything you said. The reason I asked the question was to see if people come to the same conclusions about life. In other words is there a natural wisdom, or basic underlying 'truth' that becomes apparent as we get older. Society, through the media, puts great store on physical appearance, on success, on the material good things of life and yet your answer goes completly against this trend! Interesting. I wonder is there anyone else out there who would care to comment on life's priorities as they see it. Thanks Ellie Your friend Jaylink --- Rev. R. C. Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subtle Energy Techniques to Support Growth & Healing ~~~~~~http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance~~~~~~ ~~~SomaChi...the Balance you've been looking for...~~~ _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2000 Report Share Posted October 12, 2000 Very well said, Ellie, you've obviously had plenty of experience of life. I agree with everything you said. The reason I asked the question was to see if people come to the same conclusions about life. In other words is there a natural wisdom, or basic underlying 'truth' that becomes apparent as we get older. Society, through the media, puts great store on physical appearance, on success, on the material good things of life and yet your answer goes completly against this trend! Interesting. I wonder is there anyone else out there who would care to comment on life's priorities as they see it. Thanks Ellie Your friend Jaylink > Jaylink, > To me the most important things in the world are my children and > grandchildren. I put them before all else. They are my life and the very air > I breathe. Money is not important to me. You can have wealth and be unhappy. > I want peace in the world. NO MORE FIGHTING. I want peace of mind for us all. > I don't want people to starve. I finally am realizing what life is about. Its > what's inside of a person, not what they look like. A man or woman can be the > most handsome or beautiful person in the world and still be hollow. After my > children and grandchildren come my friends and I'd like you to be one of > them. I do hope I've answered what you wanted to hear, because I do want to > be friends with your spirit. > Ellie > > > **************************************** > Visit the community page: > For administrative problems -owner > To , - > > All messages, files and archives of this forum are copyright of the group and the individual authors. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2000 Report Share Posted October 13, 2000 At 07:43 PM 10/12/00 +0100, you wrote: >I wonder is there anyone else out there who would care to comment on life's >priorities as they see it. > >Thanks Ellie >Your friend >Jaylink For me life's priorities begin with absolute honesty. I find that without that as the basis of my relationships, I can not be true to myself or trust that those I am involved with are showing me their true selves. People always come first, things can be replaced and housework will still be there tomorrow. I feel that it is important to show the people in my life that they come first (this includes the four-legged people in my life as well). Living each day to its fullest comes next because all that counts is NOW! Finally going with the flow and allowing myself to accept life's challenges as they come allows me to find the lessons rather than despairing over the difficulties. Bright Blessings, Angharad Truthsayer aka Sandy Roberts We within us carry all the knowledge necessary to create a beautiful universe filled with love, laughter and joy. Begin today to find this within you and share it with the world. You will find that it will be the greatest journey you can ever imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2000 Report Share Posted October 13, 2000 What is a priority? Something " I " expect in the future, for if it already exists, there is no need for it. So a priority is held in Awareness, something to work toward. This priority needs to be met so " I " can be at peace with myself and do good things in the world, good things like loving unconditionally and healing the sick. So a chain of achievements are held in Awareness to meet " my " priority. As " I " struggle to arrange things in Awareness, it dawns on " me " that in Awareness itself my priority is realized; in the Infinite Awareness abides Unconditional Love, Healing Grace, and the Peace that Paseth all Understanding. Love, Ed Florie wrote: > > >I wonder is there anyone else out there who would care to comment on > life's > > >priorities as they see it. > > > > > > What an odd realization to understand that I really have no sense of life's > priorities! > > For a long while, just getting through another day seemed to be enough of an > accomplishment...later, my priority was simply to work on becoming whole--or > at least patching some of the larger cracks in my soul. Now, what? I have > a good life and finally know the meaning of happiness--that alone would have > been an impossiblilty just a few years ago. I think that my priorities > lately have just been trying to maintain the status quo--I still > occasionally awaken with a start, wondering if, when I open my eyes, all of > the good things in my new life will have vanished in a dream, and I'll be > back to my formerly broken state of being. > > Question: How do we find our priorities? It's not enough just to keep on > keepin' on...how do we find our purpose? Meditation, prayer, > journaling...they all tell me that I have a great deal of learning to do. > Is this enough of a priority in itself? How does one conduct a quest when > one is not quite certain of the object of said quest? It feels so shallow > to write this--it would feel dishonest, however, *not* to. I joined this > group to learn. I learn a great deal here every day. Can someone suggest a > way to get in touch with my purpose in life. I'd really like to get on with > things and start giving back some of the positives that the universe has > gifted me with in the last few years. Through the generosity of several > people on this list, I've realized that I'm drawn to Reiki, have found a > master in my area, and begin my lessons at the end of the month. I think > this is a step in the right direction...I'm now wondering where this new > direction will lead me. Any advice for late-bloomers like myself who may > just now be finding themselves, or finding themselves *again*? > > Thanks in advance for the feedback. > > Florie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2000 Report Share Posted October 13, 2000 Some years ago when I was a volunteer firefighter, one of my Lieutenants summed it up nicely. " You can't rescue anyone if you need to be rescued. " > " Caroline Abreu " <nrgbalance > > >Re: life's priorities >Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:50:56 EDT > >Jaylink: > >OK... priorities. I believe that our highest priority is to learn how to >love unconditionally, starting with ourselves. I think that in order to do >that we have to learn honesty, integrity and compassion, and model it >within >ourselves so that we can share it with others. I firmly believe that God >helps those that help themselves. > >This isn't a selfishness, but a self-fullness. We can't give what we don't >have. We need to look at ourselves as whole persons with an internal spark >of the divine that is always present, and when we have problems seeing the >rest of ourselves as loveable, we can love that spark until it expands to >include our whole self. We need to honor balance in our lives, taking care >of our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects in equal measure. > >I like to think of myself as the guardian of a sacred trust, a mortal >temple >that requires maintenance. Life is so short, every day is a new gift... the > " present " ... and our presence is requested ;-) > >Do I think this has anything to do with age? In a way. Just because a >person >is long in the tooth does not mean they are wise, though. True wisdom comes >from the ability to learn from the mistakes of ourselves and others, to >model the positive characteristics we value, to laugh at ourselves, and to >keep our mouths shut at least twice as often as keeping it open ;-) > >And I think that if we can pledge to live every day with a willingness to >act with love, forgiveness, compassion, integrity and truth, that it will >change not only our perceptions but the reality around us. We will treat >others as we would like to be treated, we will support proactive changes in >society, and we will recognize the worth of our lessons, even when they are >unpalatable. > >We can't change the world until we change ourselves. > >Blessings, >Crow > " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " > >----Original Message Follows---- > " jaylink " <jaylink > > >Re: life's priorities >Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:43:15 +0100 > > >Very well said, Ellie, you've obviously had plenty of experience of life. I >agree with everything you said. The reason I asked the question was to see >if people come to the same conclusions about life. In other words is there >a >natural wisdom, or basic underlying 'truth' that becomes apparent as we get >older. Society, through the media, puts great store on physical appearance, >on success, on the material good things of life and yet your answer goes >completly against this trend! Interesting. I wonder is there anyone else >out >there who would care to comment on life's priorities as they see it. > >Thanks Ellie >Your friend >Jaylink > >--- > > Rev. R. C. Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Subtle Energy Techniques to Support Growth & Healing > ~~~~~~http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance~~~~~~ >~~~SomaChi...the Balance you've been looking for...~~~ > > > > > > >_______________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2000 Report Share Posted October 15, 2000 Been away from the net but here's my take on priorities. First of all I have found that life lived IN THE NOW means priorities just fall naturally in place. As I move along in my " Now " there are those times when I am faced with a decision. So....I stop and ask " What would lead to the highest good in this situation. As I feel the Spirit prompt, that becomes my priority. http://community.webtv.net/Talks-withtrees/PrayerChain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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