Freedom is like taking a bath - you have to keep doing it every day! --Flo Kennedy
Nothing stands still. Change is the law of life. We may sometimes feel that our personal gains have to be won over and over again. But looked at from another perspective, that's not s. Our solid personal gains are the ones that no one and nothing can take away from us.
They are tools for continued growth. Jobs, lovers, houses may change, but serenity and freedom of spirit are within our power to achieve - to maintain - or to give away.
Freedom means choice; our choice of what we do with our bodies, our money, our lives. If we decline to choose, the choice will be made for us. If we don't use or claim our freedom, we are giving it away. Our lives need our active, creative participation every moment.
Like bathing, I must daily exercise my freedom. No one can do it for me.
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Buddha
Hey Scott I love both readings today. Ive been off all week and busy as ever. Staining our deck, yard work, my sons bday party. Today, the day before I go back to work is entirely for me. Got the house cleaned, laundry is just about caught up and I have just some steps to finish up. My plan.....Work on step 4. Getting excited and have been putting it off. The more I discover about myself the greater I feel. (sorta)
Went to help set up a meeting last night and had a chance to talk with a girl who has over 20 years in. I was sharing how my husband and I have been getting along so well and we havent fought all weekend...(talk about the miracles coming true!!!)
I said , "he's getting better;" She stated, "no, youre the one getting better!!!!!" Wow....HELLLLOOOO!!! What a great feeling!!!!
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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. "
