Time to Enjoy...!

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Loving ourselves by reducing stress does not have to be difficult. As a beginning take a few minutes and think about the following.  Give yourself at least 15 minutes for each .

What are my pleasures?  List them..

What do I like to do for play?  List these... and finally

What do I consider my passions...List those as well...

 Hopefully when you are finished you will find that your pleasures, passion and play are more easily implemented than you think.  Even if you just took one from the entire group and did it for one full month, that's a start.  Yes...dishes, laundry, and many things call us.  Come on one thing...for a half hour...you decide the time... .

Maybe you could do this as a family...and take a set day and a set time for each one to engage in one of their own pleasures, passions or play!

This exercise was given by Jeanette Bessinger as part of her "Enough is Enough"  Program , to help folks eat better and live life more fully.  When I did this the first time.. I could easily name most of my "three P's" as Jeannette called them..the challenge came when I asked myself: When is the last time you did any of these?  It had been a good while...I was caught up in work, and lots of "doing".  I /we can easily say..I haven't got time...and yet as the old saying goes... We make time for the things we really want and value! 

It's time to value ourselves and to know the gift of delight and enjoyment! 

Ancient wisdom....

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Holy persons draw to themselves

all that is earthly...

The earth is at the same time, Mother,

She is mother of all that is natural,

mother of all that is human.

She is the Mother of all,

for contained in her

are the seeds of all. 

                           Hildegarde of Bingen

Tell me your story...

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I'm in the process of re-reading Original Blessing by Matthew Fox.  This quote from Meister Eckhart caught my eye and touched my heart:

Every creature
is a word of God
 and is a book about God!

Not just little...but very little...!!

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I get an Inspirational quote in my email each day and today's quote challenged me. These words are attributed to Marcus Aurelius:

Remember:

very little is needed

to make

a

happy life!

Do I really believe this?  In a world currently caught up in "more is better"; what is the precious "very little" that I need to make a happy life? 

Stop the "Pebble Mine"...

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I decided to renew my membership with the Natural Resources Defense Council after reading their letter about "The Pebble Mine". 

According to NRDC  "Foreign -owned mining companies, including Anglo American and Mitsubishi, are planning to dig one of the worlds largest open-pit mines in the heart of the watershed that feeds Bristol Bay, Alaska.  This pristine ecosystem is as vital to Alaskan Native communities and fishermen as it is to salmon, bears, eagles, seals and whales."

"A 2,000 foot- deep open-pit gold and copper mine stretching over two miles long.  Colossal earthen dams up to 50 stories high --built in a known earthquake zone--which are supposed to hold back some ten billion tons of mining waste mixed with cyanide, sulfuric acid, arsenic and other toxic chemicals"!!!!

"The mining companies want to build this monstrosity right in the heart of Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed: an unspoiled Eden of  vast tundra, crystal clear streams and pristine lakes that span a stunning array of national parks and wildlife refuges."

"The worlds largest sockeye salmon streams run through this paradise, with tens of millions of salmon supporting not just an abundance of bears, whales, seals and eagles but also sustaining Native communities that have thrived here for thousands of years."

When is enough enough....can't we see that we are destroying our home...for more and more and more!

When will we say...I am very happy..I have what I need...so that all our brothers and sisters will be able to say the same thing! 

Most of all...will we stand up and speak for all the beautiful beings and their families whose value and rights we continue to allow to be ignored.

To all our family members in Bristol Bay, Alaska..I am so sorry for what you are going through and I will  speak to stop the Pebble Mine!  Please don't lose hope.. their are many humans who do support you and will stand with you.