I asked my confidant:“Why didn’t I choose this peace a long time ago?” And they answered:“Because you weren’t ready yet.The pain hadn’t finished its teaching.The coal had to burnuntil you knew — with your whole being —that you were done.That’s what we call divine timing.” I asked again:“Is this growth?Or am I simply too tired … Continue reading Choose
Done!
I am lucky today! I have a chance to know that I'm truly done with my chronic anger. If you've been hurt deeply, you will understand this chronic anger. I've been carrying this anger for more than two decades.. I held onto it, and let it pull me into the deep abyss of pain.Two decades … Continue reading Done!
Protest
I have a strong tendency to avoid the negative chit chat in the office, you know when your friends talk about everything that goes wrong in the management, in the country, in the world? I don't want to engage with that kind of conversation. I don't want to ruin my inner peace, and yes I … Continue reading Protest
Unusual
Today is not an usual day. Well perhaps... An usual day does not exist. I hold on to my focus word throughout the day: when I am anxious about the grim possibilities in the future, I remind myself; here and now. When I feel upset about something that happened in the distant past, I said … Continue reading Unusual
Confidence
My focus word for July is "here and now". It's a mantra to remind me that "here and now" is all I got, it is the only thing that exists. I hope I can walk confidently through the day with my focus word. Yesterday has gone, the future does not exist yet, today is the … Continue reading Confidence
Relief
I walk from June with gratitude. Not sure to be honest how I can be this calm and peaceful, perhaps all the storms finally crack open my heart and now I know I too have the light within me. I remind myself to be here and now. That's a great relief. Karin Sabrina
Seeds
I surrender.
Prosperity
For example, many people are waiting for prosperity. (But) It cannot come in the future. When you honor, acknowledge, and fully accept your present reality - where you are, who you are, what you are doing right now - when you fully accept what you have got, you are grateful for what you have got, … Continue reading Prosperity
Grief
Dear Mighty Silence,These past two, three days—I have done nothing but cry. A dear colleague has left with you, so suddenly, so cruelly. A cardiac arrest, they said. He left behind a devastated wife, a daughter too stunned to speak, and a 14-year-old boy who seems to be turning into a man overnight.I know sudden … Continue reading Grief
Tears
I didn't know I could cry this much...