November 9, 2012
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And Overflowing Heart
Tonight my heart is overflowing. So much has happened to so many in such a short time. The broader tragedies in the world: famine, war, disease, are abstract the farther away they are. The closer to home, the more something resonates. Hurricanes, floods, people cold, people hungry, people shed of there surface identities, trying to make sense of current circumstance. Geographically still farther away then right here, right now. So many lives interlapping, raindrop rings on the pond of life. Closer to home, my sister dealing with putting her beloved dog down. A daughter of a friend and of my heart, losing a third horse in her life tragically to an automobile. A third time in her short life. Appalling the odds. The tragedy of seeing a beloved companion dying in such a brutal fashion. The eyes of a friend as I sang Happy Birthday to her, eyes shiny and looking ready to tear. The body of a man I've known for years ravaged by cancer, his eyes still able to light with delight at our meeting once more. So different to hug his body now. He is no longer robust, engulfing me like a bear. Still his hug touched my heart. I practice tonlin breathing in and out, hoping to transform the pain into something good for all. I am a an instrument of change in my own small way. I can only love, hoping for the best, detaching from the outcome.
Blessings abound
Comments (6)
Were you not at one time trained for reiki or having reiki done? Something about your blog today brought that to mind.
We should all be such workers of light, in small ways and large.
<3
I am a Reiki practitioner. I still practice,but mostly for myself and close family. My heart just felt so full of love for these people that I needed to write about it. I think the Reiki makes my heart more open as does the Tonglin practice. For some reason, last night, I felt it so much.
Life certainly isn't easy for most? :-/
It iis dark everywhere but fortunatemlly there are buds of hope and spots of light here and there .
Keep hope
Michel
Merry Christmas ,my friend
Love
Michel
;;;AND NOW A HAPPY AND HEALTHY nEW yEAR;
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