Tag: #gratitude

The Practice of Gratitude. šŸ™šŸ»

August 28, 2021

The practice of gratitude begins today. Right now. Even when it hurts.

Especially when it hurts.

Clear, cool, early morning

Wrapped in a blanket; cozy-warm.

I am holding–with both hands–

A mug of hot coffee into which

Cold moonlight (reflected) dances.

Venus rises in the east; as does the sun.

With loving kindness and gratitude,

Nina šŸ¦‹

Couldnā€™t Have Said it Better Myself!

October 9, 2020

Hi Friends! In response to my previous post I Have No Defense Against Mean People, I received a delightful reply from the mysterious ICU and wanted to share with you as it made me smile–I hope it makes you smile too!

Be well, stay safe and I wish you all a peaceful weekend.

šŸ’“Nina

I am sorta glad you chose the word ā€œMean.ā€ Have you ever looked up the wordā€™s definition? OMG! The word itself is a journey ofā€¦ā€meaning.ā€

Mean peopleā€¦how to deal with ā€œMeanā€ people. (?) ā€œMeanā€ as a homonym

ā€œMean people are cruel because they are petty and base (mean = petty and base).ā€

ā€œThe average person has a number of virtues as their mean. (Mean = average or baseline).ā€

When some one says ā€œMean People,ā€ what comes to my mind is literally ā€œthe average person has a base nature. Whatā€™s in one is in all.ā€ Meanness is humanā€¦particular to us with conscience and consciousness.

I can not say I love my own base nature. I see in myself every primer
for good and bad, and both have been ignited in me. I love people, and I have a tempter. I care deeply, but Iā€™m quick to defend with ā€œI donā€™t give a shit (care).ā€

I think the best people always strive within themselves to answer the question you posed. Iā€™ve just expressed as far as Iā€™ve come to answering it for myself. Iā€™ve asked this same question through the decadesā€¦this is as far as Iā€™ve gotten. I donā€™t feel it is a true answer.

Do you know what I mean?

I believe that further inquiry is needed, and I believe my next direction will be to explore the role of true and honest empathyā€¦and its role in forgiveness. Ironically, I seek meaning for such things. It is my passion. There are so many that have gone much further, and so I feel I am the meanest of my ilk.

Much love to you in this shared human challenge.

I mean that.

Reprinted with permission from ICU.

Thank you for taking the time to read and share your thoughts here with me. I continue to learn so much from each of you and always my heart is filled with gratitude for “this shared human challenge”. šŸ™šŸ»