Once Again Thrive

"When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out.

He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out 

the other side enlightened."

Criss Jami

With current restrictions on social gatherings, we can easily find our lovely selves feeling stuck in our routine.  Limitations tend to increase our desire for more and yet, we become stagnant.  As boundaries hold us in  place, we can choose to use the time to go within.

An archeologist is a great example of digging beyond even though discouraged.  He or she remains dedicated to a vision of discovery no matter how long the expedition.  Rarely do we tap the adventures  waiting within us to prompt new thoughts of creative living.  Its time, perhaps, to update our schedules with colorful variations to break routine.

If we settle into complacency, we fail to attract needed energy to generate positive thinking.  Whether we pick up the poet's pen or the explorer's shovel, let us continue forward to discover the gifts of being alive.  Imagine unique ways of extending kindness to our selves as well as towards others and we will once again thrive.

Touch Me, Hear Me, See Me ...Mantra of a Human

"Loneliness does not necessarily equal physical solitude, it is the

inability to be oneself and rightfully represented as oneself."

Criss Jami

Loneliness can be present in the midst of a crowd.  Laughter and conversation may surround us, but even if we engage our inner awareness screams of not being fully seen.  There are times we may feel like we rotate through life, showing various sides of oneself with few seeing us in totality.

When we are not seen in our wholeness, a loneliness exists.  We may be an active parent, steadfast company rep or a part of a large social scene; but, if we are not seen for who we are underneath all of our labels, a loneliness persists.

Human beings have basic needs ... to be touched, to be heard, to be seen.  We are not fulfilled when we are just one line subtracted from a lovely poem.  We sincerely want the entire poem to be heard.  To truly touch the hearts of others, we develop a way to present ourselves authentically in every situation we encounter.  When we are seen in totality, we are no longer lonely.