An e-mail message I received this week reminded me that we really only have now, to give, to live, to love. The past is over, but how we regard it affects our present. I am learning to stop thinking of my past in a negative way, such as saying it was difficult or hard or painful. I did more than survive illness and abuse - I grew into who and what I am right now because of those experiences in my life.
When I did the Domestic Violence Symposium (WAIT), I realized that everything happens for a reason. My experiences, how I chose to present my story, and the song I wrote for the symposium were all based in empowerment, not negativity. A very special friend helped me to see that I must present everything so as to leave my audience with a sense of positivity. I now am thankful for those experiences. I am thankful for everything in my life. What am I thinking? I'm thinking I love me. I love my life. I am grateful for everything I have.
The Quakers speak of taking time every morning to "centre down". To me, this is like spending time in gratitude for everything I have and for the day to come. I have begun to spend 15 minutes every morning in thsi way - listening in the silence and being thankful. Life is good. Life is magical. Love is the key to every good thing.
When I did the Domestic Violence Symposium (WAIT), I realized that everything happens for a reason. My experiences, how I chose to present my story, and the song I wrote for the symposium were all based in empowerment, not negativity. A very special friend helped me to see that I must present everything so as to leave my audience with a sense of positivity. I now am thankful for those experiences. I am thankful for everything in my life. What am I thinking? I'm thinking I love me. I love my life. I am grateful for everything I have.
The Quakers speak of taking time every morning to "centre down". To me, this is like spending time in gratitude for everything I have and for the day to come. I have begun to spend 15 minutes every morning in thsi way - listening in the silence and being thankful. Life is good. Life is magical. Love is the key to every good thing.
