“When I go into the Unknown. I immediately start making lists,” one man said.
We each respond differently to loss, letting go. and the Unknown. We may try to fill up the vacuum immediately with something else. That usually doesn’t work, at least not well.
Try to he as present as you can for what you’re going through.
Action: Protect yourself. You’re vulnerable now. Do the simple. easy things that need to be done, one task at a time, even if nothing feels completely right. Remember the basics of self-care. Eat. Sleep. Shower. Get plenty of rest. Talk to trusted friends. Express what you’re feeling at the moment the best that you can.
We may vacillate between anger, rage, guilt, and sadness when we’re letting go. And then we may go numb and nor be able to think clearly. Don’t worry about that; your ability to think clearly will return. Don’t do anything that hurts yourself or anyone else. That won’t help. It’ll make things worse. Lists may help us stay on track.
Try not to see the big picture right nom It probably hasn’t been shown to you yet.” via December 3.
“Beauty and seduction, I believe, is nature’s tool for survival, because we will protect what we fall in love with.”
Armed with little money and only time and “a sense of wonder”, award-winning cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg spent years filming time-lapses of flowers and nature, a “dance” that he will never tire of.
Watch this 10-minute video featuring this talented videographer at a TED conference in San Francisco, and be captivated by Louie’s honest and near-poetic declaration on the beauty of nature, and how we all ought to connect to it as a way to celebrate life.
He then ends his talk with a beautiful short film narrated by Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, which proposes a simple yet beautiful notion – using gratitude as your daily meditation.
In Year 1 of recovery, i was so excited to be free of the disease that i did not care where i had come from. Now in Year 2, the sheer distance i’ve covered makes it impossible not to notice where i was.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
That quote is from the AA Big Book, more specifically The Promises. That quote is testament to the fact that i am not fully recovered, because i still disagree with many of my readers and harbor regrets about my past actions.Lately, memories come back to me at random moments, like stepping on shards of broken mirrors hidden in the carpet. Memories of how i mistreated friends, hurt those that love me, and even damaged my children cut me to my core.The further i distance myself from the asshole i was, the more i realize what an asshole i was. It hurts to see how i behaved. That i did not know better does not lessen the pain.That it means i am far enough removed from that guy to be shocked, however, does take away the sting, if only a little.
I am right now. Here’s what I’m doing to do; I’m going to review how to find my purpose in 5 seconds and then I’m going to pick something off this list:
When I look into your eyes
It’s like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
Well there’s so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you’ve come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up
And when you’re needing your space
To do some navigating
I’ll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
‘Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We’ve got a lot to learn
God knows we’re worth it
No, I won’t give up
I don’t wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I’m here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts
We got yeah we got a lot at stake
And in the end,
You’re still my friend at least we didn’t tend
For us to work we didn’t break, we didn’t burn
We had to learn, how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I got, and what I’m not
And who I am
I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up
I’m still looking up
I won’t give up on us
God knows I’m tough, he knows
We got a lot to learn
God knows we’re worth it
I won’t give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I’m giving you all my love
I’m still looking up…
Bright, shiny objects! 
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