Just a quick post. My internet will be off for a bit…and I realized my last several posts have been quotes or poems…very little personal talk. Maybe that is because life has been a little challenging lately. Lots of sickness, loads of money issues…just trying to keep my head above water.
The funny thing is…I am happy. And content. Desperately poor, trying to keep from becoming homeless…yet as I lose phone, TV, internet, health, etc…I find I don’t need these things to be happy or content. That is quite lovely to me. It is one thing to say I don’t need these things and quite another to find that losing them doesn’t faze me. Joy!
It reminds me of the principal of yin and yang. The thing I love most about the symbol itself is the little circle of color within the opposite…black in white, white in black.
I see hope in this. When it comes to life, to the joys and sufferings we all go through in everyday life, I see this principal at work strongly. No matter how wonderful the pleasure, there is always a touch of pain within it, if only the thought that it will not last. Nothing lasts forever, all is transitory. Maybe that is the only darkness to be found in it, but that is enough.
But also, also…no matter the pain or suffering, if looked at correctly, holds within it a blessing, a joy. We often have a cockeyed view of life, seeing all things good as “an answer to prayer” or a “gift from God” , while hardship or sorrow gets credited to the “devil” – all bad. This is lopsided and bound to keep us off-balanced as we struggle to grasp tightly to what is “good” and push away what is “bad”. In this way we lose the lessons of experience, the pleasure of renewed compassion and insight that pain brings. Grasping tightly to pleasure also diminishes its effects, making us numb to its immediate joys.
So, I’m off the internet for now, but I’ll be back! Love to all. May you each be happy, find peace, be contented and pleased. May your body provide you with strength. May your life unfold smoothly, with ease.
"You talked about the first principle again, but I still don't know what it is," I said to Suzuki.
I shall miss your loving words. Have a peaceful journey. Hope to see you again soon.
Peace, Light and Love,
CordieB.
i too will miss you deeply while you are away, and as you know i sooo relate to so much of what you write here… thank you for keeping those us updated, those of us who care so much about you… i’m keeping you close in my thoughts and my heart, and sending off hope for a transition for you into easier, gentler times of health and restoration…
with love and gentle hugs…
xo
I’m so glad you wrote this. I’ve been trying to keep the constant yin and yang of every situation in mind, too. It isn’t easy, is it? I’ll miss you terribly while you’re gone, but you’ll be in my mind and in my heart, so don’t worry. When you’re back, I’ll be right here. Love you, friend. xo
Sounds like you are secure in your being while things around you seem to be changing at a rapid pace. Take care and continue to be.