This Happiness meeting topic

Title:-Holidays:Love & Blessings-Making Time To Love & Be Loved

being a gift to ourselves to

better love one another 

 

Let’s love ourselves well so we can be who we really are - Love 

 

.,,yes I know .. I know …😂

my intros are usually quite busy.

Though like most of us I am busy in my life & my heart is busy with love.

 

I created this as I was waking this morning ..

As I was thinking of this time

of year

&

our beautiful community..,

and of course..,

thinking of those who pass by

 

I am believing 

our site still

embraces others 

w/a hug

when

they would

most appreciate 

💕💕💕💕

PS I will make this more legible as soon as I can  

 

link to previous meeting

 

 

 

 

would enjoy anyone who would like to stop by

All welcome

just bring

your precious

selves & beautiful energy 

your

company of course 

would

be delightful 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanukkah December eve of 7-thru 15

Christmas Eve of 24 - 25

 

 

Suggested Reflection Questions coming soon 

 

1. Speak to compassion … literally (: Write a little love letter to Compassion.. self & other. Have fun with this
2. 
   This quote by Pema Chodron is quite good. What does it mean for you?
3. What are your thoughts & feelings about this 1?
4. How would you prefer others hear & respond to you? Have you ever really given this much thought? You can better ask for things - if you are willing to know what truly matters to you at this season of your life.
5. 
   Create affirmations, add quotes, poetry, additional reflection questions …. Anything YOU would like💕

In response to ˚love one another's post:

A response to 1  of the 5 suggested reflection questions:

Saving a space for me

bc I know so many of you

want to share (:

 

I know it seems awkward to tell Compassion how much it’s appreciated.

though that’s my goal - to let myself and this amazing thing we do for ourselves & others do for us… & the energy we want to give to the world … in the ways we can.. 

 

Dear Compassion- 

Have I told you lately …

lyrics :

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one above you?
You fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
You ease my troubles, that's what you do

On the morning sun in all its glory
It greets the day with hope and comfort too
And you fill my life with laughter
You can make it better
You ease my troubles, that's what you do

There's a love that's divine
And it's yours and it's mine, like the sun
At the end of the day
We should give thanks and pray to the One

And to say, Have I told you lately that I love you?
And have I told you there's no one above you?
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

There's a love that's divine
And it's yours and it's mine
And it shines as the sun
At the end of the day
We will give thanks and pray to the One

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one above you?
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

Take away my sadness
Fill my life with gladness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do
Fill my live with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

In response to ˚love one another's post:

Very beautiful Happiness thread!

Thank you for posting this! Your posts are beautiful and very endearing, and very welcomed during the Holiday season!

God Bless All on Bmindful! 

Happy Holiday Season!!!!

Kindness to All!

Kathi

 

There comes a time in your life when you totally realize and accept yourself. To be your authentic self. It is liberating. It is a hard but simple formula to follow in three steps:
1. Let go of the past.
2. Do not live in the future
3. Give today your best.

 

TIME

The past is unchangeable
The future does not yet exist
Today is my best day ever

Time moves forward
Second by second
It's time you have
Time past is unchangeable
Future time does not exist
Breath by breath
Heart beat by heart beat
Is the present
I am me
You are you
The same and ever changing, us
Accepting what is
Allowing Source
To fill uncertainty
Of being
Liberating authentic self
Instantly here
And gone
And here again
And gone
And here...

In response to Life is about making excellent choices!!'s post:

Thank You , LIAMEC! And thank

you for sharing

your  love

on this Holiday

Happiness Meeting!

God Bless You 

& the rest of our Bmindful community!

In response to Poppy's post:

Completely agree! And love the concise  beauty of  living in the now and turning the uncertainty to our Magnificent Creator …

It brings it home , it spells out inner peace 

Thank You for your beautiful poetry 

Thank you for speaking of authenticity 

thank you for all the love 

Beautiful Holiday & Blessings 

to you 

 

In response to ˚pacing myself so well's post:

I love the quote that asks 

What if we (only)woke up with the things we were thankful for

What a great affirmation that is!

I will try that as I wake up tomorrow… All else won’t exist … just thankfulness.

Affirmation by Dr David Richo 

I am grateful that I am always free to choose my response to the world around me

 

 

The first quote in the reflection questions asks about this:

"We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves." ~ Pema Chodron

 

that is kind of a no- brainer .. for me… in some ways … Though I posed the question, so I will delve into it more 😂 

 

Create affirmations, add quotes, poetry, additional reflection questions …. Anything YOU would like💕

The rest also by Pema Chodron which I also enjoyed
“Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world."

~ Pema Chodron

"You are the sky. Everything else - it’s just the weather."

~ Pema Chodron

"The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings."

~ Pema Chodron

"Let your curiosity be greater than your fear." ~ Pema Chodron

"All you need to know is that the future is wide open and you are about to create it by what you do." ~ Pema Chodron

"It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens." ~ Pema Chodron

"Feel the feelings and drop the story." ~ Pema Chodron

"Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck." ~ Pema Chodron

"When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into it’s dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment" ~ Pema Chodron

"The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises. Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened." ~ Pema Chodron

"Usually we think that brave people have no fear. The truth is that they are intimate with fear." ~ Pema Chodron

"Being satisfied with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way." ~ Pema Chodron

"If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it's fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there's an arrow in your heart." ~ Pema Chodron

"Each person's life is like a mandala - a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life ... everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening." ~ Pema Chodron

 

2 other reflection questions I will give some attention to in this moment :

How would you prefer others hear & respond to you? Have you ever really given this much thought?

(You can better ask for things - if you are willing to know what truly matters to you at this season of your life.)

You can’t always ask others for what you want , though you can try .

I am amazed w/ those who find it either a challenge or insulting.
My desire for greater authenticity & connection w/ sone 

may be due to a  very long  respectful relationship of mine 

… & being open with
what we wanted and needed was par for us

 

What have I learned in my life 

 

The world is not my marriage partner ,

nor should they be… though

I value good communication - in a relationship.

 

I value reciprocity…

Though , I have yet to really express myself with some that I would like

to

about truly defining  what reciprocity means to me

& being mutually  present 

…

to be continued

 

reciprocity to me means  

being present to me means 

to be continued

 

Good Thread

 

In response to Marcus Twain's post:

Very Glad you are  visiting 
& 

Beautiful Holiday & Blessings 

to you too!

 

 

As I move in the direction of greater prosperity today, I allow my prioritized approach to be expressed in my reality for my most benevolent outcome.

I am loving my life because I choose a good life every moment 

I love taking care of myself , anything to do with loving my home & order in my finances 

  I absolutely love looking back, forward and living in the moment.

Now that I  understand how to focus

& the learning to learn emphasis

I am easily allowing my beautiful life .

I am even

choosing to enjoy

doing hard and uncomfortable tasks

because I love watching

what God will do next in my life.

I AM my soul-place

I am the balance
my spirit already is.

I remember that I am whole and complete

and I radiate unconditional love

to the whole world around me

and unconditional love is radiated right back in the best of ways