Spirit of the Lotus. Symbol of birth and enlightenment. Within each of us is the spirit of the sacred lotus. To begin as a tiny seed buried deep within the darkness, to make our way through the murky waters, to grow toward the light, to rise and become a perfect creation of life, To open to all that we can be in body, mind, and soul. Shedding earthly matters for a higher wisdom and inner healing, and blossom into something pure of heart and spiritually beautiful.
Compassion is the highest expression of human emotion and virtuous energy. It is a level of development that takes hard work and serious meditation before it can blossom into one‘s life. It is not a single virtue, but the distillation and culmination of all virtues, expressed at any given moment as a blend of fairness, kindness, gentleness, honesty, respect, courage and love. It is the most beneficial energy to share with others.
http://www.whispy.com/blog/category/spirituality-spiritual-living/If you are dealing with fears and insecurities from old head programs, have compassion for yourself. Just love your insecurities, fears and resentments. Release and forgive them as they come up. Judging, beating or repressing insecurities just gives them power. Then you have a pattern that never gets resolved. Recognize that your real security is built from your relationship with your own heart.
In this final chapter of my life, I am discovering that each day is an unexpected delight of unanticipated discoveries. I now experience more abundance than I'd ever imagined. Above all, I, at long last, feel greater depths of gratitude and love than I have before felt.
Today, something as seemingly innocuous as my discovery of an inspirational, spiritually uplifting website has confirmed my concept of the simply amazing life I now live.
I am more richly blessed than I ever dreamed possible, sans an intimate relationship and/or financial reserves. When I was younger [and far less enlightened], I was convinced that each would ensure peace of mind about my future. Quite simply, this thinking was both ill-conceived and uninformed.
My life would have been different if I had chosen to share my final years with a loving partner and feel financially secure. However, my life decisions did not result in either of those circumstances. Thus, my life, as I have intentionally chosen to live it, is what it is.
Yes, indeed. I am learning that living an uncomplicated, unfettered life is simply amazing.
Stephanie Doty
Simply Amazing
August 8, 2014
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