LOVE WORKS DAILY 05/10/07 - TODAY, IT WAS SIMPLE
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LOVE WORKS DAILY 05/10/07 - TODAY, IT WAS
SIMPLE
May is here, and love is in the air...well, actually
Love is always in the air...if you just take the time
to stop and breathe some in! Love to you!
INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT:
(Great Thoughts By History's Inspired Thinking Men and Women)
(Great Thoughts By History's Inspired Thinking Men and Women)
I do not understand the mystery of grace--
only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave
us where it found us.
only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave
us where it found us.
-Anne LaMott
TIM's BLOG
(Random Thoughts and Tim's Daily World):
(Random Thoughts and Tim's Daily World):
Good Morning Thursday. The title of today's Love Works is
Today, it was simple. It was written by a long time reader
and contributor, and someone very dear to our family, Amy.
Today, it was simple. It was written by a long time reader
and contributor, and someone very dear to our family, Amy.
Today, it is not simple. I am re-posting this GUEST AUTHOR
Love Works from 2005 just weeks before she moves back to Texas.
That is not simple for me.
Love Works from 2005 just weeks before she moves back to Texas.
That is not simple for me.
Life twists and turns in some interesting ways, and I am pretty
sure
that Amy was certain that LOVE DID NOT WORK at quite a few
points in the last decade or so that she lived here in Oregon.
that Amy was certain that LOVE DID NOT WORK at quite a few
points in the last decade or so that she lived here in Oregon.
There is, and was, a tremendous amount of love all around her, from
so many sources. And always will be. I think she knows that,
but love can really hurt sometimes too.
And that's all I have to say on that.
so many sources. And always will be. I think she knows that,
but love can really hurt sometimes too.
And that's all I have to say on that.
On another note....I have really enjoyed the increase in activity
at the group lately. Remember, no one bites here. We respect
all opinions (even the wrong ones LOL, including my own
wrong ones), and this is a place for loving dialogue.
So speak up.....Let love shine!
at the group lately. Remember, no one bites here. We respect
all opinions (even the wrong ones LOL, including my own
wrong ones), and this is a place for loving dialogue.
So speak up.....Let love shine!
Know someone who would like to join the conversation..let me
know?
know?
Got a short, original essay that you think would be a great
LOVE WORKS DAILY...send it to me...we all love to hear another voice...
LOVE WORKS DAILY...send it to me...we all love to hear another voice...
Now, from 2005, Today, It was Simple, by Guest Author and beloved
friend Amy....
friend Amy....
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
(Brand New and Classic Love Works Essays 2001-2007)
(Brand New and Classic Love Works Essays 2001-2007)
Hi everyone,
My name is Amy… and as I have already sent an introduction to this group…
I
will let that be enough of that… :-)
will let that be enough of that… :-)
While I was reading Love Works today, I thought back to all the time I
have
been reading them. I joined the list about 6 months after it started. I
was a total “newbie” to lists of any kind back then and had no idea that
when I wrote in response to what I was reading that it was going out to the
whole list. I wised up quickly!
been reading them. I joined the list about 6 months after it started. I
was a total “newbie” to lists of any kind back then and had no idea that
when I wrote in response to what I was reading that it was going out to the
whole list. I wised up quickly!
I love to think deep thoughts and enjoy talking with and hanging out
with
others who think deeply as well. So… while some of the Love Works are
certainly not deep and meaningful… I found and find that many are. So… in
the past, I wrote often to the list and later had an on-going, online
“conversation” with our esteemed Love Works author/editor. That
conversation evolved over time and as he so aptly put it today Tim “brought
even more love to my life, and will always hold a special place in my
heart.”
others who think deeply as well. So… while some of the Love Works are
certainly not deep and meaningful… I found and find that many are. So… in
the past, I wrote often to the list and later had an on-going, online
“conversation” with our esteemed Love Works author/editor. That
conversation evolved over time and as he so aptly put it today Tim “brought
even more love to my life, and will always hold a special place in my
heart.”
I still love to talk an idea out. Pick it apart… look at it… defend
it…
condemn it… see what it means… see how it connects to other ideas… see how
it might have consequences… ad nauseum. I have been asked to stop talking
more than a few times!
condemn it… see what it means… see how it connects to other ideas… see how
it might have consequences… ad nauseum. I have been asked to stop talking
more than a few times!
Which is what I got to thinking about today as I read (yesterday's) Love
Works.
Lots has happened in my world in the last few years. Lots has happened in
THE world in the last few years. Some days I couldn’t even read the Love
Works for the day. Too personal… or too impersonal… or too true… or too big
an idea… and my mind or heart or spirit was just not up to it.
Lots has happened in my world in the last few years. Lots has happened in
THE world in the last few years. Some days I couldn’t even read the Love
Works for the day. Too personal… or too impersonal… or too true… or too big
an idea… and my mind or heart or spirit was just not up to it.
I seek much more simple things lately. My mind is not a simple place
often.
But as I practice each day to live more simply… I find that all that deep
thinking was good entertainment, some mental masturbation, some avoidance of
looking at ME deeply… and some just feeling the complex animal that I have
been. It is, of course, necessary sometimes. Life demands that we look
carefully and fully at some things. But lately, I just want to do what is
in front of me… simply… joyfully… with a glad heart and a sense of the
blessing of it all… whatever it is that is in front of me.
But as I practice each day to live more simply… I find that all that deep
thinking was good entertainment, some mental masturbation, some avoidance of
looking at ME deeply… and some just feeling the complex animal that I have
been. It is, of course, necessary sometimes. Life demands that we look
carefully and fully at some things. But lately, I just want to do what is
in front of me… simply… joyfully… with a glad heart and a sense of the
blessing of it all… whatever it is that is in front of me.
A couple of folks I know have recently been robbed. One’s house was
broken
into and another’s truck was stolen. In talking with them… I hear their
anger, feelings of violation, hurt, cynicism, loss of trust… and it makes
sense to me that they feel that way. But it has gone on a while now. How
long is it going to go on? Well… I got angry and hurt a while back… and I
must admit… it lasted a LONG time (not all gone yet, truth be told). But
today… I know that holding those things keeps life complicated and stirred
up. Not simple. I can’t stay angry and be living simply. Doesn’t work
that way for me. Anger is way to big an emotion for that. I can’t stay
hurt and still face the world with a loving heart… or that sense of blessing
I mentioned. I stay too busy remembering the hurt and playing out the pain
for much love to surface.
into and another’s truck was stolen. In talking with them… I hear their
anger, feelings of violation, hurt, cynicism, loss of trust… and it makes
sense to me that they feel that way. But it has gone on a while now. How
long is it going to go on? Well… I got angry and hurt a while back… and I
must admit… it lasted a LONG time (not all gone yet, truth be told). But
today… I know that holding those things keeps life complicated and stirred
up. Not simple. I can’t stay angry and be living simply. Doesn’t work
that way for me. Anger is way to big an emotion for that. I can’t stay
hurt and still face the world with a loving heart… or that sense of blessing
I mentioned. I stay too busy remembering the hurt and playing out the pain
for much love to surface.
So… bit by bit… I put down the complex and pick up the simple. Turn
away
from the chaos and look to the serene. I mean… really… the complex and
chaos are all still there. All I have to do is just turn around and pick it
up again if I really miss it or think I need it! Gotta say, however… I feel
better in the quiet and still place. There is still lots of laughter here…
and lots to do and see … and maybe even folks to meet… but it remains still.
from the chaos and look to the serene. I mean… really… the complex and
chaos are all still there. All I have to do is just turn around and pick it
up again if I really miss it or think I need it! Gotta say, however… I feel
better in the quiet and still place. There is still lots of laughter here…
and lots to do and see … and maybe even folks to meet… but it remains still.
I have wanted to write to Love Works many times in the last year or so…
but
haven’t. Too complex. But today… I did… and it was simple.
haven’t. Too complex. But today… I did… and it was simple.
amy :)
Love In Thought! Love In Word! Love In Action!
Love To You Today!
"May we endeavor today to increase our understanding and appreciation of
what others have given and contributed to us. And develop constant,
mindful consideration of how our thoughts and actions will BENEFICIALLY
CONTRIBUTE to others"
what others have given and contributed to us. And develop constant,
mindful consideration of how our thoughts and actions will BENEFICIALLY
CONTRIBUTE to others"
The best to you today in discovering the answers to life's difficult
questions!
questions!
A Final Thought:
Love is always the right thing to do. Even if it isn't the easiest
thing to do.
thing to do.
May we have compassion for the struggles of others, wisdom to
acknowledge our own, and courage to address them both every day.
acknowledge our own, and courage to address them both every day.
Respectfully,
Tim
Tim
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Peace be with you.
Peace be with you.
From LOVE WORKS DAILY 10/20/05 by Amy
(c)2007 T.Thomas Henry
(c)2007 T.Thomas Henry
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