LOVE WORKS DAILY 04/10/07 - Being One Day Old

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LOVE WORKS DAILY 04/10/07 - Being One Day Old
 

In this month of new beginnings, and blooming
and blossoming, I wish you all the best of Love!
 
 
INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT:
(Great Thoughts By History's Inspired Thinking Men and Women)
 
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
 

-Henry Van Dyke
 
TIM's BLOG
(Random Thoughts and Tim's Daily World):
 
Happy Tuesday to you!  I'm wondering if I should feel guilty about
adding this BLOG part to Love Works.
 
I was listening to the radio the other day, and a man said...
"We all have blogs now...like what every Tom, Dick and Harriet
has to say is important, and we should hang on every word"
 
I thought to myself...
 
"Yes,  every word is important...even the ones we don't agree
with."
 
Maybe if people took as much time READING blogs and they do
formulating and writing there own....it might just be a
better place for us all.
 
BLOGS seem to be a perfect forum to "put it down" on paper.
We've lost the art of letter writing (email excluded) in the U.S.  And blogs
give people a forum to share and get things
off of their collective chests.  (BLOG stands for Web Log,
 a new form of internet journalism
and communication)
 
If I feel guilty about anything it's that I don't read more...
and respond more....
 
The last six years of BLOGGING for me has been very helpful
to ME, if no one else. 
 
Yeah, opinions are like...ah, well...you know...everyone's
got one. 
 
What are we afraid of?...We might read a blog and ...ah, well...
you know....
 
Change our minds about something!
 
 
 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
(Brand New and Classic Love Works Essays 2001-2007)
 
Every spring, we get a few new baby chicks to add to
our flock of hens. 
 
This year we got eight.  And when I was buying them, I asked
the clerk how old they were.
 
She said, "One Day Old!  They were hatched yesterday."
 
ONE DAY OLD!
 
Wow!  I could hardly imagine it....I don't remember being
one day old....I kinda wish I could....
 
These chicks, although very tiny, almost seemed liked
adult chickens right from the start.  They ate grain,  drank
water from a waterer and interacted with each other
from DAY ONE (literally)!  And all this without any instruction
from anyone.  They have not fear about being handled by
humans, and seem quite content to sit with eyes wide open and
take it all in.
 
Unfortunately, they are very young so they need to stay under
a heat source, and can't "Get out into the world" for a few weeks
yet.  Just too cold and hard for them in the big world right
now.  So, for today,  they stay in a little box, cared for
and watched after.  They sit staring up at the sky wondering...
What?  Who?  Why?  When?  Where?
 
You can see it in their little eyes.  They want out of the box
already...to get out and see the world.
 
In contrast...our older hens are frightened easily,  very competitive
with each other to the point of attacking each other from time
to time, very concerned about a pecking order and fairness....
they are protective and jealous.....they have had a taste
of the world...and know that it is NOT FAIR.  One day someone
comes and eventually takes you away.  You don't come back.
So you better "get what you can" while you can.  So every
piece of lettuce or apple peel is "MINE!  ALL MINE!"
 
Our little ONE DAY OLD chicks seem content to wait and
share.  Unafraid.  Full of wonder.
 
Wouldn't it be great to be able to live like we are
ONE DAY OLD AGAIN?  Full of wonder and awe.  Everything new
again.  No fear.  Only cry out when we are hungry or thirsty ...
and then happy to get whatever is provided.  Happy to share.
Happy to huddle together with the next one over for warmth...
regardless of their breed, color, or beliefs.
 
These little chicks don't care.  They are only ONE DAY OLD!
What is to worry about?  What is to fear?
 
You cannot imagine things you do not know...and they only
know how to be ONE DAY OLD!
 
If only we could go back....
 
or maybe...we can!
 
At least a little bit each day!
 
Close your eyes...pretend you are just born...open your
eyes...look around and be filled with wonder and awe.
 
No more fear..at least just for that moment.
 
Everything is OK.  You are cared for and loved!
 
Pop your little head out of your egg and open your eyes
and say,
 
"Wow!  How wondrous!  What a miracle!"
 

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"
 
The best to you today in discovering the answers to life's difficult
questions!
 
 
 
A Final Thought:
 
Love is always the right thing to do. Even if it isn't the easiest
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.
 
Respectfully,
Tim
 

This is a daily newsletter of LOVE WORKS DAILY:
A collective of individuals of different beliefs and
backgrounds, dedicated to a better world by living LOVE in thought,
word and action. Compassion. Wisdom. Courage.
 
 

Or read us on the web:
http://loveworks.ebloggy.com/
 
 
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Peace be with you.
 
(c)2007 T.Thomas Henry
 
 
 
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