What are you learning?
Posted on May 20th, 2008
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DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for May 20, 2008:
What I am learning today is how to see the divine in each person I meet. Carolyn Myss said in one of her talks that she sometimes has to see the person in front of her in a monks robe in order to see them as divine. I can really understand how this mental trick can be helpful. It's tempting to dismiss people because they don't 'get' it the way I 'get it,' but whenever I give in to that temptation I make my world very small.
Access: PublicWho, or what, are you serving?
Posted on May 19th, 2008
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for May 19, 2008:
Lately, I have been contributing a lot of my energy toward to growth of potted plants and to my relationship to the sisters of St. Helena. Both plants and the sisters make me smile, encourage me to grow through service to them and fill my heart with joy.
What kind of person do you want to be?
Posted on May 15th, 2008
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for May 07, 2008:
I want to listen more than I talk when I grow up. This takes practice and patience and compassion.
What does 'enough' mean to you?
Posted on May 15th, 2008
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for May 06, 2008:
The answer to this question is being determined.
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What brings you joy?
Posted on May 15th, 2008
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for May 13, 2008:
Watching plants grow on my porch and in my windows brings me great joy! Planting seeds, tending to them, and watching them grow into vibrant beauty makes me feel like a 'grand' mother.
What are you being a voice for?
Posted on May 15th, 2008
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for May 15, 2008:
Today I am being a voice for those who would feel they have no voice. What I have found is that people can be affluent, well-connected and socially advantaged, but still be silent in ways that make life worthwhile. So sometimes I serve to remind my friends that the internal landscape deserves the same attention we spend on the external, social, political landscape.
How did you learn to think for yourself?
Posted on Dec 13th, 2007
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for December 11, 2007:
This blog question is based on the assumption that I can think for myself. I believe that I am still learning to think for myself. It is not uncommon for me to get lazy and lean on someone else's position. What I have observed so far about myself is that what I think and feel about the news of the day or party platforms, or church politics have little to do with what others think and feel about the same. For this reason, I aspire to be a better listener, so that I can practice a greater level of acceptance while standing firm in my own beliefs.
What do you believe about love?
Posted on Dec 13th, 2007
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for December 12, 2007:
You know I have watched several movies lately where love was the experience of the main character: Infamous in which Truman Capote loves Perry Smith, Balean's love for Sybilla in Kingdom of Heaven, and Kitty and Dr. Fane in The Painted Veil. In each movie, the protagonists witnessed the very best and the very worst in each other before experiencing a measure of unconditional love for each other.
I believe that love is the willingness to accept all of it: the good, the bad, and the ugly (as we humans judge it). And, further, to expect the most divine version of the other no matter what we see.
Not very romantic, I know, but I believe that romance is simply a flirtation with the ideal of love, which is why it is often preferrable to the real thing.
I believe that love is the willingness to accept all of it: the good, the bad, and the ugly (as we humans judge it). And, further, to expect the most divine version of the other no matter what we see.
Not very romantic, I know, but I believe that romance is simply a flirtation with the ideal of love, which is why it is often preferrable to the real thing.
Are you most affected by reason or emotion?
Posted on Dec 13th, 2007
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for December 13, 2007:
Honestly, I think I am most affected by my own reasoning and the emotions of others. I believe that reason and emotion are meant to have a balancing act. This pair, when well rehearsed, complement and support each other. When out of alignment, my actions reflect a lean to one side more than the other. My vision becomes either very iinear and black and white or else very circular colored in puddles of red and green.
If you were exiled from your homeland, where would you move?
Posted on Dec 9th, 2007
by DolphinSpirit
DolphinSpirit
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for December 09, 2007:
I was exiled from my homeland and had a choice, I would move to Southern Thailand. I served in the Peace Corps in Eastern Thailand and visited the south a few times. The climate is just right and the people are wonderful.
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