Hello Friends,
Here is a treasure trove of inspiring, uplifting and Love-based gifts for you! Be sure to read all the way to the bottom and listen to the Music for this edition. Take these times for what they are— a global shift in how we live. And… choose Love! It’s here!!!! BIG TIME!!!!
O Beautiful End
by Rabindranath Tagore
(1861-1941)
“Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet.
Let it not be a death but completeness.
Let love melt into memory and pain into songs.
Let the flight through the sky end in the folding of the wings over the nest.
Let the last touch of your hands be gentle like the flower of the night.
Stand still, O beautiful end, for a moment, and say your last words in silence.
As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more the good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude. –Etty Hillesum
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher
“Life is so hard, how can we be anything but kind?” ~ Sylvia Boorstein, author and Buddhist teacher
On a practical note…
Wonderful free self-care opportunity from our dear Dr. Sue Morter (Katrina says, “I’m REALLY enjoying that yoga!”)
Here’s the schedule: April 1, 6, 9 at 11am
Creative ways to quarantine
https://www.myoregon.gov/2020/03/30/creative-quarantining-ideas-from-fellow-oregonians/
A TED Talk from 2015. Bill Gates, the Prophet. If we had chosen to listen to the science… but then we would not be blessed with this gift people call Covid-19.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI&feature=emb_share&fbclid=IwAR0va50R-Lty2wZd0corap1MkoA-UbzEhPkx15_2dkqR5QWX73BKbIucARk
And here’s a specific way to choose peace…
World Peace, NOW!
https://www.un.org/en/un-coronavirus-communications-team/fury-virus-illustrates-folly-war
https://www.facebook.com/carlawoody.az/posts/2748311421889032?from_close_friend=1
Music: I Choose Love