It´s been a very still kinda time, happy to be "within" myself reflecting and cntemplating, harvesting the inner and outer, yes I have been harvesting my herbs which have flowered quite early this year but an very good crop :) Also an innner harvesting is ocurring - becoming very much more aware of ......... everything, many things/happenings - but always in the observers seat of peacefulness. Yesterday even the atmosphere was in that state of stillness, literally a lull beforte a storm, but one that didn´t hit our village just cruised around, lay in bed watching the lightning and pacifying Squidge who crawls in beside me and trembles. This morning although the clouds are around it is clear and fresh on our mountain, more and more I feel the connection with the mountains; I am aware that this lietime has had a lot of "re-connections" or rememberings within it, of lifetimes alreaady experienced one of the strongest especially as a couple has been a Native Indian memory and this is what the mountains resonate with within me - more on this at a later date, now I must head off to get ready for work and see how my yodelling yogas are coping
Blessings be
THE SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE (TM)by Saskia Davis, reprinted with permission of the author(A note from the author follows today's reading.)
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a greatmany have already been expose to inner peace and it is possible thatpeople everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions.This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairlystable condition of conflict in the world.Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:* A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.* A loss of interest in judging other people.* A loss of interest in judging self.* A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.* A loss of interest in conflict.* A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom.)* Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.* Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.* Frequent attacks of smiling.* An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make themhappen.* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as wellas the uncontrollable urge to extend it.WARNING: If you have some or all of the above symptoms, please beadvised that your condition of inner peace may be so far advanced asto not be curable. If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting any ofthese symptoms, remain exposed only at your own risk.
© 1984 Saskia Davis(for permission to reprint, write sweetamazinggrace@earthlink.net)--------------
A note from the author:SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE was written from the state of being that itdescribes. In fact, when I wrote it, I was high on Love. Not romanticlove, but the kind that confirms to us that we are connected to andsupported by the Universe. It had been eight years since I had takenstock of my unsatisfying life and had committed myself to changing itfrom the inside - out. This had meant giving up "image-management-for-the-sake-of-social-acceptance" in favor of choices and relationshipsthat were based on my real thoughts, feelings and desires as well asgiving up fear-based choices in favor of faith and love-based choices.The result was a passionate and satisfying life grounded in deep innerpeace, the state from which SYMPTOMS OF INNER PEACE was written.Since "SYMPTOMS" first was published, it has taken on a life of itsown, making its way around the world via friends, newsletters,bulletin boards, books, radio, church groups, and, now, the internetwhere it can be found on hundreds, possibly thousands of sites whichseem to be multiplying exponentially: a totally grassroots peacemovement! Wow! What a rush!Blessings,Saskia
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