If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer
the consequences for what they did to your heart,
then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time
in your mind. When someone you love says goodbye,
you can stare long and hard at the door they closed
and forget to see all the doors God has open in front
of you. ~Shannon L. Alder   Link to Google+

Kyle turned 6 on October 27, 2014. He’s a bit sad because he misses
his mother. My little sister, Kyle’s mother, passed a way on November 3, 2013,
one week after Kyle turned 5. This year, Kyle celebrated his 6th birthday
without his Mother.   Link to Google+

Jendhamuni and Kyle, November 14, 2014. Kyle turned 6 on October 27, 2014.

There is always a reason for everything
A reason to live
A reason to die
A reason to cry…
But if you cannot find a reason to smile,
Can I be the reason for a while? ~sms4smile  Link to Google+

Fabulous Floral. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

Kyle turned 6 on October 27. He’s a bit sad this weekend because he misses his mother. My little sister, Kyle’s mother, passed a way on November 3, 2013 one week after Kyle turned 5. This year, Kyle celebrated his 6th birthday without his Mother.

Residents here, been living like this for over two months already
Your deepest roots are in nature. No matter who you are, where you live, or what kind of life you lead, you remain irrevocably linked with the rest of creation. ~Charles Cook

Photo credit: RFA photo, by Sek Bandith

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A competitive and insecure woman will tell you that “true love” is never giving up on someone you’re in love with. A confident and spiritual woman knows that “moving on” doesn’t mean you never loved someone. She realizes that letting go is what God needs her to do because both your happiness and hers requires taking different journeys for spiritual growth. Letting go is sometimes the hardest thing, but it is the most “real love” you will ever experience. ~Shannon L. Alder  Link to Google+

Anger is the energy that people use in order to act. But when you are angry, you are not lucid, and you might do wrong things. That is why compassion is a better energy. And the energy of compassion is very strong. Compassion is our most important practice. Understanding brings compassion. Understanding the suffering that living beings undergo helps liberate the energy of compassion. And with that energy you know what to do. ~Thich Nhat Hanh   Link to Google+

Violet Bells. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

We also know that we eat vegetarian in order to protect the earth, preventing the greenhouse effect from causing her serious and irreversible damage. In the near future, when the greenhouse effect becomes severe, all species will suffer. Millions of people will die, and sea levels will rise and flood cities and land. Many life-threatening diseases will result, and all species will suffer the consequences. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

To let go is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and helped you learn and grow. It’s the acceptance of everything you have, everything you once had, and the possibilities that lie ahead. It’s all about finding the strength to embrace life’s changes, to trust your intuition, to learn as you go, to realize that every experience has value, and to continue taking positive steps forward.

It’s important to make a difference in the world. Yes, it’s important to help people, but you have to start with yourself. If you’re looking outside yourself to find where you fit in or how you can create an impact, stop and look inside yourself instead. Review who you already are, the lifestyle you’re currently living, and what makes you feel alive. Then nurture these things and make positive adjustments until your current life can no longer contain them, forcing you to grow and move beyond your current circumstances.

You can decide right now that negative experiences from your past will not predict your future.  Figure out what the next positive step is, no matter how small or difficult, and take it. Ultimately, the only thing you can ever really do is to keep moving forward. Take that leap without hesitation, without looking back. Simply forget the past, look straight ahead and forge toward the future. ~Written by Marc Chernoff