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Roses
Aug 29th "Word for the day" from gratefulness.org
Don't be content with looking at a rose as a beautiful flower.
Look at her with Love,
so that she enters into your heart and
awakens other forces in your heart and soul.
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by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
Don't be content with looking at a rose as a beautiful flower.
Look at her with Love,
so that she enters into your heart and
awakens other forces in your heart and soul.
**************************
by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
An Easy Chair - Part 2
A while ago I posted a message with this title. I just want those who responded with suggestions & compassion to know that today was the BIG day for my special friend. With the help of another former co worker who has become a good friend, we brought this dear lady out to choose "an easy chair" today from a warehouse where donations are brought. The very first chair she tried out was the one she decided to buy. She found it comfortable & as I told her, she looked good in it. We had it put in the back of my other friend's SUV & we were able to bring it up to her 2nd floor apartment without too much difficulty. What a joy it was to see the happiness it brought our disabled friend !
I can't tell you how wonderful it felt to be able to help this 86 year old very independent person, alone & struggling with many health issues. Now she has a comfortable chair to sit in. It made me realize more than ever how blessed I am in my own life. I have always made sure my home had the comforts I felt I needed. It also made me realize that not everyone has these "things" & don't make them a priority as I have. I try to keep my life simple, but comfort is important to me.
As we left her, her glowing smile made the effort & concern all worthwhile ! She was so happy with her new "Easy Chair".
I can't tell you how wonderful it felt to be able to help this 86 year old very independent person, alone & struggling with many health issues. Now she has a comfortable chair to sit in. It made me realize more than ever how blessed I am in my own life. I have always made sure my home had the comforts I felt I needed. It also made me realize that not everyone has these "things" & don't make them a priority as I have. I try to keep my life simple, but comfort is important to me.
As we left her, her glowing smile made the effort & concern all worthwhile ! She was so happy with her new "Easy Chair".
A new compassion video
After a couple of years of custom building a computer, learning new software, and talking to folks about compassion I have created an easy to understand (hopefully fun to watch) video. It focuses on the core concepts tied to compassion development in our society. It is also 30 MB long and takes some time to download (so if you have "dial-up" maybe take a break for lunch while it's loading). To see this new video just go to the website
www.Compassionspace.com
and then click on where is says introductory video, right near the top of the page. This brings you to a second page and the new video is near the bottom of the page.
I am testing a new format that will, I hope, allow the production of additional training videos with perhaps a few more added features. I think that this video can be viewed, and understood, by almost any person interested in compassion. I find it amazing that several years of research and self training has led to a such a simple eight minute video. Perhaps that is the beauty of it all.
Please feel free to pass on this message to others so that they may also view the video
www.Compassionspace.com
and then click on where is says introductory video, right near the top of the page. This brings you to a second page and the new video is near the bottom of the page.
I am testing a new format that will, I hope, allow the production of additional training videos with perhaps a few more added features. I think that this video can be viewed, and understood, by almost any person interested in compassion. I find it amazing that several years of research and self training has led to a such a simple eight minute video. Perhaps that is the beauty of it all.
Please feel free to pass on this message to others so that they may also view the video
An Easy Chair
There is a lovely 86 year old lady who I have known through the work place for 20 years. I went to visit her & have lunch with her a week ago. I hadn't seen her in 2 years & had never been to her home. She moved into a complex a year ago for those with limited income. She was a keyboard specialist (secretary) where I worked & had less than 20 years of service when she HAD to retire 2 years ago due to health reasons, & there are many. She has advanced scoliosis/osteoporosis among other things. I was somewhat shocked by how much her condition had advanced since I last saw her.
There are 2 things I would like to be able to help her with even though we live 25 miles away from each other. She has NO comfortable chair to sit in. As she calls it, an "easy chair". She has an old low couch & 2-3 straight back dining room type chairs. That's it !!! She tells me she can NEVER get comfortable. This has been foremost in my mind since I saw her. I'd like to be able to get her something that she would be comfortable in. She has 1 adult son who is widowed & raising 2 children alone about 60 miles away from her. She rarely sees him. Knowing her as I do, she will NOT ask for help.
The second thing I'd like to help her with is her computer. She has a very basic set up & only uses it to order her groceries. Her security has expired.
The purpose of this message is mostly about the "easy chair". I'd like to get some feed back about helping this lady. She is fiercely independent & doesn't want to trouble anyone. I'd like to be able to get something for her without a fuss. ( I know she wouldn't want one). I haven't been able to forget that she doesn't have an "easy chair". It's been on my mind since our visit.
So that's my message. I hope that anyone who reads this can reply with some tangible suggestions on what I can do to help this dear lady.
Thanks to all for reading this & any possibilities you might suggest.
There are 2 things I would like to be able to help her with even though we live 25 miles away from each other. She has NO comfortable chair to sit in. As she calls it, an "easy chair". She has an old low couch & 2-3 straight back dining room type chairs. That's it !!! She tells me she can NEVER get comfortable. This has been foremost in my mind since I saw her. I'd like to be able to get her something that she would be comfortable in. She has 1 adult son who is widowed & raising 2 children alone about 60 miles away from her. She rarely sees him. Knowing her as I do, she will NOT ask for help.
The second thing I'd like to help her with is her computer. She has a very basic set up & only uses it to order her groceries. Her security has expired.
The purpose of this message is mostly about the "easy chair". I'd like to get some feed back about helping this lady. She is fiercely independent & doesn't want to trouble anyone. I'd like to be able to get something for her without a fuss. ( I know she wouldn't want one). I haven't been able to forget that she doesn't have an "easy chair". It's been on my mind since our visit.
So that's my message. I hope that anyone who reads this can reply with some tangible suggestions on what I can do to help this dear lady.
Thanks to all for reading this & any possibilities you might suggest.
Posting with Compassion
It is compassionate to NOT post a long posting on the group, but rather put the bulk of the information in your own reply to a shorter posting or synopsis (that would be your posting). This allows visitors to this site to review more postings when visiting.
