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After last week’s article called, “Are You Hurting?”, several of you took the time to ask if I was now feeling better and a few of you even sent “giggles” in an effort to cheer me up. I guess when I wrote that article I didn’t realize that I sounded so down in the dumps. However, your responses show that a lot of truth can come out in the words of the writer. I suppose that’s one of the reasons why I love to write.

So, my thanks to those of you who wrote and I can say that I’m feeling much better and I hope today’s article will bear that out.

When morning arrives and I reach a point of reasonable consciousness, I begin to think about the things I need to do that day to keep life running somewhat smoothly. This morning, I began to think not only about those “put-it-on-the-list” items, but also about all the things I didn’t need to do to keep life zipping along. Think about it — we don’t need to figure out how to breathe — we don’t have to worry about getting the earth to keep moving around the sun — we don’t have to put our concentration on making our hearts beat or our body cells regenerate. There are literally hundreds of things that just take care of themselves without any assistance from us. Isn’t life grand?

The natural world has so many minute-by-minute miracles happening that we don’t notice at all. Then there’s all the human-created things we take for granted. Most of us have indoor plumbing, electricity, telephones, (now cell phones), our cars, air travel, and the Internet. People who lived here a mere hundred years ago would be blown away by how easily we communicate with people anywhere in the world. We can even see and talk to astronauts out in space or on the moon. I can imagine how much time it would take me to do research for my articles if I didn’t have the Internet. We don’t even think of all these wonderments unless one of them fails. Even then we still take it for granted, don’t we? We just get ticked off when things don’t work the way they should instead of marveling at them when they do.

When you wake up tomorrow, take time to notice how many things are running smoothly, how many small miracles compose your day. Perhaps it will be something someone close to you does for you every day. Notice that your milk is cold thanks to the refrigerator. Your bread gets toasted because you have electricity. Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? How would life be different if those hadn’t been invented? So many things to be grateful for every day.

As you take in your world, you might feel a moment of gratitude for the basic fact that, once again, the sun has risen to illuminate the abundant earth, and the earth’s gravitational field holds you and all that you hold dear in a tight, life-affirming embrace. Put your thoughts about the frustrations in your day aside for a moment and be grateful for your life.

All of us have so many wonderful things happening in our lives every day. It only take a minute to notice them and enjoy the feeling you get when you realize that we’re darn lucky to be alive.

In closing this week, here’s a little something to think about that I’m reprinting with permission from Kickstart Today by Martin Avis www.kickstartdaily.com

In the English language, the four letters ‘ough’ can be pronounced in nine different ways. No wonder English is so hard to learn!

1. uff
2. owe
3. or
4. ow
5. ooh
6. uh
7. ooo
8. off
9. up

Here is a sentence that puts them all in order:

A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough and after falling into his slough he coughed and hiccoughed.

Information doesn’t come much more useless that that folks!

And, as I always say in closing — remember these words …

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

~~~ DBL-R

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I can’t really explain why I’m writing about this today. First, let’s understand — I’m not talking about physical pain, per se. I’m thinking about the emotional or spiritual pain that we so often feel. Of course, that sort of pain can manifest as physical pain, as well, so there is a relationship between these different types of pain.

I’m probably writing this because I’ve been “out of it” for the past few days. Some of the factors of growing older — the factors of seeing your physical self begin to go through the stages of deterioration — the lack of energy — the health issues that come along with that — all of this must be playing a part in where my thoughts are going today. Although my aging process does bring about a certain amount of physical pain, it’s the emotional result of coming to the realization that you’re not only “over the hill”, you’re on your way down the other side, that tends to manifest a deeper form of hurt. So, while I always write these articles for you, they are often aimed at me, the writer, as well.

So, how do you find the “good” when you’re in this sort of “place”?

Pain is a fact of life. We can’t avoid it. It permeates all of our lives to some degree. It could come from experiences that have touched us deeply. There’s no question that it’s frequently something we don’t want to let go. When we hang onto the pain, it can be our shield against others. It also give us an identity — that of being the victim. When we can be the victim, we can find a bitter strength in that role.

However, pain’s universality can also empower us to use our hurt to help others heal. All pain is alike in many ways. Sure, some may be more harsh than others, but it’s still pain. Since it’s universal, you can use your own knowledge of your pain, and how you deal with it, to help others recover from hurts that may be similar to yours — or vastly different. You can channel your pain into healing energy — an energy that reach throughout the world.

The secret here is to learn to disassociate yourself from your victim role. If you think about it, being the “victim” is a matter of choice. You can choose to put aside the hurt you’re carrying. When you do that you’ll get the gift of strength to help others who are suffering.

There are many ways to use the hurt you feel to help others. Your pain gives you a unique insight into the minds of people who have experienced trauma or heartache. You can draw from your own knowledge that helped you to work through your pain and pass that strength onto others who are still feeling wounded. You may be able to council individuals in need by showing them the coping methods that have helped you survive or simply by offering sympathy. A kinship can develop that allows you to relate more closely with those you are trying to aid and comfort.

Helping others can be a healing experience that makes your own heart grow stronger. When you channel your pain into compassion and watch others successfully recover, you may feel a new and renewed sense of self-worth and optimism.

It takes great courage to reach out to others when you’re feeling pain of your own. However, one of the best ways to prove to yourself and to the world that your pain didn’t defeat you is to help others heal. That act, in and of itself, will help you heal.

And, as I always say in closing — remember these words …

You are special — and you are loved. You are the greatest gift you can be.

Shanti … (A sanscrit word meaning, “Let there be Peace. Peace, beautiful Peace. Peace within, Peace without. Peace in this world. Peace for all beings.”)

~~~ DBL-R

P.S. Remember, that if you have one of the “readers” — like My Yahoo, My MSN, or the Google Reader, or any of the others, you can get our blog sent to you automatically, whenever I post to it. Just click one of the buttons over on the left side to add it to your reader.
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Rather than writing an article today, I’m going to give in and do a bit of blatant promotion. This is rare for me, because I don’t like to clutter my blogs with commercialism. I do a little of that each week, but I only promote things that I feel fit in with the purpose of the blog. And, let’s face it, I do this writing as my way to give to you. If I didn’t do a bit of marketing, my paychecks would be pretty lousy! (Yes, there is a smile right here!)

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