Thursday, September 6, 2012

Friends

Today I had heart-to-heart phone visits 
with two very dear friends.
My heart is full, and I am reminded that...

Life is short,
and we do not have much time
to gladden hearts of those who
make the journey with us.
So...be swift to love,
and make haste to be kind.

And the blessing of God,
who made us,
who loves us,
and who travels with us
be with you now and forever.

Henri Frederic Ameil, 
Swiss philosopher and poet (1821-1881): 

In the Flow

In Our Own Element

A fish cannot drown in water.
A bird does not fall in air.
Each creature God made
must live in its own true nature.
Mechthild of Magdeburg

Somewhere in the Middle Ages in a remote part of Germany, 
this introspective seer came upon the wisdom 
that living in our own natural element is the surest way to know 
the inner prosperity of health, peace, and joy.

For only by living in our own element 
can we thrive without anxiety.

It is imperative that we find that vital element 
that brings us alive.

This is not about being a poet or a florist 
or a doctor or a lawyer or an architect. 
It is about the true vitality that waits beneath all occupations 
for us to tap into, if we can discover what we love. 
If you feel energy and excitement 
and a sense that life is happening for the first time, 
you are probably near your God-given nature. 
Joy in what we do is not an added feature; 
it is a sign of deep health.
Nepo