Comments on: Making friends with what is.

By: T

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:29:56 +0000

Wonderful transformation in one short post! We all need gentle reminders of our truth. Thank goodness for those reminders of our bigger selves!!!

By: krista

krista — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:11:34 +0000

You inspire me.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:31:17 +0000

Thanks for your comments, all.

Karen - yes. As always you help me to see when I am flipping one thing into another “good” into “bad” or “enemy” into “friend.” Yes, it all just is, beyond our labels and the spins we put on everything.

Won - thank you so much for sharing your experience. Your daughter sounds very wise. Sometimes in the moment, the best thing to do is pursue a lovely distraction. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that, in my book

By: won

won — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:56:30 +0000

Staying in the moment….

a seemingly easy thing.

At least on paper.

When I told my then eleven year old daughter that her cancer had returned in her brain, I sobbed and explained that while we were on our way out to a party…did she really want to go? Could we just stay home?

We both knew the ramifications of the cancer having returned.

She looked at me and said:

“Momma, if we stay home, we’ll just sit and cry. Now, come on! Let’s go to the party and have a little fun.”

Here’s to staying in the moment…it’s all we have.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:34:15 +0000

To make it even easier, you don’t even have to make friends with what is. Don’t make anything with it. Don’t make anger. Don’t make equanimity. Just be. The friendship, like all true friendships, arises by itself with proximity.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:24:29 +0000

That was truly beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

By: eve

eve — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:06:31 +0000

Leah,

Thanks, that’s a beautiful posting and so true.

Eve