
Question:
How can we embrace life when there is so much bad news bombarding us each day?
The Seer:
1. Set aside one day of the week in which you contemplate all the noteworthy things you’ve seen in this life, and then identify the one that had the most profound impact on you and how that changed your perspective. The purpose of this is to acknowledge how rich your experience of life has been (we tend to keep the painful things and tragic sights in our memories more than the beautiful things). This leaves us with the impression that life is only tragic. It is also a way to know yourself through recognizing what pleases you. Self-knowledge precedes self-love.
For instance:
I have seen –
• hundreds of wild swans swimming in the grey North Sea … an unexpected sight I discovered when I climbed up on a dyke(a wall of dirt to keep the water out)
• wild ostriches running next to the train I was on in Africa
• cream colored “white” lions kept in a pen in Las Vegas
• a massive whale breaching in the ocean
• the wonderment in the eyes of a little boy with his ice cream cone
• an eagle fishing in the river where I was taking my morning bath
• watching the precision dance of the White Austrian Lipizzaner horses performing in an arena
• the wild abandoned dance of Black Beauty — the famous
horse from the movie by that name — under blue spotlights
• the raw power of a large Native American Pow Wow in Connecticut
• the restrained anticipation of a pride of lions hunting impala in the moonlight
• the flight of a condor over the ruins of Macchu Picchu
• a closet full of baby clothes waiting for my adopted baby girl to arrive
• a bright yellow spiderweb being spun by a vividly colored yellow spider
• a mischievous little grey donkey pretending to be innocent
• a flight of wild pelicans at sunset over the ocean
2. Identifying the most profound, life-altering experience: I realize as I look through my list, that it is but a small fragment of the multitude of impressive sights.
That have shaped my perspective of life as beautiful in the most unexpected moments. Although these are highlights, I make it a point to find beauty in every day. Thus in my reality, life is beautiful.
3. Find something to be grateful for each day.
4. Make life easier, more inspiring, or a better, holy sanctuary for others or someone else, every day.
5. What did I learn about myself from my list? I am impressed by beauty and elegance. But I find the works of nature the most elegant. In nature (which can be found in my own backyard) I find my solace.
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LPGSTH
I do love the synchronicities between my inner and outer life and these posts.
Just earlier I went outdoors to feel the wind…to feel if it were dangerously strong in fact. It was blowing very high up and we both noticed how gracefully the branches were dancing! Not whipping madly as I had apprehended.
AWESOME ALMINE!! So beautiful and precious are your images.I have been seeing through your eyes for so many years now…..they have become THE QUINTESSENTIAL MARK OF BEAUTY in my life, your eyes.
I agre
This is so beautiful, thank you.
Loving this 🙂
I became do ecstatic over a double-sided rainbow yesterday, I called it thick and juicy lol
I turned my car around a d drove closer it was so physical you could almost touch it
My Inner child was delighted !
This message from Almine stands out as one of my favorite posts of all time. Life truly is elegant and beautiful. Much love to all…
Today I was able to rescue a large family from California who were stranded on the Harbor Beach in the dark, and give temporary lodging to a mother and daughter who were visiting the island from Alaska.
Today I picked a huge bowl of fresh green beans from my garden, fresh arugula, cilantro, and red leaf lettuce for meals for the next few days.
At sunset this evening 180 degree skies were glowing with pinks, peaches, and every other glorious color imaginable. A lovely family from Japan pointed out a rainbow decorating the mountain with pure joy on their faces.
And that is just a small partial view of the wonder and miracles of just one day.