Faith is Magical !

Faith belongs in the realm of trusting the unknown
For in truth, we do not know what tomorrow shall bring
Yet we gaze at the clouds or the moon, and feel comforted in their presence
We choose to become parents, with faith there will be a future for them
We choose to give up our children to adoptive parents, with faith they need a stable home life we cannot provide, yet we long to stay in touch so they'll know they are loved, not abandoned.

Faith often requires courage, tenacity, letting go.  It means we surrender to the unknown,
  doing the best we can envision to make our lives, our planet more sustainable.
There is magic and mystery in having faith be stronger than our fears and doubts.
When I am with young children and watch them become such unique little people,
I have faith all the tears, years, and hard work of being a parent do have a huge influence
   on their future possibilities.  May your faith grow strong roots that shall sustain you and me
   with all the changes to come.  May we all have faith life is indeed precious!

MAY WE BE OF GOOD WILL

There is a wonderful Buddhist Prayer I'd like to share with all who feel out of balance, living from a place of stress instead of being in touch with virtues and aspirations that work in our own daily living.
    May we have peace,
    May we be well.
    May we be of good will, today and always.
Maybe Spirit wants us to be more aware, more careful and present, not just more austere in hard times.
May we learn to trust in our own basic goodness, saying no to that inner critic that has a list of rules and shoulds that, if we are honest, make no sense at this time in our lives.
     How about an aspiration to be more honest with ourselves and with others?
     To listen to our body's wisdom, not pushing when we need extra rest, even in the daytime.
      To say "no thanks" to taking on too many activities, and refocusing on what matters
What if we realize a busy mind used to calling the shots needs a reality check, some reflective time-out.
      What if being gentle and kind, honoring a more patient lifestyle would be more true, and oh so much less stressful.  It isn't simple to change our unconscious patterns, but it can be done.
      Do you have some patterns you'd like to change?  Take a few baby steps, and congratulate yourself.  Gratitude for our ability to stop, look, and listen within can help us be in touch with our own basic goodness once again.