Sometimes, we are confronted by situations or face decisions that appear to have no positive outcomes. It feels as if we’re at the edge of a cliff or precipice and there’s no turning back. I came across this [zen saying] that captures the course of action that we all need to take … we just need to take the leap, whatever the perceived outcome. And surprisingly, a Net will appear and everything turns out fine in the end. It may not be what we anticipated … whether negative or positive … sometimes, it is just “different” and many times, the outcome is better than what we thought. So, the next time, when faced with the unknown or uncertain, “Leap, and the Net Will Appear.” [zen saying]
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dS+: “It is never a sign of weakness to ask for help. We all need help from time to time to transform & emerge stronger than ever before.”
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SLOW DANCE
Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s
Erratic fly
Or gazed at the sun into
The fading night?
You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last
Do you run through each day
On the fly
When you ask “How are you?”
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last
Ever told your child
We’ll do it tomorrow
And in your haste
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch
Let a good friendship die
‘Cause you never had time
To call and say “Hi”?
You better slow down
Don’t dance so fast
Time is short
The music won’t last
When you run so fast
To get somewhere
You miss half the fun
Of getting there
When you worry and hurry
Through your day
It is like an unopened gift
Thrown away…
Life is not a race
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
NOTE:
The words in this poem are poignant and timeless, which is why it has been added to this blog. However, it is also being circulated as a “Chain Letter”, so if you receive any message about sending money, please do your due diligence to check out sources! Do a search on Jessica Mydek and you’ll see feedback about the chain letters.
People come into your life
for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON. . .
It is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty,
to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are!
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part,
or at an inconvenient time, this person will say
or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die.
Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met,
our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered.
And now it is time to move on.
Then people come into your life for a SEASON….
Because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons:
things you must build upon in order to have
a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all
other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Unknown Author
Take the time to reflect and thank those people for being a part of your life — whether they were a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime.
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Michele Benoit, RNCP, ROHP, is a Nutrition Expert at Applied Nutrition Canada.
She will be speaking at danceScape’s new “Life Makeover” Seminar Series & Open House on Monday, January 10th and Thursday January 13th in downtown Burlington.
Hear her inspiring story about how she was recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease and her passion to help others through Nutrition counseling and Nutrition Response Testing. RSVP by calling (905) 633-8808 or E-mail events@dancescape.com.
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