Posts by oldcrowwoman

We need to know that we matter in this life. We need evidence that others are aware of our presence. And thus, we can be certain that others need the same attention from us. When we give it, we get it. So the giving of attention to another searching soul meets our own need for attention as well.

Respectful recognition of anothers's presence blesses him or her. And we help one another grow, in important ways, each time we pay the compliment of acknowledgement.

We're not sure, on ocassion, just what we have to offer our friends, families, co-workers. Why we are in certain circumstances may have us baffled, but its quite probable that the people we associate with regularly need something we can give them; the reverse is just as liklely. So we can begin with close attention to people in our path.. It takes careful listening and close observation to sense the message another soul may be sending to our own."

" I will be conscious of people around me. I shall acknowledge them and be thankful for all they are offering me"

"Each Day a New Beginning"

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Who is your favorite author?

by Happythoughts in

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ayn rand is mine.

just wondering so i can find a new book or books to read *smiles*.

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Clarissa Pinkola Este's "Women who run with the wolves"

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Kitty Litter Cake

by Lady Lee in

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the perfect halloween cake.

kitty litter cake.

serving size: 24. .

oldcrowwoman

Oh my .!!!

Looks exactly like my litter box!!!! LOL

Love your creativity (((LadyLee)))

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Conflict

by oldcrowwoman in

" fortunalely psycholanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts.

life itself still remains a very effective therapist.".

" the passage of time, coupled with an openess to the messages gleaned from our conversations with others, can provide answers we need for the way out of painful situations.

oldcrowwoman

Conflict from "Each Day a New Beginning"

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Conflict

by oldcrowwoman in

" fortunalely psycholanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts.

life itself still remains a very effective therapist.".

" the passage of time, coupled with an openess to the messages gleaned from our conversations with others, can provide answers we need for the way out of painful situations.

oldcrowwoman

" Fortunalely psycholanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist."

" The passage of time, coupled with an openess to the messages gleaned from our conversations with others, can provide answers we need for the way out of painful situations. Life is ebb and flow, peaks and valleys, struggles and sweet times. What we fail to realize, all too often, is that the struggles make possible the times that are sweet.

Our conflicts are our speacial lessons in life. We can learn to flow with them, move through them, trust their value to us as growing, changing people. How good it feels to have found security with one another and that power greater then ourselves who can, when we are willing, show us the path of resolution.

Life will never be free of conflict---nor should it be. Our lessons move us to higher planes of awareness. We can experience the joy hidden within the conflict. We can help one another remember that the sweetness of a moment is tied the of a former, forgotten moment.

All events, all experiences, are connected. The path I travel, alone and with others, is bringing me brighter days. I will trust my path. It's right for me."

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Things Learned Along the Way

by blondie in

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i have collected sayings, homilies, whatever along the way that crystallize something bigger i learned.

i will post a few every day.

if you have one, please share it.. if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.. to belittle is to be little.. somewhere, i got the idea if i just took care of others, i would be taken care of.. blondie

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"Birds of a feather; Flock together"

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Obstacles

by oldcrowwoman in

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"it isn't for the moment you are stuck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security" -----anne morrow lindbergh.

most of us are on a long uphill climb at this moment.

it is a climb we are making together, and yet a climb we can't do for each other.

oldcrowwoman

"It isn't for the moment you are stuck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security" -----Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Most of us are on a long uphill climb at this moment. It is a climb we are making together, and yet a climb we can't do for each other. I can reach out my hand to you, and you can grasp my hand in return. But my steps are my own, just as you, too, can only take one step at a time.

For brief periods we skip, even run, along the uphill path. The rocks and the occasional boulder momentarily trip us up. We need patience and trust that the summit is still achievable. We can help one another have patience. We can remind one another to trust.

We look back at the periods that devastated us so long ago. And now we are here. We have climbed this far. We are stronger, saner, more secure. Each step makes easier the next step--each step puts us on more solid ground.

I may run into some rocks or even a boulder today. I have stepped around them in the past. I will do so again."

"Each Day---A New Beginning"

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