Today's Inspiration: Living Out Loud

Secrecy and solitude are values that belong to the essence of every personality... so I wonder why so many people fear it in others and often violate it in their relationships...  Some of my best thoughts, creative ideas and solutions to problems come to me (really) when I am off and alone with my own thoughts and God, and regardless of who I'm connected to or in relationship with... sharing this space is never negotiable with me. I spoke with a friend today who (after listening to him) believed it was a "good thing" that he was able to convince his girlfriend to spend time with him when she clearly showed signs that she wanted (and needed) to be alone... Perhaps he (like many) believed that solitude was some kind of "punishment" that he needed to save her from... Or maybe he really just wanted to alleviate his own loneliness - because he lacks the ability to be still long enough to reap the great rewards of spending quality tim...

Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism...As most things of value aren't as tangible and sayable as some people would have you to believe... You ever wonder why some people bother talking about things like another person, their idea, work or even art, when they have absolutely no idea what they meant to convey?... It's really sad ...  and yet interesting at the same time. 

At the end of the year, I find myself entering a new territory, dreaming again... And very quickly, I am reminded of that movie "In A Field of Dreams", where the whispering voice said “ If you built it, he will come"... What are our dreams, really, but objectives, aspirations, plans, hopes, wishes and ideas...  And how many of us have actually started building on any of these things?  I always remember that the journeys we take "by ourselves" are not just "for" ourselves but also for others, which encourages me to continue building.

I like how I can find "you" in "me" and "me" in "you" and still call it "myself"...It's kind of cool...' 'Whenever there's a hole in my sidewalk, the romance of my own self-discovery usually helps me to get out of it... and I love it...' 'I always tell people that you have to "love yourself" before someone else can... but I never imagined having to find out if it was true...' 'I never understood why whenever we feel safe and comfortable to be our true selves - which is really just the child inside - people call this "immature" as opposed to "courageous" ...' 'I don’t always know what I want sometimes... But I (at least) know that I want to know what I want... sometimes ...' 'Since love exists with or without us, I wonder why people put ownership on it and say “ I ” love you...?'  'My reality of loving someone else is usually as ...

'One of the nicest things about my life these days is that I am finally here (with me) in it... And this is important because I used to be someplace else for a long time and didn't even know it...'   'Feeling my feelings is an insightful process... But actually processing what I’m feeling is what returns me back to myself...'   'I really didn’t discover this "being here" piece as much as it just (one day) smacked me in the face… And when it did, I cried... I cried because I knew exactly how I felt and also the reason why... And (surprisingly) I didn't run from it this time... or talk myself out of it...  I just sat there... like a friend... and let myself cry.  It was an amazing experience . ..' 'I learned a long time ago that when someone asks me how I am, the answer is really just for me to know... as opposed to them  receiving this information.  Their asking is alwa...

Knowing Rome wasn’t built in a day and even God created the heavens and earth in seven days..., I am reminded how there are some things that I want to do that can’t be done " all in one day "... I can either  relax and free fall ... or choose to be "heavy" and miserable...  But it will be my choice...  I choose weightlessness today...  

It's been said that the Spring time is the season that kings often go to war ... and although I am no king , I know what this scripture is talking about... I sure hope that buckling down and paying attention to the way that I train today so that I can build upon my disciplines tomorrow is enough...   Because I know that everything that comes "at" me and pull "on" me these days don't come from outside .. But from within ...  The War Within ... Keep training my friends... -Chana