The monkey and the moon

The monkey sees the reflection of the moon in the water and reaches for it.  When the true moon shines above in all its brilliance. If the Monkey would only look up.

 The light is always there to guide us. Trust the light as it comes to you. 

Illusion will shout out to be noticed, and distract but truth will soothe you with its silence and sureness. 

Peace and love,
~Lisa Ann ~

A time to rejuvinate

In Clarissa Pikola Estes' book Women who run with the wolves She uses stories to teach I love that as I myself am a storyteller, and love to share quotes for the wisdom in them.

One of her stories talks of a man who comes to a woman's door late at night and how she nurtures him through the night. As she does he becomes more renewed. He even looks younger.  She takes a golden hair from his head just before the daylight when he vanished into the sky as the sunlight.

Sun God Surya By DevaShard

The symbolism of her story is that we all go through difficult times. When we just need to sit back and be nourished. Some are fearful of doing this as they feel they will waste time. But think of the time wasted when you are doing this with a stressed mind and body and may add more to that which you are trying to resolve. So relax, take that time to heal or rejuvenate. then you can move forward in more productive and positive way.

With love,
~Lisa Ann~

The glass of water

 

A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."

She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."

Remember to put the glass down.

Let your words be uplifting

"An old proverb tells the story of a person who repeated a rumor about a neighbor. Soon, the whole community had heard the rumor. Later, the person who spread the gossip learned that the rumor was untrue. He was very sorry and went to an elder in the community who had a reputation for great wisdom to seek advice. The elder told him, “Go to your home and take a feather pillow outside. Rip it open and scatter the feathers, then return to me tomorrow.” The man did as the elder had instructed.

The following day, he visited the elder. The elder said, “Go collect the feathers you scattered yesterday and bring them back to me.” The man went home and searched for the feathers, but the wind had carried them all away. Returning to the elder, he admitted, “I could find none of the feathers I scattered yesterday.” “You see,” said the elder, “it‘s easy to scatter the feathers but impossible to get them back.” So it is with gossip; it doesn’t take much to spread hurtful words, but once you do, you can never completely undo the damage."

Let our expressions be of love towards one another and thus more will flow.  

Peace and love

Lisa Ann