Lightarted Living: Kahil Gibran: On Joy and Sorrow

Lightarted Living: Kahil Gibran: On Joy and Sorrow: "When you are joyous, look into your heart and you shall find it is only what has given you sorrow that  is giving you joy. ...

Kahil Gibran: On Joy and Sorrow

"When you are joyous,

look into your heart and you shall find

it is only what has given you sorrow that 

is giving you joy. 

When you are sorrowful,

look again in your heart and you'll see

you are weeping for what has been your delight."

Kahil Gibran

This post is dedicated to those of you dealing with grief and sorrow. Life has many bumps we all must navigate. 

Know you have within you the strength and resiliency to cope with the tough times, and that you weep for what has been your delight and joy.  

It is that which has been your delight and joy that gives you the strength and resiliency to go on to move through the difficulties with grace and determination.

And you are not alone. You are surrounded by a loving community of people ready to provide you with a soft cushion of love and support. You are someone's delight and joy.

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Lightarted Living: Believe in a Loving World~Invite Good Fates into Y...

Lightarted Living: Believe in a Loving World~Invite Good Fates into Y...: Once in a Blue Moon Good Fates and Fairies Show Up When my daughter was eight, she and a playmate dug a hole on our hillside ...

Believe in a Loving World~Invite Good Fates into Your Life

Once in a Blue Moon Good Fates and Fairies Show Up

When my daughter was eight, she and a playmate dug a hole on our hillside to create a fairy lair. They spent hours filling it with leaves, moss, sticks and stones as well as bits of seeds, nuts, and cheese in the hopes of attracting fairies. 

My Fairy!

These delightfully innocent girls were true believers diligent in their efforts to invite the good fates into their lives. They never stopped to wonder if all their hard work would produce the desired outcomes. Their play simply filled their heads with pleasant images of a loving world in which little beings watched over them to keep them safe even while they slept. 

The girls kept a daily watch on the fairy lair and waited for a sign that the fairies had come. Soon--the day after a blue moon--evidence appeared showing a fairy had indeed visited the fairy den--a trail of fairy dust and tiny gifts had replaced the fairy treats the girls left. 

Let your life dance lightly 

on the edges of time 

like the dew on the tip of a leaf

Rabindranath Tagore

The girls were estatic! Excitement abounded! Although they didn't actually SEE a fairy they knew they were on the right path!

They laughed as they prepared more gifts for the fairies and composed notes for the yet unknown tiny fates. Then, again, they waited with anticipation to see what magical experiences awaited them.

Their persistence and patient efforts were rewarded with a blooming relationship with the fairies. Each girl ended up with a fairy of her own to share secrets and to live in her heart. 

A delightful story unfolded of fairies living in the surrounding area, and a relationship was woven between the girls and the Fern Wood Fairy Clan through letters and gifts that passed between fairies and humans.   

When Tracy's cousin, Laura, came to visit over Thanksgiving Tracy told her about her fairy. So Laura and Tracy both wrote to the fairies to ask if Laura could also enjoy a relationship with a fairy friend. 

Their story of innocence, imagination and hope is shared with you through the letters passed between human and fairy in hopes that some of the good thoughts and beliefs in the goodness of life will rub off on you.

(As fairies are tiny as well as their writings, their letters have been enlarged so you can read them.)

"Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny." Harry S Truman

 "A lady, with whom I was riding in the forest, said to me, that the woods always seemed to her to wait, as if the genii who inhabit them suspended their deeds until the wayfarer has passed onward: a thought which poetry has celebrated in the dance of the fairies, which breaks off on the approach of human feet." 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Fates~ "Those who Shape What Must Be"

Contact with the Fern Wood Fairies captured the imagination of three little girls for months,and captured mine, and I hope theirs for a lifetime. I, too, am a true believer in inviting good fates into our lives. 

....And one always hopes to glance upon a fairy.

One also hopes we are never too old and knowing to actively look for the good fates all around us--hiding in the crevasses of our lives. 

To grow old is to grow cynical about the world and give up hope. To remain young and resilient requires us to continually 'wait with anticipation for the magical experiences to appear in our lives after we sow the seeds of our destiny.' 

A bit of magical thinking never hurt anyone. We all need a bit of fairy dust every now and then to put us on the trail to the life we want. It is good to look forward to the future with innocence and enthusiasm. 

Keep your eyes open for all that is good and loving in the world, and continually sow the seeds for a satisfying and happy destiny. Then sit back and expectantly wait for the magic to appear.

"The Latin word fata (itself coming from fari, “to speak”, implying prophecy) is the root for words such as fate and fairy. It was applied to goddesses associated with destiny (as infatae, fatales deae or sorores fatalis) and also female supernatural beings immanent within wellsprings or other natural places, by medieval clerics. In particular, these medieval writers recognized the belief and worship of ‘birth fairies’ or fates by women who set a table with offerings for them after the birth of a child." 
The Soul of Bones Blog

Fairies

"The fairy poet takes a sheet

Of moonbeam, silver white;

His ink is dew from daisies sweet,

His pen a point of light."

Joyce Kilmer

And the Story Continues into the Present

Wandering ‘birth fairies’ are believed to assign the fates of newborn children

Years Later Fairies Are Still Keeping Us Safely Tucked in with Sweet Dreams

Trust the fates to watch over you with the innocence of a child. Persist, don't resist!

"Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist."  Plutarch

"Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait."  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Lightarted Living: Stop Worrying

Lightarted Living: Stop Worrying: "If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, You'll never enjoy the sunshine." Morris West St...

Stop Worrying

"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm,

You'll never enjoy the sunshine."

Morris West

Stop Worrying 

Let the Sunshine into Your Life

Each Moment of Your Life 

is New, Fresh, and Vital

Enjoy. Explore. Dream. Discover. Inspire.

What are you waiting for?

Step into the light.

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For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before.

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Lightarted Living: Good Morning Sunshine!

Lightarted Living: Good Morning Sunshine!: Good Morning, Sunshine! A silly person seeks happiness in the distance; A wise person cultivates happiness under foot. Lighta...

Good Morning Sunshine!

Good Morning, Sunshine!

A silly person seeks happiness in the distance;

A wise person cultivates happiness under foot.

Lightarted Sue

Spread Sunshine All Over the Place

'So spread sunshine all over the place,

and put on a happy face.'

Bye Bye Birdie

Be the Sunshine

Stop looking for happiness 'out there'...

bring it home and let others trip on it under foot.

Serve as sunshine for those who are hurting as you cultivate sunshine for yourself.

Be the instigator and cultivator of happiness at home.

Fertilize your soul and grow your heart with regular doses of cheer. 

Get your hands dirty planting the seeds of happiness 

even as you're watering life with your tears.

Lightarted Sue

Share Your Happy Place 

Let a smile be the source of your happiness.

Spread Sunshine.

Share your happy place--

especially during years of drought and darkness.

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For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before.

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Thanks to Linda Stickle for posting this photo of 'Mountain Avenue in Ashland'. It is the basis for today's post. Linda is one of those quiet and understated people who consistently shines a light out there helping others and making the world a better place. I thank her for her photo and for what she brings to the world.