On Love~Kahlil Gibran

LOVE

Kahlil Gibran

"Love one another, 

but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea 

between the shores of your souls."

"Fill each other’s cup 

but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread 

but eat not from the same loaf."

"Sing and dance together and be joyous, 

but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone 

though they quiver with the same music."

"Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts."

"And stand together yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow 

not in each other’s shadow."

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Lightarted Living: The Shadow Knows: The Dark Place is for Rejuvenati...

Lightarted Living: The Shadow Knows: The Dark Place is for Rejuvenati...: The Shadow Knows... Everything! The Shadow Knows.... We all have our moments of slipping into the shadows of the dark and dan...

The Shadow Knows: The Dark Place is for Rejuvenation

The Shadow Knows...

Everything!

The Shadow Knows....

We all have our moments of slipping into the shadows of the dark and dank places dripping with those deep, dark thoughts niggling away at our trust in the future, ourselves, and our lives. 

In those moments when we first discover we're hiding out in life's shadows, licking our wounds and anticipating the worst, our outlook on life takes a turn for the worse. But it doesn't have to remain that way.

If we dig deep enough in the dark place, we discover 'The Shadow does know', and rather than the shadow being a hiding place it is a resting place where rejuvenation can happen.

The Shadow Knows...

No Worries!

Just What IS it 'The Shadow Knows'?

If you dig deep enough when you're hiding out in the shadows of life, you just might discover 'The Shadow' knows the true secret to letting go of fear and getting on with living.  And what is that secret?

"Everything is SECRETLY Okay."

The Shadow Knows...

You Are Safe

Resting in the shadows you discover:

💓Everything is secretly okay.

💓Love is everywhere.

💓You are loved.

💓You are safe.

💓Life is good.

💓No worries.

The Shadow Knows...

Your Song

Lee Bryant and Susan J Meyerott

Your Maestro of Life 

Once we accept our shadow self as a place to rest and recuperate, rather than as a place to hide and brood, we can find our way back to a more harmonious existence.

Learn to turn that dank and dark place into a cool, and shaded place. Let your inner shadow lead you to rediscover your optimism and belief in life as you bask in the shade and rest awhile.

Rediscover your heart song by sitting quietly and listening until it comes to you. 

As I sat quietly the other day listening for the song, out wafted snippets of a Karen Carpenter song from so many years ago....

💓Sing, Sing a Song

💓Sing out Loud

💓Sing out Strong

💓Sing of Happy (not sad)

💓Sing of Good Times (not bad)

Make the leap from living in the dark place to living in the shaded place. Find your voice to sing your song out loud and strong. Find your way to sing of happy and good times.

The Shadow Knows...

The Essence of Your Spirit

Susan J. Meyerott

What Secret Does Your Shadow Know?

What are you an attractant for in life?

When you listen quietly, what secrets are revealed to you?

What shadow are you casting on life?

When you look for them--what are your happy and good times to inspire you to create more of them?

The Shadow Knows...

Everything is Secretly Okay

Susan J. Meyerott and Lee Bryant

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Lightarted Living: ALIVE~Color My World Bright, Positive and Upbeat!

Lightarted Living: ALIVE~Color My World Bright, Positive and Upbeat!: A Prayer for Light "Let the light of the Universe enfold, protect me, and bathe me in its healing love."      ...

Lightarted Living: ALIVE~Color My World Bright, Positive and Upbeat!

Lightarted Living: ALIVE~Color My World Bright, Positive and Upbeat!: A Prayer for Light "Let the light of the Universe enfold, protect me, and bathe me in its healing love."      ...

ALIVE~Color My World Bright, Positive and Upbeat!

A Prayer for Light

"Let the light of the Universe enfold, protect me,

and bathe me in its healing love."     

        

"Let this journey be a tool to bring peace of mind,

love, joy and kindness back to my life."

"Cleanse my soul of hurt and bitterness,

resentment, vengeful and judgmental thinking."

 "Give me balance and serenity to face each trial with faith,

an open mind, love and kindness."

"When I get lost, let the sun shine down light

to show me the way back to the path of Love."

"One day at a time keep hope alive

do something~ anything for hope." 

Unknown 

This 'prayer for light' came to me from the Facebook page of long time friend, Theresa Raynor many years ago. I send it back out into the universe to spread hope and healing where its needed. 

No matter what hardships or trials you're facing, 

always find a way to color your world 

bright, positive and upbeat. 

BE FULLY ALIVE AND ALWAYS HOPEFUL!

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Lightarted Living: It Is Good in the Garden

Lightarted Living: It Is Good in the Garden: To Plant A Garden Is To Believe In Tomorrow Aubrey Hepburn Leave Room In Your ...

It Is Good in the Garden

To

Plant

A

Garden

Is

To

Believe

In

Tomorrow

Aubrey Hepburn

Leave

Room

In

Your

Garden

For

The

Angels

To

Dance…

Unknown

She breathes in dirt 

and exhales 

flowers…

Unknown

Play in the dirt

Because life is too short

To always have

Clean fingernails.

The Prairie Homestead

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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: Heart Matters: The Book of Love

Lightarted Living: Heart Matters: The Book of Love: "The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of." Blaise Pascal "When you begin to touch your he...

Heart Matters: The Book of Love

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of."

Blaise Pascal

"When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, 

you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, 

this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much 

warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space."

Pema Chodron

"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, 

it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."

Washington Irving

"The best and most beautiful things in the world 

cannot be seen nor touched ... but are felt in the heart."

Helen Keller

"Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, 

and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song."

Konrad von Gesner

"What the world needs most is openness: 

Open hearts, open doors, open eyes, open minds, open ears, open souls."

Robert Muller

"The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.

Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention....

 A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect 

than the most well-intentioned words."

Rachel Naomi Remen

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Lightarted Living: Friends are the Masterpieces of Nature~Ralph Waldo...

Lightarted Living: Friends are the Masterpieces of Nature~Ralph Waldo...: "When You Realize How Perfect Everything is  You'll Tilt Your Head Back and Laugh at the Sky"  The Buddha  Lee Bryant...

Friends are the Masterpieces of Nature~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When You Realize How Perfect Everything is 

You'll Tilt Your Head Back and Laugh at the Sky" 
The Buddha 

Lee Bryant and Susan J Meyerott

Perfection in Friendship

As Ralph Waldo Emerson said--'friends are the masterpieces of nature'. For me, friends truly are the perfect accessory for living a joyful and satisfying life. I can't imagine how flat life would be without them--and how much harder.

One of my perfect accessories for joyful living is my sister-in-law, Lee--a fellow artist who enjoys playing with me in the artistic sand-box. 

Lee creates masterpieces, like The Buddha, then sends copies for me to scribble on as I look deep within her paintings to find the hidden images and secret messages. It's how we play together and create shared meaning. Her generosity amazes me.

When Lee sends me one of her masterpieces and says 'go at it', I always pause, wanting to tread lightly on her truly amazing creation. But eventually I can't help myself--I look at what she has created and I see what I see.

Soon, I'm sucked into a deep sense of relaxing flow as I look for the meaning and secrets within that speak to me. It provides me with a moment of perfect contentment and peace.

 "Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." 

Khalil Gibran​

Friendship~A Sweet Responsibility

What a gift it is to be given a moment of perfect contentment from a friend.  She has to truly know me to understand what makes my heart sing and engages my soul. That is the gift of friendship~listening with tender understanding~knowing just when to reach out for a moment of connection.

I love that Lee sends me fresh palettes to project my positive outlook onto as I use art to focus and calm my attention daily.  And she is just one stunning example of the masterpieces of nature I am eternally grateful to have in my life. 

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart

and sings it to you when you forget the words."

Shania Twain

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

Henry David Thoreau​

Who Are Your Masterpieces of Nature? 

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. 

~The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."

Henri J.M. Nouwen

Who helps you 'Laugh at the Sky'?

💙Who are your 'masterpieces of nature'?  
💓Who do you count on to help make your life more joyful and satisfying? 
💛Who can gift you with a perfect moment of contentment?
💙Who is able to 'touch your wounds with a warm and gentle hand'?
💓Who can 'sit with you in silence in a moment of confusion or despair'?
💛Who can 'stay with you in your moment of bereavement or grief'? 

Take a moment to celebrate the people who walk alongside you in this life to ease your way and enhance your enjoyment.  Reach out to them today to let them know how glad you are to have them in your life.

Today I celebrate you.

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Lightarted Living: Seeing Thru the Eyes of the Buddha~Laughter, Peace...

Lightarted Living: Seeing Thru the Eyes of the Buddha~Laughter, Peace...: Sign Up for Free E-mail updates For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible ba...

Seeing Thru the Eyes of the Buddha~Laughter, Peace and Joy

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Lightarted Living: Rest Your Head~Let the World Take Care of Itself

Lightarted Living: Rest Your Head~Let the World Take Care of Itself: "The years of our life do not arrive all at once; they greet us day by day. With the descent of each setting sun,  we are...