Archive for August, 2009

Live Like You Were Dying

August 30th, 2009 by Elizabeth

I looked and I saw it and I caught it: my out of control ego mind. I’m getting better and better at it, but like for many of us (actually, if you are human you fall into this category), it is often work to not get caught up in the complaints and woes of the ego. We do it so easily, don’t we? It’s tricky and we get caught in its web. So, knowing this, I like to stockpile as much ammo as I can find to help me cope with and quiet this mental trickster.

A few days ago something came along that woke me up more than ever before to this realization. A few days ago something came along that woke me up more than ever before to this realization. I heard a song that I hadn’t heard in years which brought me to tears. It also brought my ego voice to its knees and a new perspective rose in its place. Now every time that voice tries to get up from its knees, I will think of this song and laugh at it as I work on living my life in a whole new way…
As you check out Tim McGraw, listen carefully to his lyrics, take them to heart, and… Live Like You Were Dying…

*OOPSS!!!The Tim McGraw video was taken down…If it is brought back I will post it again!*

The Peacemakers

August 20th, 2009 by Elizabeth

Most of us have seen “The Miss America Beauty Pageant” and have heard the classic contestant desire “My wish is for world peace”.  Sounds pretty hokey and impossible to most, but there are many out there that are working to take baby steps in that direction. Below I share a couple of examples of those working towards this incredible goal.

The first is of an amazing peacemaker in my (new) family. His name is Tristan (Tristan is the Brad Pitt of cats). At 5 AM a couple of mornings ago I was woken from a sound sleep by my boyfriend loudly exclaiming, “Oh  my God! Tristan was sitting right next to a raccoon on the deck!” Apparently Tristan was just sitting next to a raccoon, twice Tristan’s size,  who had stealthily slid onto the enclosed cat deck and was hanging out right next to Tristan on the cats’ overstuffed chair. There was no growling, hissing, or swatting. Just sitting and being. Perhaps just chewing the fat in whatever way animals do. In that moment, Tristan chose to be a peacemaker and not fight with the intruder. Perhaps Tristan had chosen to answer the age-old cliche, “Can’t we all just get along?”

Secondly, I would like to share with you a video sent to me by a friend that brings to light an amazing day, “Peace Day”. It is celebrated with a fixed calendar day on September 21st. What role will YOU have in our inevitable progression toward peace?

Also check out the Peace One Day website.