Originally Posted 11-5-17
Week 37 I wasn't going to do this week's session. I had heard the words "Blessings... count your blessings". Then I went to see what had been written so many years ago. Yes...... count your blessings!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 28, 2010 Spring Fever... little gifts of Freedom... Here it is October 28th and it feels like a beautiful Spring day outside. Coming into work this morning it gave me a touch of Spring Fever. Not always a bad thing. How many of you remember back as children how carefree the world seemed? I remember sitting under my favorite tree and just thinking that life never ended because it just didn't have to... that birds could fly forever because the sky was limitless... that it was so natural for people to 'just be'. I got a little older and Mom got so sick and that was the end of a carefree life. At 8 I stopped being a child. At 13 I took over most of the household responsibilities. At 23 I was out of the house and married with two children. My carefree days ended a long time ago. Now, I work 7 days a week. Grant you, it's my own business and with that luxury there is added responsibility that doesn't come with working for someone else. Along with this, my father is up in age and I've taken on responsibilities towards him. I've dedicated my life to many things. My writing has a purpose behind it... to touch a soul. My "give - a - way" each day has the same purpose. I've dedicated my life to service and I am grateful that I have. I did realize something very recently and it's been gnawing at me ever since. Those carefree days of yesteryear... they served a purpose. How many of you take care of your responsibilities, but forget about yourself? Forget about that part of you that still would love to have those carefree moments? I am so guilty of this! Down time.... Spring Fever... time to simply feed my soul... this is so vitally needed within today's world. There is so much negativity, so much hurt and pain in the world. There needs to be balance. Last week I asked each of you to honor who you are now. This week I ask you to not only honor who you are but to make the time to do something for yourself that is a "just because". Just because you deserve it! Better yet, share that 'something' with a friend. Doing things for ourselves is a necessity to keep a healthy balance in our lives. Sharing these little treasures with friends is a luxury, for by sharing it magnifies those little gifts we give ourselves. So this week choose something you'd really like to do and share that happiness with a friend. Enjoy the gift itself and the memories that will continue to bring happiness long after the moment is gone. Come next week.... I'm hoping to see each of you smiling from the memories. Many hugs, Dawn
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Originally Posted 10/31/17 Through Crow's Eyes Crow, Crow come sit with me Come show me how it really should be. “Caw! Caw!” cries out Crow. “Are you finally tired of feeling below all those you know?” Bitter. Battered. Worn out. Tattered. Empty. Longing. Always forlorning…. Once again He flew to my side – “Stop fueling the flames of disrespect. Put all of that self-loathing off to the side. Emptiness. Loathing. Social Butterfly floating….. Forever landing on those demanding that your life be by their commanding. Now look at your life through my eyes. Now – Now can you see the lies? Can you see the chains of gentle deception? Can you feel the weight of self-deception? Do you know how the disrespect grew? You grew it first inside of you. All those times you gave up your voice and let your actions be actions of their choice. Now is the time to unravel the doing and undo the raveling of your heart and soul – Now is the time to respect yourself, and make them see that you are whole!” For the first time in years without any fears you will finally ‘hear’ what I have to say!! My life is my own. My soul is my home. I expect respect – No more disrespect!!! Enough is enough! I am done with this. There is no more bending. Nothing more to go awry or sent amiss. So now – if you dare Look through Crow’s eyes. That’s it – look – take a good stare. What do you see that you can’t deny? Dawn Ellen Kiss © 10-31-2017 Originally Posted 10-29-17
Week 36.... This moment... look and see the gift you are. I'm going to ask something else of you. Halloween is this week. When you have those little children coming around trick-or-treating ... SMILE when you hand out those treats. You really never know what that mask is hiding. May your smile make a difference in those hearts where it is needed most. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 21, 2010 This Moment.... Sometimes we question our past. We question who we were and how we came to be who we are now. Even more so, we question "why" we were forced to go through so much to simply get to today. And when we sit back and look at where we’ve been we see the pains of yesterday. We feel the wounds that we thought were gone. We understand a little more, yet we still hurt just the same. Why me? I tried so hard to behave I tried so hard to be invisible I thought it would have been ok Yet I still feel the pain. Why me God? A child is supposed to sleep at night Not hide in bed in total fright So tell me now what do I do To erase these memories of all the abuse? Tell me why God…why me? I sit here staring emptily Gazing out the window…just to see what I can see. Yet everything looks blank… Just like inside of me. Still not healed…God why me? It’s been so long since I was 10 So much has happened between now and then Tell me why that pain riddles my life now Even more…please let me get rid of it…tell me how. Please God tell me how…help me! Childhood memories should be carefree Yet these seem to still imprison me. What will it take to set me free From all the hurt you did to me? Tell me God…tell me! Oh dear child I know those eyes. They can not hide the pain inside. Here you are … this wounded little soul I understand…I can try to help make you whole I see now God why me… let my pain help this one please. Created by Dawn Kiss Copyright October 2010 I realize why I went through all of the things I did. I understand so much more in life now than I ever could if I had simply had an easy life. As strange as it may sound... I am truly grateful for every experience I have ever had. I am even more grateful that I survived the worst of it and have taken the best of it with me into my Now. It is from this moment...my Now...that I choose to live. I won't allow those old wounds from my past to poison my future. I don't belong there anymore. So once again ... I consciously choose to live. This is what I am asking of each of you this week. To see clearly where you have been.... who you have been... and then turn your sight to this present moment and Honor.... yes Honor... who you are now. For if not for your past ... you would not be who you are now. I see each of you as you are right this very minute. I have to tell you that I have never seen such beautiful Light from so many beautiful souls. Each of you shine so brightly, even if you are not able to see this yourself... I can! I thank you for gracing my life. Namaste Dawn Originally Posted 10-23-17 Yesterday at 4:42pm I took the first step......... October 22, 2009 was the beginning of a brand new book in my life. It opened the door for growth, healing, passion for life itself, hurting, desolation, emptiness, (for without the darkness we cannot begin to see the true beauty of the light)..... and today... right this minute.... when a new door has opened for further growth and a new way of life.... not better.... not replacing what has been.... simply different.... more compatible with who I've grown into. No need to close the last book. I'm grateful for what it holds and I will take great delight in looking back on all of the memories it holds. Only a need to open the new one.... and share. So today, October 22, 2017 I turn the page in a new book of life. Pen to page ... creating memories, miracles, growth in shadow and in light.... and I am grateful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm looking forward to sharing this part of my journey with all of you.... Hugs, Dawn |
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