So today their is no REAL topic other than a few stray thoughts, pictures, and moments I wanted to share. I thought why not just post them, all under one !! Here is a picture of our stairs, we have lived here ONE year, and their have never been any plants, but I wanted to brighten it up for grandma. We ended up plantning them the day before she moved here! However today I was struck by the irony that the pots line the stairs that her body can no longer navigate ......
I love this picture ! I was walking past her and she said Z.Z. look here, look how Snow ball ( the dog ) is cuddled between me, and the couch. But don't worry Z.Z. she will like you eventually =) Oh I love my grandma, she felt loved by the dog but didn't want me to feel left out of that love. Then, my
favorite moment of the day was was when I was scurrying around this morning cleaning, getting her meds, and giving her lotion. She grabbed my hand as I was walking by, and looked at me and said " Thank you, I love you so much " Oh how I needed those words, I mean I know she loves me, but it was how she reached out and grabbed me, it was with an intensity & strength that she often is unable to muster. It made it so special, to know that she HAD to tell me in that moment. I need to remember to do the same, to touch her more and tell her the woman she is to me, & how much I love her. Their is something to be said for a verbal exchange, along with a physical act, or touch. I am not very new age but in the Hindu language they use the word
Namaste often, in the exchange you have to hold your hands together and slightly nod your head, while saying
Namaste to the other person.The word actually means " The Spirit in me, respects the spirit in you" I am not a yogi, or anything other than a Christian for that matter, but in that moment when she grabbed my hand & locked eyes with me, it was so powerful as if to say my spirit, my soul, & my heart respects and loves all that you are. You would of had to have been there. Have any of you had an exchange like that ? I need to work on that in GENERAL, giving more purposeful gestures of
Namaste. So on that note tonight my prayer is to love, cherish, honor, and be kind with a profound purpose so that the people I encounter feel the
intent of it, that they themselves are drawn aback like I was, and maybe reach inside themselves to want to, & need to go deeper in life, friendships & faith. God is who will help me with this, so I will purposefully pray these things tonight, and thank him for the gift he gave me today.
I love this picture ! I was walking past her and she said Z.Z. look here, look how Snow ball ( the dog ) is cuddled between me, and the couch. But don't worry Z.Z. she will like you eventually =) Oh I love my grandma, she felt loved by the dog but didn't want me to feel left out of that love. Then, my favorite moment of the day was was when I was scurrying around this morning cleaning, getting her meds, and giving her lotion. She grabbed my hand as I was walking by, and looked at me and said " Thank you, I love you so much " Oh how I needed those words, I mean I know she loves me, but it was how she reached out and grabbed me, it was with an intensity & strength that she often is unable to muster. It made it so special, to know that she HAD to tell me in that moment. I need to remember to do the same, to touch her more and tell her the woman she is to me, & how much I love her. Their is something to be said for a verbal exchange, along with a physical act, or touch. I am not very new age but in the Hindu language they use the word Namaste often, in the exchange you have to hold your hands together and slightly nod your head, while saying Namaste to the other person.The word actually means " The Spirit in me, respects the spirit in you" I am not a yogi, or anything other than a Christian for that matter, but in that moment when she grabbed my hand & locked eyes with me, it was so powerful as if to say my spirit, my soul, & my heart respects and loves all that you are. You would of had to have been there. Have any of you had an exchange like that ? I need to work on that in GENERAL, giving more purposeful gestures of Namaste. So on that note tonight my prayer is to love, cherish, honor, and be kind with a profound purpose so that the people I encounter feel the intent of it, that they themselves are drawn aback like I was, and maybe reach inside themselves to want to, & need to go deeper in life, friendships & faith. God is who will help me with this, so I will purposefully pray these things tonight, and thank him for the gift he gave me today.
"on that note tonight my prayer is to love, cherish, honor, and be kind with a profound purpose so that the people I encounter feel the intent of it, that they themselves are drawn aback like I was, and maybe reach inside themselves to want to, & need to go deeper in life, friendships & faith. God is who will help me with this, so I will purposefully pray these things tonight, and thank him for the gift he gave me today."
ReplyDeleteZZ, your words carry so much of God's love and power! I can't tell you how powerfully they impact me. I can so identify with your feelings. There have been countless times that I have remarked to my Mom, "You are reaping what you have sown. You cared for so many people....now it's your turn."