Daily Affirmations: Flowers

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 8, 2012 at 7:15 am

Today, I re-mind myself that there are always flowers blooming in my heart and mind. If I but stop for a moment of silent contemplation I can smell their sweetness in the air. And so I start my day, by stopping to smell the flowers and I am filled with joy. ~~ c. Pamela J. Leavey

(Photo: Stargazers ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

The Dark Nights Of The Soul

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 7, 2012 at 10:54 pm

I have alluded here from time to time that I have been on a path filled with struggles in recent weeks. It has been a time that many would call, the dark nights of the soul, referring to a time in one’s life when spiritual practice and discipline suddenly loses all it’s experiential value.

This particular journey through the dark nights of the soul started for me when I had what then seemed like a minor fall in my driveway, on the last full moon, January 8 ~ the Wolf Moon.

That fall however, coupled with other concurring trials and tribulations, has managed to turn my world upside down and leave my soul weary and wondering. Continue reading “The Dark Nights Of The Soul” »

Lone Justice: Shelter

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 7, 2012 at 9:34 pm

Stepping back to 1986 with Maria McKee and Lone Justice: Shelter…

Lone Justice had a short run with only two album releases: Lone Justice and Shelter, both of which I thought were fabulous. I had them both on cassette. The CD’s are available import only now.

My Evening Sky

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 7, 2012 at 6:51 pm

Through the web of the bare branches of the trees and the electrical wires, this sky was such a gift to watch outside of my desk windows a few nights ago…

I am always grateful for the ever-changing canvas that is the sky.

(Photo: My Evening Sky at Point Shore ~~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

Daily Affirmations

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 7, 2012 at 11:38 am

My joy and happiness are dependent on my belief that they are each a choice. I can choose to be miserable or I can choose to be blissful. I choose to be blissful everyday. ~ Pamela J. Leavey

Food For Thought: Compassion

By: Pamela Leavey On: February 6, 2012 at 11:27 am

Compassion is vital in our day to day existence…

The human capacity to care for others isn’t something trivial or something to be taken for granted. Rather, it is something we should cherish. Compassion is a marvel of human nature, a precious inner resource, and the foundation of our well-being and the harmony of our societies. If we seek happiness for ourselves, we should practice compassion: and if we seek happiness for others, we should also practice compassion. ~~ His Holiness The Dalai Lama

When we ourselves our struggling we must remember that we are still capable of having compassion for others. It is in that compassion that we lift ourselves up and we lift up those to whom we give our compassion.