Children listen with their eyes

This wonderful message found its way to me again today, and I thought I should post it here. Its true that children watch us and then use us as role models--it is imperative, therefore, that we don't lose sight of this fact.

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WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.


When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, 'Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.'

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Let us be the role models our children deserve,

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.

Switching your lights out today...

I said a few weeks ago that I would take a break from posting here on Saturdays. I'm bending that rule today because of it being Earth Day and all the excitement about turning off our lights for an hour. I'm writing this after the event, and am happy to have 'connected' with millions with the common goal of saving energy and supporting action being taken to help the cause of global warming, by turning my lights off as well.

The Earth needs our tender loving care - do get involved in an orgtanization of your choice... it's the only way individuals can make their presence felt and their voices heard above the din created by unsupporting politicians, and some governments that are still not heeding the warnings of scientists and others involved with the environmental issues.

If you believe that change is needed in some area of your life, or in your community or country, don't passively watch from the sidelines--be proactive and gat involved. it'll give new meaning to your life.

'See you' all on Monday,

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.

Appreciate your specialness

Are there ways in which you find you are different than others? How does that make you feel? Does it make you wince, or are you confortable being just who you are?

A part of loving and honoring yourself is to recognize your specialness... and to appreciate it. Instead of worrying about being judged by others, really BE who you are... take ownership of this person that lives inside you, and then do everything in your power to allow 'it' to grow, develop, and shine. This is everybody's first and foremost responsibility to themselves.

Saluting the specialness in you,

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.

More on finding and honoring yourself

I received this beautiful poem today from my daughter Chitvan. A poem about finding, honoring, and cherishing ourselves.

Love After Love by Derek Walcott

The time will come when,
with elation you will greet yourself
arriving at your own door,
in your own mirror
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here.

Eat. You will love again
the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread.
Give back your heart to itself,
to the stranger who has loved you all your life,
whom you ignored for another,
who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror. Sit.

Feast on your life.

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You may remember my quote from another post here: 'YOU are the one you've been waiting for!'

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.

The only person to compete against...

is YOU, YOURSELF. Don't ever, ever, N-E-V-E-R compete with anyone. No good will come out of it. You will win from some, and lose from some -- you won't get better than you are. Compete instead, with yourself... and you will truly grow and evolve -- and will be better tomorrow than you are today. This is the only race worth running--against yourself!

Loving blessings,

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.

Searching for, and finding YOURSELF

I have this beautiful quote from Rumi, to share:

"Keep knocking, and the joy inside will eventually open a window and look to see who is there."

Also:

Roberto Assagioli, the father of Psychosynthesis, said:

"JOY is the KEYNOTE of the soul."

Put together the above two quotes to understand that our soul is within us, holding the energy of JOY in our core - waiting patiently for us to disconnect from the drama of life, and revelling in the JOY that is there. Easy as ABC, if you will but make that choice, to go within. Any takers?

In JOY,

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.

Anger - one letter away from D-anger

A discussion on anger came up in my conversation with someone yesterday. There was a time I too felt that anger in some situations was justified. But as I understood what's behind this emotion I have to disagree with all defenders of anger - NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION. Anger is NOTHING more than a response to fear. You can take that statement to the bank. That's all anger is! Fear is a primal emotion, that flares up whenever we sense ourselves in danger of any sort. If the danger is bigger than what we believe we can handle then we are faced by the 'fight or 'flight' choices for our survival. Stay and Fight, or escape through Flight are unconscious responses of human beings to any situation which feels threatening -- and given the fragility of the human body, we feel 'in danger' very quickly and very easily, and we experience fear. When we do not have the physical, emotional, intellectual resources to stay and 'fight' we tend to take 'flight', even if not literally - but this part I will address later. For now let's focus on the fear.

Fear, then, evokes a sense of helplessness and this helplessness gives rise to anger. The more fears we have, or, the more deeply we fear, the more prone we are to being angry. The more we deal with our fears the less anger we hold within. It might be a revelation to also realize that the more fear and anger we hold within, the more we attract situations and events in our lives that nake us fearful, and/or angry. It's our old friend, the Law of Attraction - up to its old tricks of attracting more to us what we are feeling within. But, how powerful it is to know that it's all under our control, and it's up to us to clean out the emotions within that are not serving us.

Stare your fears in the eye, and they'll vanish -- this I promise you.

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.