Peace, Peace, Peace

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Isn't this beautiful??? both the art and the words!!
hope you enjoy them as much as I do!!!
Namaste,
Michele


May the heavens: the sun, moon, stars galaxies
and all zodiac signs be in peace and harmony.
May the space between the earth and the sun,
moon and stars be peaceful and without pollution.

May our mother earth be happy and peaceful
and free from all pollution. May all the waters be peaceful
and free from pollution---the oceans, rivers, drinking water and rain,
with no acid rain. May all the medicinal herbs
and plants be in their natural state and be free from pollution.


May the whole vegetable kingdom, especially all trees and forests,
be in a natural state, healthy and free from disease due to pollution.
May all the elements---earth, water, fire, air and ether
---and all the cosmic forces be in peace and harmony, without pollution.


May our body, mind and soul and all of existence
be in peace and harmony, free from pollution.
May everything, in and out, be peaceful and in natural harmony,
without pollution.

May peace itself be real peace,
not artificially maintained by military
and police forces or balance of nuclear power.
And last but not least, may that natural peace,
harmony and unity blossom and flourish through us.

Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi: peace--- physically, mentally and spiritually. -Sharon Gannon

Eliminate needlessly speaking ill of others

I am really trying to focus on the below.
I thought this would be easy....but now that I am more mindful of it
....I see where my words are not always kind. I am trying though.

Namaste, Michele

ps...check out the results of the letter for the mysterious odot man.
(the comments)
click here: ODOT MAN
I hope he got word how grateful I am that he was there to help.


Even if you are “just joking,” speaking ill of other people
feeds a dynamic of hurt and nastiness which cannot nourish your spirit.
Laughing at the expense of others,
especially those who may be suffering or worse off than we are,
is truly a sad state of affairs.
When pressed, most of us would instantly retract such statements,
and sincerely regret any hurt that was caused.
Ideally, we will discipline ourselves to speak in such a way that if someone quotes us tomorrow, we will feel no shame or regret.
This includes eliminating gossip and nasty,
petty commentary regarding the appearance or actions of others.
-Sharon Gannon

Compassion

This is a picture of Macy from this weekend....the hip hop instructor is behind her.
I love how this one turned out...hope you do too.
hope you like the quote below also....I have this yoga dvd called Power to the Peaceful yoga (which I love) and Sharon Gannon says so many wise things during the yoga session that make me want to live my life in a more positive way.....like her quote below.
Namaste,
Michele


"When one can feel happiness for those who are happy,
compassion for those who are suffering,
joy for those who are virtuous,
and indifference toward those who are wicked,
then one will achieve steadiness of mind."
-Sharon Gannon

Speak from your whole being!!!

When you can say what you mean and mean what you say
- with your whole being - then you know you are moving closer to your highest potential,
which includes the ability to help others,
enlarge your circle of compassion to include all others,
not just those few human beings that you know and like,
but even those to whom you find it difficult to relate,
perhaps even those who speak a different language or may belong to another species.
You begin to understand who you are and who "they" are
and begin to see through the differences and into the sacred truth of Oneness.
-Sharon Gannon