LoveCat Friday

"I feel great compassion not for those who die, but rather for the inherently broken way we’re socially conditioned to view death.  We’re taught to root ourselves to the temporary — the perfect recipe for guaranteed suffering." ~ Steve Pavlina

I attended two funerals this week against the backdrop of reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.  The message I'm digesting is centred around preparing for death through how we live our lives, rather than fearing death (it is inevitable), so reading Steve Pavlina's post Making Peace with Death really resonated.  As Steve says, ask yourself the question "am I ready to die now?"  If your answer is no (mine is: I'm not sure) then I highly recommend you read this post the whole way through to the end.

I recognised myself in Karen Lynch's post on Live the Power where she talked about letting go of, versus holding onto, posessions you once loved but which now hold an energy that is not aligned to who you are and where you're at in your life.  If you know you need to let go of some stuff, but are resisting it, read High Heels and Struggles - it'll help. 

In Knowledge is Not Knowing Nneka posts about looking to our internal wisdom rather than knowledge to be found in external resources.  I learned two fabulous new words as well: grokking and (my favourite) insperience.

I hope you have a lovely weekend - another long one in this part of the world :-)

Comments

[Karen Lynch]

Hilda,
What a wonderful surprise! Thank you for recognizing my post. I appreciate it!
Joy and Blessings,
Karen