AS LONG AS WE DO OUR BEST AT WHAT MATTERS MOST .... THINGS WILL FIND THEIR WAY.
~ A. St.J. 2008
Only we can know what matters most for each of us. One persons journey is not that of another. We may search for commonalities to promote and establish peace, but in the end our journey remains unique and singular.
As we search for what matters most, in order to do our best, moments of opportunity to absorb life disappear.
Children laughing as they finally find the right word in their ever-darkening memory. Children singing, tapping out a swaying beat on a desk,a drum,a friend's shoulder,... allowing inner, innate music to take hold. Children helping children. Growing together.
Adults - searching for more - miss the moments, and only look up as a struggle occurs. Missing the beauty. Missing the wonder. Missing what matters most.
Listen. Look. Be present. Be a present help. Become. Come to be....and sing, beat the drum, dance, move and be moved.
What matters most? Find it for yourself - then do your best at it. The rest will come.
"As long as we do our best at what matters most, things will find their way."
~ Adam
NOTE: Reality of this job at a Special Ed. school for all ages in Jamaica: Teachers miss moments, struggle to calm, to quiet, to stop, to start, to criticize, to faintly praise...so faintly, when there is much to be praised. Missing children growing toward soulful understanding. A deep continuous sense of loss pervades, fueled by the anger of frustration and misunderstanding. The children simply desire to learn, to give joy, to succeed, to be what matters most.
One moment can change a day.
One day can change a life.
One life can change the world.......We are the world.
"WE ARE THE WORLD. WE ARE THE CHILDREN....WE'RE SAVING OUR OWN LIVES."
~(Jackson/Ritchie)
~ I'm reminding myself of a few thoughts today, needed for support & encouragement....come along if you like.
THIS WE KNOW: THE EARTH DOES NOT BELONG TO MAN; MAN BELONGS TO THE EARTH. THIS WE KNOW: ALL THINGS ARE CONNECTED LIKE THE BLOOD WHICH UNITES A FAMILY. ~ Chief Seattle
"....go out and help people and do so in mindfulness...Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what is the use of seeing? We must be aware of the real problems of the world. Then, with mindfulness, we will know what to do and what not to do to be of help....PEACE is in every step. "~ THICH NHAT HANH
PUT THINGS IN ORDER, LISTEN TO MY APPEAL, AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER, LIVE IN PEACE. AND THE GOD OF LOVE AND PEACE WILL BE WITH YOU.
~ 2 CORINTHIANS 13:11
"Just as a mother would protect her only child, even at risk of her own life; even so let one cultivate a boundless heart toward all beings." ~ SHAKAMUNI BUDDHA
Make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair,hope;where there is sadness, joy; where there is darkness, light.
~ ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI ~
Why are we here? Are we mindfully engaged? We can only answer for ourselves. I'll start with bringing what little peace I am empowered to bring. The responsibility is daunting, but we must begin....begin anywhere we find need. ~ Susan St. John, Peace Corps Volunteer, Special Education
