An early morning appointment and it is pouring rain. Took care of appointment, returned to the country and did not continue on with the long to do list.
Just finished 2 cups of Peppermint Tea and cheesecake covered with fresh Florida - strawberries.
I found this on my computer and it is too good not to share.
Wisdom's Questions
When it's time to suffer, you should suffer.
When it's time to cry, you should cry.
Cry completely...
Cry until there are no more tears and
then recognize in your exhaustion
that you are alive.
The sun still rises and sets.
The season come and go.
Absolutely nothing remains the same
and that includes suffering.
When suffering ends
Wisdom begins to raise the right questions.
Seido Ray Ronoi "The Examined Life"
I read this and it brought back a recent memory of being
so discouraged when I began to come off a very high dose of steroid.
Doing all the right things.
Diet, rest, exercise, prayer, positive thinking and research of health questions.
I had the thought "why me?"
I began to cry and usually in the past when tears came
they were stifled.
Tears were not stifled at this time
as the tears flowed, I let them.
The thought came to mind that those tears needed
to come.
They needed flow for as long as it took to bring cleansing
to my body.
I felt at that time that the tears released were tears
for much where I had not allowed them to flow.
For some reason
I feel cleansed and whole again.....
In the future when I need to cry
I will let the tears flow as long as needed.
Tears are cleansing
go off by yourself, to the woods or where ever
you feel safe
and cry until there are no tears left....
8 comments:
Thank you, for writing about this, Ernestine. Such a valuable lesson. It really does work to pay attention to what one's body needs. All too often we struggle so hard against the innate knowledge of our bodies.
So happy you came across that quote.
Hope sunshine returns soon!
Marcia, thank you for visiting.
So cold, windy and snow flurries.
Spring - hurry up :)
Dear Ernestine ~ It is not good for body, soul, or spirit to stifle tears. They are a way of releasing toxins, grief and frustrations that come our way.
I can't believe how much I have cried in the last three months and the tears just keep coming.
May you feel peace and love and healing flowing through and surrounding you and may you have a good night's sleep tonight.
Love and hugs ~ FlowerLady
Lorraine, you are so right. I think for years when sad I would just not cry and keep inside.
We should not do this it is not good for you.
A cold and windy day.
A good night and busy day :)
Thank you for visiting...
I found this out last year. I never cried every much--was brought up not to, but, tears ARE cleansing--even the ones that come so hard you sob out loud, shake and perhaps throw up. It is a good lesson to learn--let emotions come, don't hide them, never good to keep things crammed inside--it will give you a stomach ache, a headache and bad things happen inside your body.
Thanks for sharing the meditation - Wisdom is something that is so important as we grow older. Every Blessing Freda from Dalamory www.freda.org.uk
Your sharing is touching, Ernestine (as always). I believe in tears! A client of mine once referred to tears as diamonds and I have always appreciated that. I also believe that tears can lead the way to compassion for the self, which is something I have been very diligently trying to establish. Thanks for sharing the story of your diamonds!
Judy, Freda and Ellen, as always thank you...
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