Forgiveness & Mindfulness: one woman's Call to Love after three family murdered
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10/17/2011

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THIS FROM JERRY BRAZA, MY BROTHER IN THE ORDER OF INTERBEING:
"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over 

it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'"   -The Talmud 

  

"If ancient wisdom tells us that even a blade of grass needs encouragement, how much more do the people in our lives need us to whisper words of inspiration into their lives? Imagine the face of a child hearing, "You are so precious. You can do it. I'm so glad you were born." Picture the look on your loved one's face when you say, "You are perfect as you are. You are such a joy. I am here for you. Thank you for being in my life." And if you received continual whispers of "You are enough, just as you are," how would your life be different? Would you be better able to whisper encouragement into the lives of those you love?"

(Excerpt from The Seeds of Love: Growing Mindful Relationships)We offer you this tender thought in the spirit of a Call to Love. How can we live our lives like the angels?  How can we be act gently and calmly as bodhisattvas of kindness in a world gone mad? Let's breathe together and contemplate this for a minute, okay?

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    Judith Toy was ordained by Zen Master and mindfulness author Thich Nhat Hanh as a core member of his order in 1997. She and her husband, Philip Toy, also ordained, have founded three communities of practice, and now lead days of mindfulness, workshops and retreats in the US and abroad. Judith Toy has often made her living as a writer and editor of non-fiction. An excerpt from this book appeared in Best Buddhist Writing 2006, published by Shambhala. She has received numerous grants and awards in the arts; she has written and produced a play, created a graduate workshop on writing for teachers, taught children from kindergarten through graduate school, worked with homeless teens and prisoners, composes a monthly e-newsletter and sometimes makes giant street puppets.

         

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