Happy Birthday Rosie – Sorry There’s Oil on your Feet
Rosie, my wife, has great energy. She runs barefoot each morning to the beach. She’s braver than I. Returning to the house, this morning, her birthday, we discovered that the soles of her feet were coated with brown oil. Going again to the Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuary beach we verified that oil was washing ashore.
Last post I shared about positive energy. Negative energy must be dealt with too. Oil on our beaches! Oil on our feet! Is this Happy Birthday? It’s also my mother’s birthday who has passed from this life. Torrent rivers of feelings flow through our lives.
In his book, Peace is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh shares many ways to transform our negative energy. Here are some thoughts inspired from his book that work. Let’s recognize our feelings and recognize their ultimate source, ourselves. Let’s be real and one with our feelings, “Oil on my feet! Huge oil still coming! It’s my birthday! I am so upset!” Let’s calm our storms, “Breathing, calming myself, not getting overwhelmed, I am grateful for the valuable information my feelings give me.” Let’s call to mind what is encouraging in our lives and call to mind what needs to be fixed. Then, with great strength, let’s embrace our capabilities and do what needs to be done.
Each day is a new day. Each year is a new year. “Happy Birthday, Rosie, let me help you get the oil off your feet!”
June 30, 2010
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Leo Denton · 
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Tags: Peace is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh · Posted in: Being real, Encouragement, Oil spill, Positive Energy
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Very nice picture of a beautiful person, inside and out! Happy Birthday Rosie!
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Happy Birthday Miss Rosie.
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