Last month, Gommy wrote a blog about 'power'. Then.........this month, Oprahs' O Magazine (aka my Bible but not in a blasphemous way) came in the mail and lo and behold.........one of the top topics was on how to tap into your 'true' power and really make it work for you. Boy...great minds think alike....ha,ha. I wonder if Oprah would think my mind was as great as hers...probably....she is pretty magnanimous.
Anywhooooo...what the article basically said was that to have 'true' power, you must lock in your thoughts, emotions and actions with the highest part of yourself. Then and only then can you expect to get anything fulfilling out of your life. Then it becomes easy to seemingly be 'great' in other peoples' minds-eye because you are being your authentic self and not trying to be someone you are not. Gee............it feels good to be validated by OPRAH!!!!!
Try to remember to stay on course when you do discover what it is that your lifes' purpose is. If you are doing something......anything to please someone else or to impress someone else......you are OFF course. As long as you stay on course with your lifes' purpose....you will eventually tip right side up if your 'life canoe' flips over. And it will flip over from time to time. Sometimes for just pesky things....sometimes for more serious events in your life...and sometimes you may just feel like staying under and forgetting the whole kit and kaboodle. But please do allow your 'canoe' to flip right side up again because each day we have here on Earth with our friends and family is truly a blessing. If you give up, you will be missing out on a whole wonder of things to come. I promise......If Gommy had given up when my husband Terry died......I would have missed out on so many happy times I had with my children (Terry, Tracey and Tiff) after that, i.e. graduations, visiting Terry when he graduated boot-camp, Terry's wonderful humor, Tracey and Tiff making me soooo proud of their academics and their beautiful personalities, Tracey's wedding, the birth of her children.... you get my drift? And if I had given up after Terry and Tiff died, I would have missed out on the amazing relationship I have with Tracey and with her adorable children today and with Terrys' children as well, being Gommy to such sweet children and watching my daughter be a wonderful mother to them. And now we have Grandpa Mikes' granddaughter Kyra to look forward to seeing grow up. And I would also have missed out on meeting Grandpa Mike and all the wonderful years we have spent together.
Since Gommy and Grandpa Mike moved back 'home' ( home for Gommy anyway)....life has been so good that it scares Gommy sometimes. You know....that old Yin and Yang thingy....I keep waiting for the other Yang to fall......but as long as we are this happy, we are going to enjoy and be grateful for each and every instance and each and every minute we get to enjoy life and all it has to offer.
Today is the 8th anniversary of 9-11 and we can't help feeling sad for all the loved ones that were lost on that terrible day and for all the loved ones that were left behind. Some of them have recovered from that day and some never will. It is always harder on those left behind to go on and not feel guilty for being happy again. But they must remember that their loved ones would surely want them to be happy.....just as they would want their loved ones to go on and be happy if it had been them that were killed that awful day. The day itself even seemed to be weeping during the memorial services today in New York City as the rained pelted down and the people all stood under umbrellas in their sadness.
But back to power. We all have it. We just don't all know that we do. We have the power to be happy in spite of what is going on all around us. We have the power to hold our tongues so we don't say anything that will be hard to take back and mar a marriage or relationship. We have the power to raise responsible children to become the future of this wonderful place we all call home.
So, Gommy says to think of how you SHOULD be using your power from now on. Make sure it isn't at the expense of anyone else. Don't use your power to over-power someone who is less fortunate or who is smaller and weaker than you. You know what the right thing is to do. Listen to your gut instead of your head and it will tell you if you are on the right track.....Gommy is watching you so you better do right.....Hugs and Mush.....((*O*))
