Lest we forget, life goes on, and for it to endure, it is important for us all to find solid grounds on positive and realistic attitudes toward life.
Lest we forget, life goes on, and for it to endure, it is important for us all to find solid grounds on positive and realistic attitudes toward life. As the rains of Remembrance day are pounding us with the heaviness of our lost ones, I thought a bit of a bright colourful addition to the mix could bring about a bit of balance to what may very well be a hard day for many…
Being biased one way or another doesn’t help us at all as it blinds us to the realities constantly offering themselves presently, now. Choosing to be positive doesn’t mean not to remember the grand-fathers, uncles, and loved ones who have perished at the hands of war. I rather means that one choses to take an active decision in turning toward the light, toward options that will help one to sustain life instead of destroying it. For this reason, I like to keep an even keel by finding equilibrium through silence, music, and a healthy dose of warm soups, blankets, time spent in nature and good company. Cooking healthy thoughts, makes a healthier mindset, so does soul food of all nature.
Cultivating cancer like thoughts, actions and sharing results in creating a cancer like environment that incrusts itself into our minds, body and actions, spreading itself and, more often than otherwise, replicate itself. Unless met with a decisive wall of love and compassion, often accompanied by a dose of kindness and/or humour, this dis-ease will propagate.
What are we to do with the garden of our souls today plant in a light heart, consciously tilling our environment with mindfulness or not? I sure try and make a stand as often as possible, first toward myself and, thus, toward others as well as I start to radiate of this light. Then, specifically toward others, when the inner strengths offer a solid ground to launch from and, more importantly, land back on in case of potential backlash.
Keeping of our own levels of energies within ourselves allows us to decide whether to retreat within or keep move outwardly. When we can, it is our responsibility to keep our glass at least half full. If we can’t, it is also our responsibility to set ourselves for success in relation to this with, what would my friend Guido call the 3Ps, proper prior preparations… Thus, beyond the passing over of our elders, beloveds and inspirations, keeping the soil of our soul, mind and/or spirit healthy is a must as we owe it to the generation to come for life to endure.
(All photos taken by me, Eric Boucher, using a Canon Powershot SX60 HS.)
