http://theblisspapers.com/blog Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:38:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hear these words a lot, not just said to me, but said about some others too: “You are blessed. They’re blessed.” Here’s what I say: “I’m lucky.” It’s not a perfect word or description, but I like it better than “blessed.” Blessed sounds very spiritual and usually someone thinks they ... http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2008/09/16/being-blessed/ In response to a friend’s request that I smudge her to "seal any auric openings," I responded thusly: I would be glad to, however it is my belief and experience that any such clearing by another may only be temporary. We "take things in" to learn about ourselves and ... http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2008/09/03/sealing-the-auric-field/ Empathy:sensing another’s suffering with compassion Compassion:loving concern for another’s suffering without identifying with it (Misguided Empathy: feeling and joining in on the suffering of another by identifying with or attaching to it) Cultivate compassion. You can see the suffering in the world and yet stand in the Light, stand as a silent ... http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2008/08/15/stand-as-a-silent-witness/ Let go. There is a difference between feeling responsible for others and being a guiding light. Too often some of us take the idea of “being of service” and turn it into “being responsible for.” We have a responsibility for our small children, for caring for a pet we ... http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2008/08/15/responsibility/ I am besotted by Love’s beauty, The spoken Word in people’s hearts, The aching beauty of the land, The imagery of light bent in an arc. And what is held in these curves of light, Oh, we are just beginning to perceive; This earth like the stamen of a scented flower, Its pollen gently brushed against our ... http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2007/03/05/evolution-of-light/ Subtle changes can be so slight mimicking the glowing moon from one night to the next it’s deft circumference slowly giving way yet seemingly the same As I softly stretch myself treading on expanded horizons often failing to recognize transformation as Light continually fills in the whole of me. Barbara Elizabeth Atkinson 1998 http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2007/03/04/changes/ A gentle rustling breeze Breathing in my ear, Singing an aroma, A sensuousness I can hear. The tenderest of lovers Caressing with their leaves; The rites of Spring’s flirtations Gently tugging at my sleeve. Long and stretched to greet them, My body as a loom, Trees weave their mysteries round me In nature’s undulating womb. Barbara Elizabeth Atkinson http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2007/03/03/the-sensual-nature-of-trees/ Riddle of Life Key to the game Answers to questions Always the same. Barbara Elizabeth Atkinson http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2007/03/02/pop-quiz/ Stymied without Thy inspiration, Stopped cold in my tracks. Reminded of surrender, I wait, holding nothing back. Barbara Atkinson November 1997 http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2007/03/02/waiting/ I am a sensual woman, Love to lounge in the glories of bed, To splay my feet on fresh mowed grass, Erotic flavors of an appetite easily fed. Feed me the touch of Your being; Feed me the sight of Your soul. Let me listen in the Garden of Eden, Smell the scent of Your rose-filled bowl. And ... http://theblisspapers.com/blog/2007/03/01/sensous-god/