Spirit in a Human Body

Love is when the spirit inside of me

communes with the spirit within you.

We are all one with the One spirit.

When we reach out to love others,

our spirit communes with the willing

spirits of all. I feel that the spirit is

emanating from my soul, my breath,

but originates from the One spirit.

For me this is God.

The spirit within me helps me find the

good in people, and in turn to listen

and to be kind to others. I care about

others and I am compassionate.

However, at the same time, I am also

human! And to be human means

that I am imperfect, as that is

the state of all humans!

I was traumatized when I was young,

so that means that it is possible that

I can be triggered to feel the way I felt

at that time. The best action I can take

is to observe and wait to respond until

I can reason through the situation to

see if I am being rational, or if the

feeling matches the situation.

I also need to recognize when I need

to put a boundary between myself

and others who are harmful in one

way or another. I need to protect myself.

However, I need to love myself as well.

I need to nurture myself by doing

things that make me happy, such

as going swimming, or doing

fitness exercises in warm water,

or getting together with friends,

weaving on my loom, gardening

with beautiful flowers of all colors

and fragrances, taking walks in nature,

and having friends or relatives

over for dinner at our house.

Also I need to take care of myself

By eating healthy food, drinking water,

Exercising and walking, and exercising

My mind by playing mahjong, doing

Jigsaw puzzles with a friend,

And playing mind games on-line.

How can I do better? Go to bed much

Earlier, spend less time on my iPad and iPhone.

Criticize my self less, take more walks,

Call old friends! I think good things

About people, but I need to tell them too!

Restack others’ good work more often!