From Roman Times,1800 years ago and fast forward to 2020?
So, what's on your mind? ... or rather my mind ...
Go ahead and enter it here ...
Well that's what this blog screen is asking us ...
A friend from afar kindly sent me quite an interesting & rather thoughtful message that I thought I might share with you --- perhaps it may help someone, somewhere in this big world of 'lock-down' in helping to get us through this pandemic in a slightly easier moment of reflection...... we're all in it together ....
For you, dear ones ....
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... here's piece of it to share with you today from a Roman Emperor and Philosopher who lived from 121 - 180 A.D.
Marcus Aurelius once said:
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive---- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
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What do you think of the saying?
Is it any different today?
What's your opinion here?
With self-isolation in vogue these many days, weeks and with many more to come as yet ....
it's vital to keep well and to keep safe ...
Even living within the restrictions, we can all still breathe the fresh air as it gets fresher and nature blooming around us with the Spring flowers facing the warm sunshine as we speak ...
Just feeling thankful for our lucky stars ...
. . . I help by doing local food drops ... for friends / family members who might be housebound for whatever reason ... it's not as easy to do fresh food shopping these days with the physical distancing, masking, gloving, sanitizing et al ....
Keep well everyone ... and hope that your health is good ... health is our wealth ...
thanks kindly for reading this post ... You are appreciated! ...
* ( . . . so how far have we come since 180 A.D. ? . . . )
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Yep. That sentiment is alive and kicking - "An attitude of Gratitude". Lots of great gratitude meditations on YouTube. Stops you from picking over the niggling annoyances of daily life.
Louise Hay described her routine on rising. She thanked her bed for a good night's rest, her breakfast food for nourishing her, mother nature for growing the food, the sun for warming the earth, etc, etc.
She also encouraged us to look in the mirror in the morning, look into our own eyes and tell ourselves just how much we love ourselves. Feels wierd at first and against all we have been taught in our culture (seems big headed and self-centred), but we all need love and we have to start by giving it to ourselves and to silence the critic within.
Thanks for the post. A great reminder to appreciate what we have. :) x
.. yes, being thankful brings a life of everything wonderful ...
... please do keep well, cheerio ... ⭐️😊⭐️ ...
We all are blessed and we are in a better situation among so many around the world. Praise God. And Keep believing not to anything or anyone but to God. Let's keep going, Keisha!🥉🥇🏅😎⚡💫🏆💰
Marcus Aurelius was a wise man, and this is but one of his insightful words of wisdom.
You asked whats on my mind. . .
I had pizza rolls for dinner tonight. Haven't had those for, umm, well, for a long time. Not what I would call good, but rather somewhere along the lines of acceptable. Well, no, that doesn't quite hit the mark.
You asked, there it is. I'm not much of a deep thinker I guess.
Greg
... hey, pizza rolls are a-ok! ... i had a deli-italia pizza today and it was delisioso-o! ... ah well ... life, such as it is .... ⭐️😊⭐️ ...
If you were to ask me what my favorite food is, and, could you eat it daily, my number 1 and number 1 would be lasagna and pizza. Both are at the very top of my list. I love it, but I don't tell my doc.
Greg
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Opening my eyes first thing in the morning...ie, 9-10 am for me, and knowing I have zero commitments for the day since I have retired, it is a great feeling of being alive and the privilege of sitting in one spot on this planet Earth, the one and only planet within the observable universe (so far)...having been given a complex brain that can analyze what my breakfast should be...ha ha ha...I can't help but be thankful to the One Designer of me.
One heck of a privilege to be an Earthling. I wrote a blog about this topic months ago. Here it is: The Greatest Privilege:This Life, This Existence Great thought, great post Keisha!
Thanks for sharing.
Joe
*** wonderful, Joe! ...yes, absolutely --- you've got this! ... and what a life it is ...
thanks kindly for sharing, keep well .... ⭐️😊⭐️ ...***