tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52555602349769226672024-03-13T04:57:24.099-07:00The Casket Of Gemsfsmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06594381836263987490noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255560234976922667.post-37882359359712623432010-10-02T09:59:00.000-07:002010-10-02T10:03:08.435-07:00What do you think?<div id="Blog1_comments-block-wrapper" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
<dl class="avatar-comment-indent" id="comments-block" style="margin-left: 45px; position: relative;"><dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-8810028340844472818" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 0.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Back in September I received this comment from Ellen:</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>In 'Eat, Pray, Love' (Elizabeth Gilbert) the author said her guru told her 'that you should never give yourself a chance to fall apart because, when you do, it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again. You must practice staying strong instead.' This seems impossible sometimes in life when things are thrown at us from nowhere. Do you agree or disagree with the above guru's advice?</i></div></dd><dd class="comment-footer" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 0.5em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></b></dd>
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<div class="avatar-image-container vcard" style="height: 37px; left: -45px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.2em; position: absolute; width: 37px;"><span dir="ltr"><a class="avatar-hovercard" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/06594381836263987490" id="av-1-06594381836263987490" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div>And this was my reply. What do you think?</dt>
<dd class="comment-body" id="Blog1_cmt-1754228990053555016" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-top: 0.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I can see how that makes sense so I suppose I somewhat agree.It might work for some people.
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">But for me, I find it's best to feel the feelings, even if I fall apart for a while. I have taught myself to recognise that the feeling will pass, as everything in this life does. Then I pick myself up again, raise my vibrations by surrounding myself with beauty and love. Then I practice persistence in my quest for peace of mind! I hope this makes sense.
Of course a little glass of vino as a treat and for medicinal purposes helps too! And a dose of deep breathing and yoga.
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I wanted to have somewhere to put everything that has touched my heart and to share it with others. I called the site 'The Casket of Gems' after an old book of poetry that was given to me by my brother. He found it while helping to clear out a house. It was going into the trash but thankfully he saved it for me! The book is called 'The Casquet of Gems' (old spelling) and was printed in the 1800s. There is an inscription inside from a father to his daughter on her 21st birthday dated 1898. I find it fascinating to have this book which belonged to someone who has now passed on. There are some beautiful poems inside and I will probably quote excerpts as I go through it.<br />
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<div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="apple-style-span"><i>'We are all on our own journey. No one journey is the same and we cannot presume to fully understand anyone else’s' but our own. Understanding our own journey is a life's work in itself. So I imagine the road less travelled, also called the road towards enlightenment, becoming busier as more people begin to wake up.' </i><b><i>Abby Wynne - Healer, Psychotherapist and Reiki Master</i></b></span></div>fsmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06594381836263987490noreply@blogger.com0