Another Year that will not be forgotten

 

Moving on but not forgetting

Dona Anderson

When was the last year we had a break from all that's been going on ?

We had another year with too much stress, death, loss and destruction ...

So let's change the Story to help us Feel better for a few minutes.

I'm sure we could all make a long list of what went wrong these last few years, so instead lets leave that and remember the GOOD Stuff from the same couple of years.

I know it'll take a bit to focus in on it and remember the Good.

The last few years have been hard but often the good stuff is there too that we need to remember.

There's been lots of change everywhere and I guess our lists may all be very  different.  

What things stood out for You?

What things were You thankful for?

Thankfully the daily news is not all bad.

Maybe you had lots of support you never imagined.

I saw a lot of people helping others, bringing them into their homes and providing a safe place.

I saw food being made and served to the hungry

Pets being rescued and looked after

Vaccines made and continued to be given out

Medical workers helping others when they needed it too

Food Banks getting donations and sending them out

Countries helping other countries

Friends starting to gather again

People smiling 

Change being more readily accepted and tried

Zoom and other things helped people connect

Working from home saved time, money & more

Things started to open up again

Traveler's hitting the roads and skies

Those were some I quickly thought of - what are yours?

What's on your list?

PS.  when I worked I was always proactive in getting things started or done ahead of time to lessen the stress of something happening later on so I guess I've been also doing this the last 12years with these now over 700 posts.

The weeks go by so fast that my getting a few posts ahead doesn't last long. 

I think it was easier at work as I knew what I needed to do but here it's made up and different every week - not like a work done report kind of thing.

As we head in 2023 I'll soon be nearing 800 posts. 

This was Never imagined in my wildest dreams and mine are pretty weird.

I'll try to continue to bring you relaxation, inspiration, peace, hope, music and more to support your Wellness and Self Care. 

I hope you've had many favorites or ones over the years you've connected to for some special reason. 

In my Book Moving Forward from the Heart the first meditation is titled, 

So Much More to See

 and the last one is titled, 

You became the Beauty

In between these two are 71 other meditations to support your day & life to  

Discover your own true self as you

slow down and listen. 

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It's from the meditation Close your eyes on page 60.

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Daily Ingredients to say to yourself. 

Self Care time

It's time for another True Treasures post.

This one is a few lines from the Meditation titled Today # 21 on page 61 in my book Moving Forward from the Heart.

Softly say to yourself

Today

"There will be peace in my thoughts,

There will be peace in my words,

 There will be peace in my actions,

 There will be peace in my heart,

 There will be peace in my world."

       

Quietly let those words absorb into your next few breaths. 

Are You feeling like a hug is waiting?

Go ahead and give yourself a big HUG then take a few minutes to just breathe, rest, smile and when ready restart your day.

PS. When I give myself a Hug, I like to massage wherever I can reach on my shoulders, arms, neck, back, face - just go for it!

I hope you're having a great day and these words helped make it even better.

Take some (guilt free) time to absorb feelings of space, lightness, comfort, warmth and Gratitude for all that You do everyday.

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Here's a beautiful video about Spring

Spring always gets us thinking more about the earth as it's time for renewal, growth, gardens and planting. 

It gives us Sun, rain and may even surprise us with a soft sprinkling of snow. As it gets lighter in the mornings now I get to wake up to birdsongs as they take turns for an hour or so. Nature is a beautiful Gift.

Let the sparkles of Christmas begin with this favorite song.

A great video for you today.

Bobby McFerrin  

Ave Maria & Bach together.

This is always a Christmas time favorite and this version is a wonderful mix of sounds and voices. Enjoy!

The glacier - so beautiful

Did you sing along too?

That's it for this week.

PS.  here's a link to a Christmas combo 

I shared back in 2019.  

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Bye for now.

Pick one and see what you discover

 It's time for another True Treasures

Dona Anderson

What are true Treasures?

I share a lot from my books and True Treasures became a chance for me to share a bit more from a particular meditation. 

You can see previous True Treasures posts by linking to the label True Treasures at the bottom of the post.

 This one is from Words to Be savored and treasured 

  #27 on page 75 in  Moving Forward from the Heart. 

The meditation starts by asking you to select one thought from the list for your Meditation and see what you discover.

This is not the complete list but you can get a feeling for the intent of the meditation.

  

*Compliments should not be kept as thoughts, they should be given and also received.

*Some words can mean the same thing, but get a totally different response.

*A friendly greeting or acknowledgement can create a feeling of welcoming and belonging, and let someone know you care.

*Say words that match your happy heart and face.

*Talk about the way you want to be, and use your words to make your dreams come true"

 

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PS. I have to add in the last one,

I love and believe in me.

Beautiful Tilly

Take Care and have a wonderful Day.

Which one did you connect to today? 

Have You had one of these Conversations?

About a Dream,

not a night time Dream

the other kind of dream.

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I'm sure we've all had a similar kind

of conversation.

A moment to exchange what someone else needed to share that was about a worry to them.

About you.

We never know what someone else is thinking, feeling or is a worry to them about others and this one was about us.

  

This one was from our Daughter about us, her parents.

A few years back my daughter told me that years ago when our dream was to move here to Vancouver Island she worried about what if something happened to us and we couldn't fulfill our dream.

I told her that was Ok.

I let her know for us at the time what wasn't Ok was if we didn't have a dream, if we didn't have a plan that we were working toward and figuring out would have been worse.

As we had to move several times for Work we wanted to pick that place We wanted to settle down and call Home for when the time came if all went well.. 

We felt if we were just sitting there with no dream, goal, plan 

- that would have been sad.

PS. we did make it here 19 years ago  and my original want to do list to do list was scrapped except for my last entry to learn more Yoga. 

I'm very thankful for all the learning and growth that was never imagined or would be done if we didn't live and love it here. 

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I can't wait - Today we're off to Finland

Here we go ...

you won't be disappointed.

Welcome to week 2

of  my 2021, Summer of Music.

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Last weeks video was wonderful and week 2 takes us to various places in Finland to experience the sights and different seasons. 

Beautiful winter scenes, animals, a camp fire I thought would be nice to join in, then those precious bear cubs, and birds taking that first dive out of the nest. 

I thought those winter cabins would be great to cuddle up in and watch the northern lights. 

 A big WOW.

All this with the amazing David Garrett playing the violin.

Loved it and hope you will too.

PS. WE may not be able to take those vacations yet but we can see these beautiful places that help us to relax, breathe and enjoy our beautiful world.  

Take Care and have a good week.  

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Give yourself time to be

and not do ...

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I'm very glad you're here to watch this video.

It is amazing. 

The power of one.

Shared with us in 18.34 minutes.

What an interesting Story

Life Changing.

I am very thankful I got to watch an earlier video of her start to see what became a very inspiring story that I wanted to share with You.

Life Changing for 150 kids and many others.

Think of a big trip, meeting someone very special who helped others, a book and a movie.  

Think about possible drop outs that went on to be graduates and will change their life and future.

I hope each of you have had one or more  people in your life that helped inspire you on your journey. 

Someone you remember that Helped you figure things out, showed you a different  way, or showed you that they cared and believed in You.

It could be a teacher, friend, relative, parent or even a book ...

PS. It's funny how sometimes it takes me longer 

to find one of my photo messages that fits with the post than it does to write the rest of it. 

This one took a long time ....  

I hope you enjoyed this story and can imagine how it changed many lives.  

A lot to take in.

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Bye for now.

Are You feeling a bit Lost these Days?

one of my photo messages 

Listen to the words

of your Heart.

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from the Found

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Going back in time for this Story. 

Before I started Yoga I led a life full of routines - daily, weekly monthly and yearly. 

I took the bus to work and home and even though the ride home stopped at a grocery store, I never got off to pick up something.

I had to get home - to see if everything was OK, the kids, the dogs, the house and then get supper and the next days lunch started. 

Life seemed rushed, no spontaneity.

While our housework day changed as many times as there are days in the week, if something disrupted doing the chores on that certain day - you still had to do them and most days had something so that meant double up duties.

Only having about 4 hours or so when you got home went by very fast before bedtime and the start to the next day.  The weekends as you know were always busy too.

I used to go for lots of walks but I never really saw anything, missed little changes and even some big ones. 

My husband helped me get better at that but taking time to notice wasn't something I knew much about, learned or was taught when I grew up. 

Help is coming ... 

In this post I want to share with you the poem Lost and Found which I wrote after I finished writing Simply, One Breath At a Time. 

The book helped me grow and understand more about life, it guided me to make changes, be comfortable and the poem let me put it all together.

Through the practice of Yoga and my Writing about Breath, Body, Awareness, Connection, Gratitude and more I continued to learn about my needs, to feel and notice those parts of my life and health that were left behind, left unnoticed.

Luckily those valuable gifts of learning and growth continue throughout our life and in our later years we have the time to listen and respond.

Then as my second book came along it was time to share the poem in Moving forward from the Heart. 

An introduction and the poem are on pages 11 & 12. 

Now it's time to share the poem with You.

Go slowly and see what presents itself to you today and then ...

Pick one to sit with and see what you find.

  Lost and Found

    

"Lost myself – 

found out what’s important and brings me joy

Lost track of time – 

found the now in the present moment 

Lost imagination – 

found treasures, gifts, paradise, nature 

                  

         Lost comfort – 

         found softness from letting go, and smiling

Lost paying attention –

found myself choosing to be aware

Lost appreciation – 

found feelings of fullness from gratitude

Lost awareness – 

found time to see, hear, feel and connect

Lost my breath – 

found a nourishing breath flowing within me

Lost a quiet mind –

found that I can slow down thoughts and rest 

Lost peace – 

found a safe place for me to open up my heart"

© 2015 Dona Anderson
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Lost ...

Myself -Time - Imagination - Comfort -

 Paying Attention - Appreciation - Awareness - 

Breath - Quiet Mind - Peace

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PS. I still love routines to keep me on track but now I can relax with them, appreciate them instead of feeling pressure and dictated to. 

Now they allow me to keep time and space for the good habits I want and need to follow my goals and wellness plans.

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and, accepting of whatever she finds...

Time for another True Treasures post.

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This post is sharing parts of the relaxation titled Mother Earth on pages 36-37 from  my book,

Simply, One Breath At a Time.

It's time to share a bit of it now.

It starts off with getting you to relax and to choose to be in this moment by helping your breath to breathe you ... help your breath to calm your mind and body.

As you settle imagine the weight of your whole body sinking into the earth ... feel the sense of grounding, of being fully supported by the earth so you can let go with intention and awareness. 

I love this next part.

Feel the strength and compassion in which you are being held ... become aware of how you are held without judgment or any gratuities ... that being held is just that, wanting nothing in return ... Mother Earth holds you because that is what she does, she holds us all, and she is accepting of whatever she finds ...

The relaxation then guides you to your breath, letting go, surrendering, releasing and replenishing towards feeling awoken, revived and present.

It ends by returning you to noticing the stillness of this moment.

This moment is Perfect exactly as it is ...

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PS. OK, here's another line from the script.

"Say the word calm as you breathe in... can you feel calm as you breathe out ... breathe in calmness and feel calm as you let go..."

Take Care - I hope you enjoyed this True Treasures Post

I wanted to help us connect to Earth Day which for us here in Canada is in a couple of days, April 22.

Whether this post helps you connect to Earths' beauty and magic or it's in your garden, park or community we're needing to support our beautiful earth in many ways. 

Let's share some of our ways in the comments. 

Every little bit helps. Thank You.

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Communication has definitely changed in many ways the last 20 years or so and this last year with the pandemic even more things came to help us manage in the closures and isolation.

It's amazing all the You tube videos, Zoom, on line courses  pod casts + that take us away from the loss of personal connections to being able to connect through computers, phones etc. 

How often do you think about how you communicate, listen and interact with others or even how you do it or has it now just become kind of automatic.

How long is your attention span ... in person, on a device.

Are you at work, home, commuting, watching a movie.

How engaged are you in that conversation and how many interruptions occur or other things that seek your attention. 

Have a listen.  

She shares 10 ways to help us.  

Lets See how many get our attention.

I never really thought of all this before but now I will.

Are there any of  her 10 ways that You connected with more than others.  

PS are you a listener or the talker.

I like her ending - prepare to be amazed.

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I guess my photo should say,

Who is talking - Who is Listening.

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It doesn't have to be Perfect

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what's art 

beauty 

and ... 

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Those seconds in time
capture so much.

Story Time.

The last several years I've taken lots of pictures and although I didn't know much about what I was doing, most seem to turn out pretty good for a point & shoot person. 

I still don't know what
I'm doing and that's OK.

As time went on I tried adding words from my books to some of them and seeing it all come together is Fun and very rewarding for me - My Art.

So now when taking pictures I think more about the colors, positioning or whatever it is.

If I added words where would they go, would it look good here or there ...

Decisions we learn as we go along.

What's wonderful for me is when people at the various shows I go to ask if I'm a professional photographer. 

One time a lady took about an hour or more and went through all my photo's and commented on them, also saying her Mom was a Professional Photographer and what I was doing was really good,

She told me not to take  lessons(??)

Another thing that's wonderful for me is the noticing of life nature, gardens, water & the sky.



The awareness of the moment fills me
with contentment and gratitude.


Each one seems to become a gift from the season or location which mostly now are from our yard, garden neighborhood and province. 

I don't need or even want them to be perfect, just to be natural and beautiful as they are on their own that day. 

I've loved travelling and living in various places and enjoyed each for their differences and gifts in the landscape, birds, flowers, crops, people, opportunities and of course the Food.

It's all taught me to appreciate and enjoy wherever Home is at the time and to notice all that it offers. 

Home is, 

where the Heart is

& beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

The photo's have also become another way

to send Gifts to You.

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PS. In the past I'd sometimes send my Grandchildren a photo message when I sent a card to them.

I forgot one time - and that seemed more important to my granddaughter than the Birthday cheque.  You just never know ... 💚

What are the Things You need Most?

another year almost gone 

but it will never be forgotten.

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Last week I said I'd pass on a few reminders for some of life's pleasures and for that we're going to the guided Relaxation titled  I Give Thanks  in my  book  Simply, One Breath At a Time

Dona's photo message

I shared some of this previously in a post dated May 10, 2016 that still continues to travel the world.

These last couple of years have been especially difficult and 2020 was full of much heartbreak and loss.

I hope these simple everyday reminders will help us to keep moving forward.

We sometimes forget the simple things in life, our surroundings, our necessities, earths beauty, the human touch ... they are always there but can go unnoticed. 

I invite you to join me in expressing gratitude for some of life's pleasure's ... at the end rest with a gentle breath and think about which ones hold a special meaning for you today and others you can add.

For the wonders of earth  ...                    I give thanks 

For each drink of water ...                       I give thanks

For the warmth of the sun ...                    I give thanks

For the beauty of nature ...                       I give thanks

For each gift of a breath ...                      I give thanks

For the kindness in a smile ...                  I give thanks

For the chance to laugh ...                       I give thanks

For the grace to dance ...                         I give thanks

For the notes in music ...                          I give thanks

For the love in my life ...                          I give thanks

For this present moment ...                      I give thanks

For all this and much more ...                  I give thanks

Excerpt from
Simply, One Breath

At a Time © 2008

This list isn't asking for much.

It's just noticing some of the everyday things we all need.

And, each of us will have others to add like family, friends, pets & more?

And at times in our lives we do need to say
Thanks for many of these.

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