Notes to consider, read, etc....
Every night before sleep, we give our tired and worn-out souls back to God. Every morning, we receive our souls anew, refreshed and full of energy. Therefore, the first words that we say upon waking are:
"I thank You ever living King,for compassionately returning my soul to me,how great is Your faithfulness"
In Hebrew:Modeh ani l'fanecha melech chai v'kayam,she-hech-ezarta be nishmati b'chemla,rabah emuna-techa
With this thought and intention of "I thank You," we begin our day. This thought accompanies us, always engraved in our consciousness, the whole day long.
Here is a piece from Thich Nhat Hahn:
From his book: "Our appointment with life".
(Another, more recent book I read by him, and the first I read by him, was
titled: Anger. It has made a big difference for me as have the several
books by Pema Chodron.
"Do not pursue the past
Do not lose yourself in the future
The past no longer is
The future has yet to come
Looking deeply at life as it is
in the very here and now
the practioner dwells
in stability and freedom
We must be diligent today
To wait until tomorrow is too late.
Death come unexpectedly
How can we bargain with it?
The sage calls a person who knows
how to dwell in mindfulness night and day
'one who knows the better way to live alone.'"
And from E
(there is more.... I will add when I locate it ....) (sorry)
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