Blog Archives - Heartfelt Dolls

Beware

31/8/2012

Beware the unexpected hug ...
you are experiencing the embrace of LOVE.

Beware the unexpected portions in the fish and chips ...
you are the recipient of the generosity of LOVE.

Beware the unexpected trill of the song thrush ...
you are being serenaded by LOVE.

Beware...
LOVE is always with you.

May you recognise LOVE today.

BEWARE

Result

30/8/2012

The older I get,
the more sure I am
that I do not understand prayer.
Words
Gesture
Posture
Silence
Mission
Intent
Heart
All I do know is that prayer is life-giving.
I agree with Daniel Ladinsky when he writes,
"The result of prayer is life.
Prayer irrigates the
earth and
heart."

May this day be life-giving for you and all you meet.

RESULT

Benediction

29/8/2012

"and
I will go
on
blessing
old revolutionaries
who
stand
their ground
and small
countries
that
never
give
up"
Alice Walker

May you be blessed as you stand up for what is right.

BENEDICTION

Beloved

28/8/2012

"A special spark arises
from the sorrow of a burning heart.
Have you ever heard
how the sigh of a broken heart
touches the Beloved?"
Rumi

Have you ever experienced loss through death or separation or divorce?
Have you noticed how just when you think you are re-adjusting to life without the other,
grief overwhelms you once again?
Sitting in the car at the traffic lights, tears flow?
A deep desire to ring someone who is unable to answer?
The fond recollections when you see their favourite flower?
These are all a tender embrace from the Beloved.
Allow yourself to sink into Love's arms.

May your day be blessed with tender reminders of LOVE.

BELOVED

Belonging

27/8/2012

A blessing 'For Belonging' from John O'Donohue

May you listen to your longing to be free.
May the frames of your belonging be generous enough for your dreams.
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart.
May you find a harmony between your soul and your life.
May you know the eternal longing that lives at the heart of time.
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within.
May you never place wall between the light and yourself.
May you allow the beauty of the invisible world to gather you,
mind you,
and embrace you in belonging.

BELONGING

Beckon

26/8/2012

Maya Angelou writes,

"When you come to me, unbidden,
Beckoning me
To long-ago rooms,
Where memories lie.

Offering me, as to a child, an attic,
Gatherings of days too few.
Baubles of stolen kisses.
Trinkets of borrowed loves.
Trunks of secret words,

I CRY. "

All manner of things and ideas and people beckon us.
Sometimes our response to this invitation brings joy.
Sometimes grief or pain.
Sometimes both.
But still we must keep responding when LOVE beckons to us.

May we respond to the invitations this days offers us.

BECKON

Bestow

25/8/2012

"go my friend
bestow your love
even on your enemies
if you touch their hearts
what do you think will happen?"
Rumi

Consider all those who have
ignored you
hurt you
wronged you
cheated you
disappointed you
upset you
spoken ill of you
forgotten you
left you
failed to heed your advice
abused you
delayed you
inconvenienced you
cut in front of you
forgotten to thank you.

Today ask that each one be filled with every grace and blessing.

BESTOW

Heartsong

24/8/2012

John Michael Talbot sings,
“God protects the simple heart.
I was helpless so he saved me ...
How gracious is the Lord.”

Jesus’ life is a heart song.
His words soothe troubled hearts.
His presence companions lonely hearts.
His hands heal broken hearts.
His stories nourish starving hearts.
His truth challenges hardened hearts.
His actions free imprisoned hearts.
His arms embrace exiled hearts.
His invitation includes every heart.
His integrity does not compromise his own heart.
His love enables him to give his heart ...
To you and me.

May we hear LOVE'S heartsong today.

Health

23/8/2012

"To keep the body in
good health
is a duty, otherwise
we shall not be able
to trim the lamp of wisdom,
and keep our mind
strong and clear.
Water surrounds
the lotus flower,
but does not wet its petals."
Buddhist teaching

May you be filled with grace and blessing as you attend to yourself today.

Odd

22/8/2012

"Odd how the creative power at once
brings the whole universe to order."
Virginia Woolf

We encounter creativity every day.
Consider the variety of fences and walls around properties,
or the different ways people comb their hair,
or the cleverness of personalised number plates,
or a beautiful turn of phrase,
or the way sunlight shimmers on a drop of dew.
Aaaaah!

May your day be enriched by the creative power of others.

ODD