Beautifully & powerfully expressed/shared, by you, Phyllis 🙏
So glad all is well now with your Mom.
“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.”….one of my go-to quotes & saved in photos with a beautiful graphic…I often send it on to people in need of a strengthening.
This grabbed me esp.: “Through practice, we can learn to place the inevitable hardships of existence within a context of transcendent hope and joy that always exceeds our circumstances. It is that surpassing hope and joy that can allow us, in every hour, to rise above despair, to be gentle with ourselves, and to reach out to those around us with radical kindness.” Thank you for this 🙏
Phyllis, this is the first post of yours I've listened to, and it was wonderful to hear your beautiful, warm, expressive voice. I love this post so much. This quote has been one of my favorites for a long time. So simple, so profound. I love your story of the surprise gift of the mittens, and I love Sue's asymetrical mischief that she knit into her gift. Glad all is well with your mother. I love the question you leave us to ponder at the end of your post. A good one, especially as we enter a new year.
I'm glad that Substack makes it easy to offer recordings. Anyway, thank you for listening, and for receiving. May the question continue to companion you.
Beautiful story and nicely knitted together. :) It was good hearing more about Julian of Norwich... I have known that saying she is famous for, all is well, all manner of things are well, all shall be well, etc for a long time but hadn't known the context you shared. It is good to have reminders of our power to wield joy and kindness in the midst of all of life, not just the 'good' parts. thanks...
Beautifully & powerfully expressed/shared, by you, Phyllis 🙏
So glad all is well now with your Mom.
“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.”….one of my go-to quotes & saved in photos with a beautiful graphic…I often send it on to people in need of a strengthening.
This grabbed me esp.: “Through practice, we can learn to place the inevitable hardships of existence within a context of transcendent hope and joy that always exceeds our circumstances. It is that surpassing hope and joy that can allow us, in every hour, to rise above despair, to be gentle with ourselves, and to reach out to those around us with radical kindness.” Thank you for this 🙏
You're very welcome, Mish. We can't have too many reminders, can we?
Wonderful. One of your best, I think. I am makaing a photo copy to keep with me closely.
Thank you, Ronnie. I love it when the words fall on receptive spirits.
Phyllis, this is the first post of yours I've listened to, and it was wonderful to hear your beautiful, warm, expressive voice. I love this post so much. This quote has been one of my favorites for a long time. So simple, so profound. I love your story of the surprise gift of the mittens, and I love Sue's asymetrical mischief that she knit into her gift. Glad all is well with your mother. I love the question you leave us to ponder at the end of your post. A good one, especially as we enter a new year.
I'm glad that Substack makes it easy to offer recordings. Anyway, thank you for listening, and for receiving. May the question continue to companion you.
Beautiful story and nicely knitted together. :) It was good hearing more about Julian of Norwich... I have known that saying she is famous for, all is well, all manner of things are well, all shall be well, etc for a long time but hadn't known the context you shared. It is good to have reminders of our power to wield joy and kindness in the midst of all of life, not just the 'good' parts. thanks...
You're very welcome. (And this info about Julian was new to me, too!)