Renee Rothberg's Blog, page 46
December 7, 2014
The importance of delight
(taken from my article of the same name on Healing.Answers.com )
Delighting in simple pleasures has become a lost art. Very young children do it; they can’t help themselves. They haven’t yet been conditioned to expect more.
Being told to delight in simple pleasures is a rather broad commandment. First of all, what is a simple pleasure? Second of all, what exactly does it mean to delight in something? And third, why is it so important?
What is a simple pleasure?
A simple pleasure is a thing, a con...
December 3, 2014
The trusting eyes
Look into the eyes of a person whose faith is sure. You will see longing and hope, resolve and centeredness. Certainty in, security in, and clothed in are the descriptions of a person of faith.
Faith is intangible. Faith is an acknowledgement. Acknowledgement of belief and acknowledgement of acceptance. Acceptance and belief enable the surrender to beyond-self possibility.
The intangibility of faith is the difficulty for doubting minds. Proof of beyond-self is wanted by them, but intangibility...
November 25, 2014
The face of laziness
A person experiencing life in a no-need-to-strive way is living life partially.
Striving is a built-in endeavor for staying alive. In past times when survival was the driving force, the importance of striving to stay alive was utmost. In modern times, survival is assumed and so, striving to stay alive is less governing. Nonetheless, the natural urge to strive remains, and it requires direction.
Many outlets are available for the urge to strive. There are goals to achieve and goals to overplan....
November 19, 2014
When ferocity is displayed by misled people
These days the headlines scream terror. Many people doing many bad things to victims of bad timing, being there by happenstance, disliked group affiliation, or suspicious lifestyles. Ferocity is an innate quality in people—in all people, but it is usually contained. When ferocity is allowed to take hold, the results are often tragic.
Unkindness is not an innate quality; it is learned. Children learn it from caregivers and people who affect their lives when they are young. Unkindness is doused...
November 13, 2014
Connecting to Guidance
This article is reprinted from Healing.Answers.com in the Personal Growth category:http://healing.answers.com/personal-g...
Have you ever felt a helping hand when you needed assistance? Have you ever sensed guidance during times of uncertainty? There are beyond-life companions that bind to us, and we can access their help and their hope if we are open.
How to Become Aware of Guidance
Awareness of guidance is different for each person. Someone will feel a “kick in the pan...
November 11, 2014
When sadness hits (reposting)
Sometimes terrible things happen to people. Sometimes young people have serious illnesses that disfigure or damage them. Or weaken them so they die too young. Sometimes natural disasters befall people and they are left homeless, hurt, or confused. Or orphaned. Sometimes people hurt other people—intentionally or not—so that trauma or death results. Sometimes people damage themselves—intentionally or not.
In all these cases, the survivors and caregivers are required to continue on and live. Not...
November 9, 2014
Causes of expiring too soon
Recently, a person died who I didn’t personally know, but many people I know knew him. He was only 48-years-old and he died of a heart attack. This event has prompted me to revisit the post “The forty contributors to ill health and to possible…” http://energy-guidance-complete.com/2014/06/05/the-forty-contributors-to-ill-health-and-to-possible/
Sleep deprivation is number 2 on the list. Number 2! Sleeping too little is fatal! Sleeping too little clouds judgment, exaggerates emotional reactions...
November 4, 2014
Waiting
(This post is for Debbie, who is waiting with her beloved mother.)
Life causes us to wait—impatiently sometimes, agonizingly sometimes.
When a loved one is struggling to overcome illness or pain, the waiting is impatient for the sufferer and for the loving observer.
When a loved one is moving towards death, the waiting loosens. The sufferer who is prepared to leave life releases expectations and waits expectantly. The person who loves the sufferer waits with unrealistic expectations for not-fina...
November 1, 2014
Closeting
Secrets. Thoughts. Emotions. Worries.
Hiding away in the crevices of our minds. Jumping out of their hiding places when we purposely retrieve them or accidently let them surface. Reminding us of desires or events or suspicions or fears that we prefer to hide or forget or ignore or overcome.
Thoughts.
Thoughts distinguish each person. We all think about matters that enter our lives, and our thinking is individualized, like a fingerprint. Each person with fascinating thoughts about life, living, a...
October 30, 2014
The health benefits of food from scratch
This post is not about the vitamins and minerals in unprocessed foods. It is about the health benefits that occur when the food is prepared. We’ll use the snapping of green beans as our example.
Green beans can be purchased in cans and in bags, ready for cooking, or even already cooked. They do provide nutritional value, but the benefits of preparing them from scratch are lost.
Here’s what happens when a person sorts and snaps fresh green beans:
The muscles in the hands and arms are exercised.
Th...
