Oneness

"One more walk along the Garden"

by Alan Jay Lerner from the stage musical Carmelina (1979)

That old April yearning
Once more is returning
And I have a longing to wander

The leaves may be falling
But April is calling.
And the prim roses beckon me yonder

For one more walk along the garden
one more stroll along the shore.
One more memory I can dream upon
Until I dream no more.
For one more time perhaps the dawn will wait
And one more prayer it's not too late
To gather one more rose
before I say goodbye and close the garden gate.
"I wish you enough!"
J
Bob Perks

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"I Wish You enough!"

© 2001 Bob Perks

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear
much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."

I was watching the news recently and there was a feature about peoples' busy lives. The feature described busy individuals and families feeling rushed saying there was too little time in the day. Now, those of you who have been reading Good Vibes with Karen for a while or have an understanding of energy work know what this means. Yes, you got it! The people described have told the Universe there is too little time so there is too little time. From an energetic perspective, what we focus on expands. So feeling a time crunch on a regular basis can turn into a lifestyle issue of too little time.

The other issue the report described was our increasingly plugged-in world. Many people carry smart phones from work with them even when they are not working. This can turn into being "on call" and having little real time off if handled poorly. Are you tied to a smart phone? Do you put in extra time for work after hours? If this happens occasionally, that is OK. Sometimes there are times when things do need to get done. However, if this is an expectation and happens on a regular basis, I encourage you to take action.

I believe that it is important for us to live integrated lives. An integrated life means that there is time for work, for home, for play and whatever else matters to you. I avoid the term "balanced" life since that makes me think of a balancing act. All the balls are in the air. For me, it is only a matter of time until I drop one! Yes, you caught me. That is a less than stellar description of balance but that is what it means to me. I am juggling the balls that make up my life and one or more is sure to fall. As you can tell, juggling falls outside my skill set. ;~}

I would much rather have an integrated life where there is an ebb and flow amongst the parts of my life. Sometimes one part may be more dominant than the others, then it shifts. The key here is to remember and honour all the parts of your life. Demands in one area may shrink the time available in other areas. However, please keep active in all the areas even if the time is less. When we are in demanding circumstances, it is even more important to live an integrated life. We need the relief provided by the other parts of our life. We can re-energize ourselves with play, time with family, etc.

Back to being tied to work with a smart phone. Do you keep your work smart phone with you and on after hours? Now, the important question: is this an expectation of your workplace or is it something you do on your own? The answer to this question matters. If this is self-induced, i.e., you are doing it on your own, you have options. You can probably turn your smart phone off if you keep it with you. Or you can leave your smart phone at work locked in a drawer. You can free yourself from being connected to work 24/7. You then can turn your attention to the other parts of your life. If this is too radical for you, turn the smart phone off when you leave work and only check it once or twice during your off hours. Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the other parts of your life without the demands of work hovering in your subconscious or your consciousness.

However, if having your smart phone with you and on after work hours is an expectation of your workplace, it is time to take action. Research has shown that people who live an integrated life are more productive. Studies have shown that people who work long hours beyond the usual work day become less and less productive. Your employer will get more productivity from you if you get the opportunity to live an integrated life.

The key to living an integrated life is remembering that you do get to choose. We can fall into habits and make choices by omission, i.e., just letting things happen. This can lead us into a "sleepwalking" lifestyle. We can become like hamsters on a wheel and keep the wheel spinning. Is this really what you want? Or would you rather make choices consciously whenever possible? Making conscious choices on a regular basis frees us from "sleepwalking" through our lives. You and your family have the right to make the choices that are appropriate for you. Maybe you can release some of the busyness that has built up in your life and take some time to smell the roses. The choice is yours.

Wishing you the freedom gained by choice and an integrated lifestyle,
Karen

© 2010 SPIRIT Connections

"I wish you enough!"
A message of Hope...stories from the road.
Essays, parables and rare moments of clarity.
By Bob Perks
Copyright 2010 Bob Perks

Hello, my friend!
Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's!
Those of you who have been reading my work for a
year or more, know that every Father's Day I visit
my father's grave and sing "Danny Boy" to him.
I have since 1998. In case you were wondering I will again.

As we head into the weekend and Father's Day, I
needed to take time to show my appreciation to
a great guy I happen to call my brother.

There's ten years difference between us, so his childhood
and mine were starkly different. I was born in 1950.
He was born in 1940. The 40's were difficult times.

I never really knew the tough times growing up but
through the years I've come to know how diffiicult they
were for him.

Oddly, I think he became the man he is today not in spite
of those times, but because he had to learn the hard way.
He took what he had and made the very best out of it.

He was also blessed with one super dedicated, loving
and creative wife. Perhaps his real reason to make it all
work out for the best. I don't believe he could have done
it without her.

I make no excuses for my sentimental tribute today.
He is the best father I know.
My best to you always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne

Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"Call your father!"
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"He may not have heard "I love you!"
By Bob Perks
He worked hard all of his life.

Not just laboring to pay the bills,
but larboring with the idea that he was
even worthy to be called Dad.

You see, he came from a difficult upbringing.
His father rode him like a truck. From the
moment he was able to get a job, his father
told him what job to take and how much to work.
That left little time for any kind of social life
a high school boy would need.

Although his father loved him, he would never tell
him. I guess he thought it was just understood.
It wasn't. Maybe it was because his father never
told him. Things like this are sometimes passed
on instead of changed.

Either way it laid heavy on this young man
right through adulthood.

He sometimes worked three jobs while trying to
raise a family. That meant he would never be
educated beyond high school and having three
children would take every dollar they had.

Vacations? Somehow they always pulled them
off. They may not have been at the Grand Hotel
but they made memories of the grandest proportions
from one end of the country to the other.

All three kids grew up to be happy, successful adults.

Now, in his retirement years, he and his incredible
wife have taken to finally enjoying life. They both
struggle with serious medical problems. You would
never really notice. I tell everyone they are the happiest
couple I know.

He may not have become the CEO of a large corporation.
He did become the CEO of a great family blessed with
grandchildren and grand dogs, too.

He may not have made a fortune in the stock market.
But he took stock in his future and it paid off in the love
of his family.

He may not have built a new home on hundreds of acres,
but he bought and paid for one a corner lot in a great community
...a place they call home.

He may not have finally heard "I love you!" from his father.
But he hears it from me every chance I can tell him.

He learned to be one great father the hard way.
Happy Fathers Day..."I love you, Tom!"

"I wish you enough,
J
Bob Perks

There's never been a better time for the world to consider
the significance of having
"Enough."

God knows we've gained so little in pursuit of having
too much.
This is more than a nice collection of stories
to make you smile or warm your heart.
It's time as people of faith to
realize how significant just having "enough" really is.

"When having more leaves you empty, you discover true happiness
lies in enough!"
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I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear
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I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."


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My 3 Oaths and Letter of Appreciation from Australia and District Education Officer

I have taken 3 Oaths and it helps me in keep going:

Scout Oath

On my honour, I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God[1] and my country,
To help other people at all times,
And to obey the Scout/Guide Law.

The Scout/Guide Law has the following main points included in the 3rd Scout Oath:

Scout Law

1. A Scout/Guide is trustworthy

2. A Scout/Guide is loyal

3. A Scout/Guide is a friend to all and a brother/sister to every other Scout/Guide.

4. A Scout/Guide is courteous

5. A Scout/Guide is a friend to animals and loves nature.

6. A Scout/Guide is disciplined and helps protect public property.

7. A Scout/Guide is courageous.

8. A Scout/Guide is thrifty.

9. A Scout/Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.

This movement serving worldwide has a mission:

"The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society."

[1] - The word "Dharma" may be substituted for the word "God" if so desired.

(http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/The_Bharat_Scouts_and... )

The Main Website in India: http://www.bsgindia.org/

Like all other scout and guide masters around the world, I have taken these 3 oaths on 14th of August, 1996, while obtained the Certificate of Basic Scout Master at the Tara Devi Camp, the hilly station near Shimla in Himachal Pardesh.

I received a Letter of Appreciation from District Education Officer as attached below.

The other letter is from my principal, Mr. I. B. Muirden where I studied 10 2 (Year 11 and 12) at Adelaide, South Australia. There was an Indian scout master.

Many of my readers and some friends think that I write bit roughly about western countries and in some cases about the Australia. It is totally false and wrong assumption. Why?

Reason: We know the people in the west never interfere with life of others, but some, a very few people have started to play tactics for changing public opinions in the west, and thus people in the advanced or the developed countries have started to give opinions, which they have never done in the human history before, and still avoid to do so when we discuss with them seeking any personal opinion.

It is dignity and standard of living in the civilized cultures, which need attention not just in the developed countries, but also in the developing countries. My point is not at all about any western country, but the ones, who create and thus influence the opinions. In my more than 24 months studies in Australia, I did not meet even a single person, who would ever give any opinion. What media says is not public opinion.

We the people in the east and west love one another, but the opinions promote business and marketing, and thus as I said it what I write or say has nothing to do with the nation or its public, but a very few people. I hope it clarifies my point.

Thanks for your reading it.