Gaia: 50+stars*~Half a century & more on earth - Hairpin bends

Re: I know where I was ..Berlin wall falling

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:12:04 GMT

Yes; it was momentous this year, Albert. I thought of you as I heard the news. I was telling my children that as I remember it, when this happened, it was as if hope dawned again in human affairs. It had seemed like a wall that would never fall and then suddenly one day, it just did. With joy.

What did you think would never happen?...but it did!

http://HolEssence.gaia.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:42:09 GMT

In my experience I have learned that the space between an ending and a new beginning is a choice point. This wonderful space is where Om (Ohm, Aum) resides. It is a place of unleashed, unlimited, potential and possibility! At the age of 52 I have also observed that these opportunities become more rare as we get older. In other words, if you can shift your perspective and look at this "rebooting" as an opportunity, you may well find that you have been given a rare and precious gift. All you have to do is receive it.

Re: What did you think would never happen?...but it did!

http://seekingperspective.gaia.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:03:29 GMT

This month I found out that my husband, the man I've been with for 25 years, has been lying to me for four years now. Not about another woman ... but it serious nevertheless. So, I guess my answer would be that I never thought I would be starting over at the age of 56. And yet, here I am. rebooting my life once more.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://Fromhere.gaia.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:51:00 GMT

I can really relate to your post, it is so true. I find that when I am around those I unsure of (spiritually speaking) I may make a simple one or two sentence response. If I have sparked an interest in what I am thinking, they will ask me to explain or go on. "A upside down chalice holds no wine." Far be it for me to continue pouring.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:23:00 GMT

Centria, isn't that beautiful, that you are able to see the 'before' and 'after', as it were, of this situation?! And yes- what a strong, vibrant voice you have, ringing with the freshness of truths as they are found.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://eternalquestion.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:48:42 GMT

My goodness, Joyous thank you for pointing back to this thread. It seems so long ago that I wrote that I hadn't yet found my voice. Can remember feeling such nervousness during the early days of writing on Gaia. But within a few months of starting to share, it felt like I had truly truly discovered my voice. Or, rather, confidence to write exactly what was in my heart and mind. For many months there was an internal quaking that accompanied the sharing, and then suddenly the quaking mostly disappeared.

This new-found confidence then sprouted to other areas in my life, in public meetings, with real-life people (not that it was missing before, but now it felt much more solid).

Interesting that it takes us sometimes into our 50's and beyond to fully come into our own. And to learn to do it in a way that honors or attempts to integrate other people's seemingly different views.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://NothingiseverAlways.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:25:11 GMT

Here I AM again. My voice sure isn't lost this evening.

I've been having a good time this evening reading all of you Re: Have you found your voice?

Right now the mundane summons me. So I leave with just one more comment:

Fear can be a good thing. It keeps us humble and remembering the real source of the voice that speaks the Word.

Love to you All,

Joyous
1937

PS to kane-o:
Thanks for the reminder that actions can speak louder than words. For some reason, I encouraged all six of the "kids" with words and action: "Question authority." But I forgot to say, "Except Mom and Dad"

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://NothingiseverAlways.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:00:37 GMT

Oh Laurie, What a blessing to be able to recognize the gift at such a young age.

And to paraphrase your mother, "You are a "piece of work" bearing witness."

And to think, it was a fire hydrant, not a burning bush.

Joyous
1937

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://NothingiseverAlways.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:49:58 GMT

Centria: I forgot to mention my experience with those "inner judges offering their opinions."

I began to pay attention to their intensity, loudness and repetition and decided that what I had to say must be Very Important , otherwise they wouldn't be so busy trying to keep me from speaking.

More than once, like you, I spoke up with body shaking and voice trembling and the result was that what I said opened a way that needed to be opened.

It wasn't I who needed to be heard. I was just a reed trembling in the wind (Spirit).

Joyous
1937

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://NothingiseverAlways.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:30:24 GMT

Centria:
My experience too is that Gaia helps me with getting to know me and tell it. Talking with any spiritually-minded people, one or many is no problem for me.
Rather, it is very uncomfortable to be the real me with those I love who are not spiritually expressive. I don't know "where they are" and sense that where I Am makes them uncomfortable. So where there is a gathering of the clan, there is no intimacy. Everyone leaves with the imaginings they came with, perhaps embellished a bit.

Joyous
1937

Me too? Maybe.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://NothingiseverAlways.gaia.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:17:02 GMT

"I have found my voice in the outside world, in .  . . . . . but in the family, . . . no."

Reminds me of what I said to someone recently,  "My friends love me and enjoy me but family, . . . what?"

I am ready to take on all the blame for whatever dysfunction there is, but maybe I contrast too well the family's (sibs) dysfunction.

I've been a long time in life recovery.

How can anyone recover if there is nothing to recover from?

Has the book been written yet ? "I'm OK, You're Not"

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://seashell.gaia.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:57:58 GMT

nice to read this and reminds me at my childhood ..thanks laurie and meenakshi

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://HolEssence.gaia.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:25:09 GMT

Thank you Meenakshi.

I will never (ever) forget that precise moment in time. I can still clearly see the red patch my mom had ironed on the left knee of my jeans. I was (still am, for that matter) a tomboy -- always getting holes in my clothes from the various adventures I would have during the day.

In fact, when I answered the question you posted (have you found your voice?) -- it got me to thinking about the 'way' part. In Scottish Gaelic my mother used to say "togaidh an obair fianais" meaning "the work will bear witness."

And that's when a lightbulb came on and I knew how to help Sandi celebrate her birthday tomorrow (Sunday, Aug 30). If you'd like to have a peek, look HERE.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:36:45 GMT

Laurie, this is beautiful! I can just feel those seeds of immensity wash through...

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://HolEssence.gaia.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:10:40 GMT

Who - me
What - I found my voice
When - age 7
Where - Escondido, California
How - I was sitting on top of a fire hydrant watching the clouds in the sky and having a conversation with God. I had recently written my first will (I've always planned ahead) and wondering if I would live to the ripe old age of 21 (it seemed ancient to me at the time). And 'something' came over me. It was tangible -- but I can not explain it. It simply washed over me and through me. That is the precise moment when I found my voice.

Why - That still remains to be seen -- or as my mother would say, the work will bear witness.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:28:50 GMT

That's quite an awareness, Joyous.

Re: Have you found your voice?

http://NothingiseverAlways.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:18:51 GMT

No! But I suspect that the constant, intensified restlessness that I've been experiencing is due (in part) to "My Voice" screaming to be found.

The sorting, purging and relocation process that has been going on may be an "opening of the door" to that finding.

Joyous Mary
1937

PS: At 72 and counting, it had better hurry up and open.

Re: What have been the turning points in your life?

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:24:12 GMT

Cindy, how inspiring! What do you enjoy most about going back to school?

Re: What have been the turning points in your life?

http://psychcindyforenlightenment.gaia.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:46:33 GMT

I can see why we all connect; all of you have great comments.
I too, have many; they involve my mother's acceptance of being mentally ill, AND followed by her untimely death from cancer, at 46. Others are my husband stopping drinking, followed by moving to Florida. A big one is completing my BA at almost 70, and halfway through my Master's at 71 (Sunday).
The picture is from a newspaper story that was done on me-also a TV spot!

Re: What have been the turning points in your life?

http://psychcindyforenlightenment.gaia.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:38:31 GMT

Good for you; so glad when I hear a woman surviving.