Weekly Food for Thought - On Sharing and Other Things

'Giving is the highest expression of potency' ~ Erich Fromm

Dear Friends,

The day has started with an uplifting and inspiring conversation with my dear friend Susan.

We had a lot of catching up to do, however, all that we had to say to each other, organically evolved into the subject of sharing, giving, contributing... This IS our purpose!

Our conversation was partly inspired by the fact that we are off to spend few days with people who are committed to taking their lives to the next level, and see the whole idea of sharing and contributing as something every single human being on this planet must make a priority.

Giving empowers, sharing enhances and expands any experience.

Giving without expecting anything back, random acts of giving and sharing kindness with a fellow human being, is something we hear and read a lot about these days... People are learning that it is OK to share, give, smile, without any reason... How about we make it a weekend of... 'just because'!?

With this simple message, I invite you to spend a few days living and breathing and doing random acts of giving and sharing, for no other reason than that it will add even more value to your life and the lives of others!

Wishing you a joyful weekend…and feel free to SHARE your experiences!

With love,
Lidija and Susan Mary Hodgson (a guest contributor and an experienced sharer :) )

©Momentum Strategies 2012

Weekly Food for Thought - Life Requires Practice

‘You too must mingle my friends// since the earth and the sky are mingled// just for you and me’ ~ Rumi

Dear Friends,

However strange this phrase may sound, Life, with its ups and downs, has both internal and external aspect. Some people take it at face value and choose to accept it as it is, without much input nor creativity.

Seemingly there are two lives, internal (thoughts, internal dialogue, meditation) and external (friends, family, professional life, everyday life, interests, hobbies).

Most people, instead of connecting these two lives, have a habit of confronting them. These two lives ought to be put into action, they yearn to intertwine, they ought to learn to love one another, to support one another and not create some kind of isolated oasis.

Given that these two lives belong to you, wouldn't it be nice to merge them into one?! When these two lives learn to love one another, support one another, you too will benefit from it.

Some people invest more in one aspect of their life and neglect the other. It is essential that we bear in mind the fact that both internal and external life are in essence one, and if we continue to ignore one, and glorify the other, we will feel unfulfilled.

With this in mind, I wish you an inspiring and creative weekend!

Lidija

Weekly Food for Thought - A Thought and A Question

'These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others!' ~ Groucho Marx

Dear Friends,

It has been a week where I learnt a lot by simply observing!

I happen to be in Serbia at the moment, where election fever seemed to have gripped the nation, albeit for a week.J I delighted in watching how politics can change people.

Marx said that religion is opium for people, and I would add that politics comes very close to that! It was fascinating how some ordinary people are willing to change their rhetoric, forget about their needs, values, principles and follow something so not in line with who they are at their core!

What's even more astonishing is the absurd conviction that what they've 'chosen' to believe for that particular occasion, will bring them the results they want!

Isn't it a bit insane to hope for victory, while investing nothing and choosing to be something you are not?!

With this in mind, I wish you a lot of YOU this week:-)

Sending you oceans of love,
Lidija
© Momentum Strategies 2012