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December 23, 2010

Just a note of gratitude for all the comments to my posts. . .

I am thrilled every time I go on my website to write another post because I take that opportunity to read comments readers have made on previous posts.  I feel really blessed because so many of you are writing to me.  And a number of you have written a few times.  I had no idea that would happen, I guess, but it’s a great honor to be connected to you in this way.  First, it’s wonderful that you have taken the time out of your busy lives to read the posts but then taking the time to comment too simply astounds me.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Writing is a fairly solitary pursuit.  Just me and my Higher Power who “prompts” what I say as though we are One.  But then knowing  I have readers convinces me we are all part of a community, and not an “accidental” community.

I guess I want to stretch this idea into a full-sized post because of the broader meaning contained within this connection we are making.  Your comments and how they honor me is the kind of interaction that helps to heal the planet, from my perspective.  Knowing that we have a “witness” to our ideas makes the expression of them so much more meaningful.  But we don’t need a blog post to initiate this kind of activity.  We can make the connection with each other within every encounter we have.  And should.  I have shared this idea in some form in previous posts.  I think “our real work” in this life is to look one another in the eye and pay homage to one another’s humanity.  There is no greater gift we can offer another soul than rapt attention, in the moment. One another’s existence is holy and definitely intentional to whom ever is present to it.

This isn’t a lofty idea.  It’s a basically simple one.  It means wherever I am, I need to notice you.  And vice versa.  We aren’t crossing paths coincidentally.  We may not even know in that moment why we have connected, but in due time we will.  This is similar to the idea at the core of the book: The Five People You Meet In Heaven. You may not understand the importance of your meeting until a much later time but no meeting is accidental.  What a thrilling idea.  Wouldn’t you agree?  It eliminates the uncertainty about this journey we are making.  It will turn out as it should.  We will meet who we should.  We will learn what we should.  It has been determined already.

Go in peace.  And rejoice that this is so.

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I am an author, a lecturer, and a workshop presenter. I have presented programs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland. As of July, 2010 I have published 23 books, with number 24 being released in spring of 2011 and a memoir underway. For a listing of my books and ordering information, go to www.womens-spirituality.com. To contact me about presenting a program in your area, call 239-398-6327 or e-mail me from my web site or at jcasey4991@aol.com

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  • Linda
    December 28, 2010

    Dear Karen ~~

    As I read your words this morning, about looking each other in the eye and realize each other’s significance, helps me to realize that I owe an amend. Yesterday, a woman walked off the job of caring for my elderly mother, because I didn’t have the nebulizer parts cleaned and ready for her. My pride was involved, as was hers, but this morning, I’m realizing “how imoportant is it?” I’ve been going to a 6:45 am AA mtg. every morning when she comes, as this is my only break from being my Mom’s primary caregiver. Because I have been able to attend these mtgs. for a year, it has prepared me to accept the current situation for what it is. It’s up to me, as you’ve said.
    Blessings to you this day ~~
    Linda

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      Linda
      December 28, 2010

      I’m so glad you shared this Linda. Blessings on you and your mother.
      Karen

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  • michelle
    December 23, 2010

    thank you, again, Karen, for your post!! I am home from an ACA Al Anon meeting, and it is very good to remember we are all “vital”, “necessary”, and have a “right to be here”….
    Many of us got shaming messages in one way or another, so now it is very useful to remind ourselves we have a “place at the fire”, and others wait for us to speak…
    where others look forward to what we have to share!!
    thank you for being in this circle of life, at this fire of recovery in life!! Your sharings are awaited…often met with a soul sigh….that says, “yes,this is what i needed to hear”….(though i did not know it until i read it)….thanks for being a balm to my soul….in ways i cannot fully express….this season has been lean for hearty laughter….yet your words bring a very real “soul grin”…thank you.

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      michelle
      December 23, 2010

      I am so appreciative of your words. Just knowing that my blog posts are being received is such a gift.
      Karen

      Reply

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