The DAILY SPARK Blog

CONTRIBUTE JOY

Cherry Blossoms aroud the Washington D.C. Tidal Basin

“I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do.  To make others less happy is a crime.  To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world.  That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances.  We must try.”

Quote by Roger Ebert from his blog Go Gentle Into That Good Night – source of this reference Tim Ferriss 5 Bullet Friday 3/15/24

REFLECTION:

  • What have you done to make another a little happier?
  • Have you done something to make yourself a little happier?
  • Do something today to make another a little happier.
  • Do something for yourself that will make you a little happier!

TWO SIDES

Giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin.  Accumulating for oneself alone is counterproductive.  “It will be given you to see your brother’s worth when all you seek for him is peace.  And what you want for him, you will receive.”

Quote from A Course In Miracles

REFLECTION:

  • Do you give more than you receive?
  • Do you receive(take) more than you give?
  • Are you willing to receive? 
  • Do you perceive giving as more humble/better than receiving?
  • If giving and receiving are really the same thing (not giving and taking), how can you open up to receiving?… or giving more?

TIPPING POINT

Tipping point that Spring is coming!

We are sitting atop a unique moment in history, a major tipping point.  The time we are in provides singular opportunities that can be seized and made use of with every breath.  There is only one way to do that.  It is to embody, in our lives as they are unfolding here and now, our deepest values and our understanding of what is most important – and share it with each other, trusting that such embodied actions, on even the smallest of scales will entrain the world over time into greater wisdom and health and sanity.

FROM:  ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR  108 Lessons In Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

REFLECTION:

  • It seems the world is in an incredible crisis – wars, famine, political views dividing us, and more.  We are at a tipping point.
  • Are you clear on your deepest values and what is most important to you?
  • Upon closer examination – are they coming from a place of love or fear?
  • Love can tip the scales… what actions can you take today toward another or a group of people to aid in tipping the scales toward a more loving world.