Dear Beloved Self, It seems at the end of the day, no matter where in the world we are or what status we hold in life, ultimately Service is what calls us to shed our obsession with our small self. I do not have to go too far to be of service to anyone. I just need to look at the people around me - my family and endeavor to be of the best possible service to each of them at all times. When we share our 'stories of service' we get to meet a lot of other Beings who are also on the same path and their stories are so encouraging and filled with love and compassion. Ultimately that is what Service teaches us - to extend out of our small self and reach into our Higher Self and just keep sharing and loving without conditions. We don't need to be part of big organisations (that is very easy), we just need to BE AWAKE, LIVE and LOVE everything and anything that comes into our experience.
Yesterday, with some encouragement from my friend Poonam, I participated in a contest "ARE YOU A FEARLESS CAREGIVER? SHARE YOUR STORY" from http://www.caregiver.com/story/. I must admit I was very reluctant because I thought to myself "why does one need to advertise one's 'good deeds' or whatever?" I slept over it and the next morning I was inspired to add my story to the list of contestants - not for the prize but for the sheer joy of getting to read life stories of people all around the world and the creative ways they have adopted to adjust and live and be of absolute service to their loved ones. After submitting my story, I read a few of the others and I was blown away. The Soul is so resilient and filled with only Love at its core that it can surmount any amount of battering in this world. I am beyond touched. I have managed 8 votes as of now and it feels really good even if I don't compare with the 500+ votes of some others. There are many who do not have any vote, but I do not think this in anyway reflects the degree of loving service, but rather that perhaps they are more private people with a small group of family and friends whom they are connected with. In any case, I will give a vote for each story today, because no matter what the story is, everyone deserves to be acknowledged for their very act of loving service that raises the vibrations on our beloved planet.
My story is personal but it is bringing out the deepest form of love and caring from my husband who is an excellent and devoted caregiver. He, alongwith his siblings, did the same for their Mom some years ago and they put their lives on hold for some years to give her the best possible attention and be at her side. I greatly admired what they did, and the truth is, I am discovering, is that when we are each called to stretch ourselves beyond our daily living, we become Warriors.
In the process of garnering support for votes, Poonam and I shared so much of joy as well with others. Poonam too was on this path of intimate loving service to both her parents who were seriously ill at the same time many years ago. That experience changed her life altogether. Her life has taken on one of service to anyone she meets no matter who they are. One of my old friends from some 25 years ago got connected through this process and he was reminded of his own mom for whom he had the privilege to take care of before she passed on. It created a space for him to have a slight shift in his own presently preoccupied thoughts about the cares of living and remember her in deepest love.
I am so grateful for all the love, support and encouragement from my husband, Poonam, Aimee, Terry and a few other Angels I have had the pleasure to meet along the way.
May we ALL always be united in Loving Service eternally.
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Yesterday, with some encouragement from my friend Poonam, I participated in a contest "ARE YOU A FEARLESS CAREGIVER? SHARE YOUR STORY" from http://www.caregiver.com/story/. I must admit I was very reluctant because I thought to myself "why does one need to advertise one's 'good deeds' or whatever?" I slept over it and the next morning I was inspired to add my story to the list of contestants - not for the prize but for the sheer joy of getting to read life stories of people all around the world and the creative ways they have adopted to adjust and live and be of absolute service to their loved ones. After submitting my story, I read a few of the others and I was blown away. The Soul is so resilient and filled with only Love at its core that it can surmount any amount of battering in this world. I am beyond touched. I have managed 8 votes as of now and it feels really good even if I don't compare with the 500+ votes of some others. There are many who do not have any vote, but I do not think this in anyway reflects the degree of loving service, but rather that perhaps they are more private people with a small group of family and friends whom they are connected with. In any case, I will give a vote for each story today, because no matter what the story is, everyone deserves to be acknowledged for their very act of loving service that raises the vibrations on our beloved planet.
My story is personal but it is bringing out the deepest form of love and caring from my husband who is an excellent and devoted caregiver. He, alongwith his siblings, did the same for their Mom some years ago and they put their lives on hold for some years to give her the best possible attention and be at her side. I greatly admired what they did, and the truth is, I am discovering, is that when we are each called to stretch ourselves beyond our daily living, we become Warriors.
In the process of garnering support for votes, Poonam and I shared so much of joy as well with others. Poonam too was on this path of intimate loving service to both her parents who were seriously ill at the same time many years ago. That experience changed her life altogether. Her life has taken on one of service to anyone she meets no matter who they are. One of my old friends from some 25 years ago got connected through this process and he was reminded of his own mom for whom he had the privilege to take care of before she passed on. It created a space for him to have a slight shift in his own presently preoccupied thoughts about the cares of living and remember her in deepest love.
I am so grateful for all the love, support and encouragement from my husband, Poonam, Aimee, Terry and a few other Angels I have had the pleasure to meet along the way.
May we ALL always be united in Loving Service eternally.
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