{"id":146,"date":"2013-05-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c15ae047-ebdb-45e7-95c3-847e8c1b21e8"},"modified":"2013-05-17T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T05:00:00","slug":"thoughts-from-the-heart-part-iii-the-way-of-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts From the Heart, Part III, The Way of Being"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thoughts
\nFrom the Heart, Part III<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

A
\nCollection of Random Musings and Inspirations, <\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

By Joseph
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     There
\nis a way of being who you are that matters most.                                                                                          It is the way of being that
\nsings of wonder,                                                                                            and a deep
\nsense of radiant gratitude.     <\/font><\/p>\n


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As you
\nwalk through the dark woods, open your hand. <\/font>                                                                                           <\/font>Feel
\nthe good spirit slip her hand into yours,                                                                                                and watch the darkness open into
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Inside
\nyour heart a seed. Inside the seed your heart. <\/font>                                                                                                        <\/font>From
\ninside this shared space, alive and breathing, <\/font>                                                   <\/font>                              <\/font>all things grow into
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Spirit
\nwears the life of matter as we would wear a silken robe                                                                                        –with delight, dignity, <\/font>and with lavish playfulness.       <\/font><\/p>\n

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Within
\nmatter (mater=mother=earth) spirit lives, flowing                                                                                                    and filling every cell <\/font>with sheer and
\nutter joy.       <\/font><\/p>\n


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Struggle
\nisn’t bad, it only feels bad sometimes–it’s actually a blessing. <\/font> <\/font>                                                       <\/font>Ask
\nthe bird, ask the butterfly, ask the baby learning to walk.         <\/font><\/p>\n


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We are
\nhere to unlock the treasures of one another’s hearts.                                                                                     Keys
\nlike kindness, compassion, gratitude, forgiveness,                                                                                                                                    and praise work well.  <\/font><\/p>\n

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“What
\nof the feeling of impending doom?” asked the old man.                                                                   “Notice
\nyour feet,” said the child, “and then look at your hands.                                                                                                                                       Be here
\nnow.”<\/font><\/p>\n

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“Where have you
\nbeen?” the old man asked the child.                                                                                       “Sleeping,”
\nreplied the child, “in your heart.                                                                                                                Didn’t you look for me there?”<\/font><\/p>\n


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Copyright Joseph Anthony of the Wonder Child Blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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