Acknowledging

It feels good to be acknowledged.

I am reflecting on this esta mañana (morning). I was speaking to one of my daughters on the phone and she made a point of saying how helpful some of the things that I did while visiting last week were.

That may seem like a little thing, chores and “playing” with a grandchild. The beauty is where this comes from and what is given (and received by all parties involved) when the feeling is sincere.

This has been with me for a few weeks, on both sides, the giving and receiving and how important they are.

Seeing someone and truly appreciating the internal and external work they are accomplishing or even the efforts that are being made is my first step. The second is saying it out loud and gifting this to a being.

It’s funny because when I was younger I thought that people could hear what was going on in my head or what I was trying to convey and it was confusing that they sometimes didn’t understand, and it was disappointing, because to feel invisible is sad sometimes.

May I see, encourage, and acknowledge the beauty, graciousness and growth that is open to me in the beings that I share space with, on this earth, and those that are invisible to my eyes. May I also acknowledge with non judgmental eyes the struggles and send prayers for the fruits of struggle to be steps forward in each of our individual and collective paths to our most precious existence.

With love, Laura (I never did get an Asheville name (inside joke))

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