Addison  says:
2 years ago

A thought provoking hub.

JW Corbett  says:
2 years ago

I'm constanly amazed by how out of balance many peoples lives really are, you would think we all know how important balance is.

Fran Horvath  says:
2 years ago

Beautiful article...I am going to practice HU meditation right now.

Dawn Rodonski  says:
13 months ago

Dear SkyStar1024,

I don't know who you are...I don't even know if you're a man or a woman and it doesn't matter at all. I'm just surprised by the fact that I'm not even curious. It's because reading the above spoke to me in a way I've never been spoken to before.

The words are just flowing out of me - I was writing this almost before I realized it. I think I feel I have to write you to thank you. I believe that right now, tonight, I was positively meant to read your article (? - I don't even know what to call it, I never read internet pages of words written by people I don't know). I found it quite by accident and it's possible it found me.

I want to say thank you because you understand ME. It is so beautiful and refreshing when those very rare times happen that one is really, truly gotten.

At the same time, because it is so rare, I feel compelled to tell you the very same thing. If I may be so bold as to presume that I strongly feel I get you! At least from this specific writing, I believe I understand completely what you are trying to get across. And I believe you're exactly right!!

I don't believe you need my validation or support or congratulations, or anything. I just want to be one person (hopefully of many) to say, "Great job. Thank you."

Have you noticed not enough people are being told they're appreciated for their efforts?

But back to my little story: It's a long, convoluted story I'm sure you're not interested in, but it results in how I got here and for that, I just may have piqued your curiosity.

My sister and I are writing a book. This is the first time in my life I've taken my writing this seriously. And I'm digging it. Not only that, so many other things are in the works and going on. My life is about to change in a very big way - I can feel it. It's very exciting and a little scary, too. But I've been trying to go with it to see where it takes me because, well, life's too short not to. And I've learned so much lately with which to keep that notion fresh.

My sister's birthday is coming up. I got her something from me and my husband already, but then we subsequently decided for a bunch of us to chip in on something as well. So I picked up two cards for her - one from me and one from our group. I was planning to sign mine later when I could put more thought into it, but wanted to put a little happy message in the group one just for a laugh. [As it turns out, her card from me will have very little thought put into it! I will be out of gas by then.]

I wanted this to be a witty remark, because I'm about to be a big-time writer, don't you know. ;) I wanted to make something cute up and tie it in with our gift which is a gift card for singing lessons... That's something she's become increasingly more interested in and we want to support her with. She's got truly amazing things happening in her life as well, and this is part of it.

So I go to the thesaurus - the real book; yes, I know it's 2008. I look up "music" to get some words to come up with something. After a few minutes, I come up with, "May the rhythm be in the harmony, and the harmony be in the rhythm."

Haha, cute. She loves corny jokes so I think it's perfect. But then I keep looking at it, and I'm thinking, "That's not half bad." But I can't figure if I might have heard it before and maybe I didn't come up with it at all. So I decide to do a search online just to check and see where it takes me.

It brought me here. I had gotten a listing of a few things. No exact matches to my quote, but links about music, harmony, etc. I take a rare moment to enjoy the brief glimpse of the chance it might be original and feel pretty good, but something about the headline in your listing caught my eye. No, I wasn't interested in adding harmony to my life - that seems to be happening well on its own right now. But something about how rhythm and harmony were written said I should see what's happening.

I read your opening question and suddenly start to cry. I absolutely cannot believe someone put into words what I have so recently been feeling but unable to identify. And I mean as recently as minutes before I logged on!! What a relief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here I've been, thinking I must be wrong, lazy, negative, maybe even crazy - because I've been allowing life to get me down a little.

I'm exhausted trying to fight it. [And, yes, as I typed those words, I realized therein lies the problem.] But it's been true...some things have been happening lately and I've actually wondered if my newly acquired faith and extra optimism is being tested, or dared to whisper to myself, "Is it all bs and life really is just hard?" I've been killing myself not to fall into that.

And here a perfect stranger comes along and identifies for me what I couldn't even explain to myself. Thank you! And, even more, that means I'm not the only one feeling it! Oh, I'm not really wrong, I'm merely learning. Ok. Ahh. I can deal with that.

But then, the most amazing thing....an explanation. I haven't realized how worked up I've been about this. I feel the tension of the past week (it was a rough week!) literally draining out of me the more I write.

An understanding has been acquired. Because of what you wrote. You've helped me to continue to "rise above the field of action" tonight. Your words are helping me see farther ahead and I'll be able to prepare better because of it. Cycles. Yes. I'd forgotten I'd believed in those.

So I don't know how often anyone is made aware when they've really, truly helped someone. It's important to me to let you know now. You did. Thank you. And I'll try that exercise. I've never heard the term 'a love song to God', but I like it. What a beautiful concept.

I'm sure it's clear to your regular fans that I should probably meditate more. :)

It's on my list. Thank you for letting me use this forum of yours to work this out. I'm sorry it's so long - I don't even know if it'll let me leave such a long comment! Have a great night and a wonderful weekend. Keep up the good work!

- Dawn Rodonski