Originally posted by An-da-shealladh:
Good day Kim... You will find Anxious is a kindred spirit here on these boards....as are so many....always one the first to greet, wish well, and stop in to check on you.....Hey A!
What has Loreena Inspired in me? Interesting.
I have used her music (or Craft) to help soothe mind, body and soul when time does get to those points where I start to feel life around me closing in to tightly. Life is very good, but we all have our dealings with parts about it.
I am always one to be positive and encouraging, yet I think she as an artist, living life with great resolve and integrity has Inspired me to continue life as I have been living it, to keep my love of all things in tact and to help treat our earth and Earthly community with due dignity and respect. I think she has helped me, in a strange manner, to find I have been in positive contact with life and how I go about it. Not that i have not had bad in my time, but I feel I have been blessed...Man I dont want to bore you or anyone.....BUT I like this topic. There is a group, The Moody Blues. I have aged with them being a BIG part of my life and enjoyment of life. They too have lived life as such as Loreena in many ways. Under the radar, with Great integrity and ethic, and to appreciate life....If you are not a follower of this group...its hard to explain. But people looked to them in odd manner at times, like they were the Christ...they were going to provide lifes answers....
Loreena Mckinnett, how I come to view she has lived life, and her music has brought added riches to my life, inside and around me. I have used this to help inspire my daily life...
Have you seen this Creed?
This is from Loreena....
Be compassionate and never forget how to love.
Think inclusively.
Reclaim noble values such as truth, honesty, honor, and courage.
Respect one's elders and look to what they have to teach you.
Be empathetic.
Look after the less fortunate in society.
Promote and protect diversity.Respect the gifts of the natural world.
Set your goals high and take pride in what you do.
Cherish and look after your body, and, as the ancient Greeks believed, your mind will serve you better.
Put back into the community, as there have been those before you have done the same and you are reaping what they sowed.
Participate in and protect democracy, it does not thrive as a spectator sport.
Undertake due diligence in everything.
Seek balance and space, and solitude.
Don't be afraid to feel passionate about something.
Learn to be an advocate and an ambassador for good.
Be mindful of your limitations.
Indulge and nurture your curiosity, as it will keep you vital.
Take charge of your life and don't fall into the pit of entitlement.
Assume nothing and take nothing for granted.
Things are not necessarily what they seem.
I have shared these words with many of my dearest friends....These words from Miss McKennitt have helped inspire me to life with constant appreciate of everthing around me no mater how large or how small...Mountain or blade of grass....Examine and appreciate each..
I have said too much already...My apologies to all...I need to lace up the Puma's and run a few miles this morning....
with my I-Pod full of Loreena's music and the Moodys....
Be well...Walk in Peace...and be kind to our Earth....everyday... An-Da
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