Being each other’s cheerleader is the same as the job of buoying each other up. It is maybe just another way of saying it. Sometimes we need other ways of saying things just to tweek our minds. Or maybe we need to hear things more than once to get started. Or maybe we need to hear them from different sources, surround sound.
Anyway, just thinking of a person that I admire for her vision, courage and commitment. I am going to make a consistent effort to encourage her on her path. I can tell that it is not easy for her, she has ups and downs and she doesn’t get enough sleep. She just works too darn hard. So look out Suzanne, I’m turning the heat up.
But people in general need encouragement. It all starts for us with making a little room for others and recognizing them. Maybe that is just a hi. We just have to be a little less in such a darn hurry as we travel and a little less shy. Maybe this is coming from my new read that talks about recognition as being the first step in conversation.
A friend stopped by yesterday who I haven’t seen in ages mostly because he has been living in Eastern Washington for a good while. It is hard to get from one side to the other in this state. Anyway he is trying with his wife to move back over to the Island. As friends we seem to pump each other up so I am looking forward to this prospect. He actually walked out of here with my walking sticks yesterday just on loan. That’s how much I trust him.
OK, Thursday today, need to make some progress in the shop on my cabinet job. Also still cleaning up after the storm. Lots of debris down on the ground. I got caught up in a bunch of rose branchs this morning as I tried to grab some firewood in my jammies. That got pretty stupid.
Don’t get stupid, love ya, Felipe.
Hola Felipe,
Cris back here! had a couple of busy days, with work, lectures to present, but also, meeting friends who live abroad and are dearly missed.
I did a catch up reading, and would have something to comment on each, but I liked this one. I like how simple you put that we need encouragement. It is nice to be cheered up, but encouragement is something different. It is the transmission of courage to the other, for me, this expression of trust towards the other about their ability to go through whatever is they are undergoing. I have always present these words from John O´Donohue “One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own.” – Isn´t this something like when we were told “Buen Camino!”?
So good Suzanne has a friend like you! So good for all of us, actually!
Love and hugs!
Buen Camino!
Cris
Cris hello, good to hear from you again. I just think that this is the most important thing that we can do for each other. We aren’t competing against each other, not here at Caminoheads anyway. There are so many great things that people are up to these days when you look around. And now look at you quoting John O’Donohue. That’s a nice quote isn’t it. Oh gosh, I am falling asleep. We will have to continue this tomorrow. Felipe.x