Well, just another beautiful podcast of yours. I really enjoyed it, as I have all the others. Maybe you don’t realize it, you do service to me and others with every podcast. I know I’m not alone with this illness and my feelings about it. Your sharing with those who don’t experience the illness is a service in bringing their attention to it.
In my daily 10th step, when it asks if I was selfish today, I say “yup”. It was all about me and self care today. I’m told that self care is not selfish. And it can sure feel that way to me.
Blessings on your day and may your resting improve.
Your words are profound. I hear you Hal. I often struggle with my physical losses and I miss everything I used to be able to do. Like going for a walk by myself. Like playing the hammered Dulcimer. Like eating by myself. Like dancing with my husband. It feels like we are being stripped to the bone doesn't it? But do you want to hear something crazy? Sometimes if I listen to a song that my husband and I used to dance to and I really really really imagine how it feels to dance with him it almost feels a bit real. And afterwards, I do feel a sense Of greater love and gratitude. They say the brain cannot tell the difference between a real and an imagined stimulus so I think in those imaginary moments my brain is getting a shot of pleasure hormones.
We have to say kind things to ourselves. Sometimes I say things to myself that I would never say to a friend that I loved. So I have to remind myself to say comforting things as I would comfort a dear friend.
I am deeply grateful for your friendship and for our Sunday gatherings.
I love and respect you Uncle Hal, you’re so beautiful and brave and a wonderful child of creation, please know I care and send you my love, in this moment, peace be upon you, Geraldine
Do you have a photo of your dad to share?! Or was he always cleaning, serving others away from the camera? Or the guy behind the camera?! Thanks for your share.
I too have a daughter who is wonderfilled. And an amazing son, and a brilliant wife.
People like them really do make ours lives fully, bright and meaningful. Hang in there, bro!
I have missed your voice and words during this past month. I could listen to you read the phone book and get relaxed. So I'm glad you shared a lot of nothing/something with us today. I continue to mine a lot of wisdom from your music. Today I'm dusting off my digital accordion that I dearly love to play and setting up in the middle of my town square to celebrate Make Music Day, a worldwide observance on the Summer Solstice. I put the accordion aside after a shoulder injury a few years back, but bringing it out again to help fuel some community music making ideas that have been inspired largely by your activities - your projects. "Life Wonderful" is at the top of my set list.
Thanks for the reflections on your father. Was he connected to the UU church also? My father was a "grace-oriented" Southern Baptist minister, who would be heart broken at the brokenness of churches these days. His memory still inspires me daily.
Dear Hal, sounds like you have a great family and you had a great dad. I’m so glad that you could choose gratefulness being in such a difficult situation. I’m also mainly housebound but I can regularly be up for a while. Listening to Reiki videos on YouTube has comforted me a lot and has helped me sleep better. I had a few HELP apheresis treatments recently and they made me feel a little less weak. So I decided to take an online Reiki course myself. And I just got my level 1 certificate! I’m so happy with it. Once I’ve finished level 2 I am allowed to give Reiki myself. I want to do that online, via a YouTube channel, especially for people with PAIS. We can use all the support we can get right. I’ll let you know once my first video is posted. Perhaps it can bring you some comfort. And about connecting: you have reached me (and a lot of others), and I live in the Netherlands, Europe! So you’re not so bad at it ;-). I wish you love and strength.
“I love me some doing. Just give me a whole batch of doing.” Oh yeah. Drug of choice. And the delighted smiles from those who see me doing on a day with energy, just more encouragement to plan and dream about more doing. Of course, they are completely justified in their delight and it is offered in love and it’s MY choice what to do with that. I can choose to surrender to what actually is in this moment. And this one. God help us. We are powerless otherwise.
I hope you can get some sleep Hal. I have been at the ocean this week. Peaceful, waves coming in and going out, the sound of gulls and a gentle breeze. The amazing universe, we are all a part of it. Sending you peaceful thoughts. 🌊
Hi Hal:
Well, just another beautiful podcast of yours. I really enjoyed it, as I have all the others. Maybe you don’t realize it, you do service to me and others with every podcast. I know I’m not alone with this illness and my feelings about it. Your sharing with those who don’t experience the illness is a service in bringing their attention to it.
In my daily 10th step, when it asks if I was selfish today, I say “yup”. It was all about me and self care today. I’m told that self care is not selfish. And it can sure feel that way to me.
Blessings on your day and may your resting improve.
Thanks for being you and sharing it with us.
Loretta
"you do service to me and others with every podcast"...... I couldn't agree more! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for being there Hal. I love your messages.
And you’ve definitely done your share of helping others .
Carry on
I believe you’re gonna outlive this thing. Things are happening.
Love and peace
JIm
Your words are profound. I hear you Hal. I often struggle with my physical losses and I miss everything I used to be able to do. Like going for a walk by myself. Like playing the hammered Dulcimer. Like eating by myself. Like dancing with my husband. It feels like we are being stripped to the bone doesn't it? But do you want to hear something crazy? Sometimes if I listen to a song that my husband and I used to dance to and I really really really imagine how it feels to dance with him it almost feels a bit real. And afterwards, I do feel a sense Of greater love and gratitude. They say the brain cannot tell the difference between a real and an imagined stimulus so I think in those imaginary moments my brain is getting a shot of pleasure hormones.
We have to say kind things to ourselves. Sometimes I say things to myself that I would never say to a friend that I loved. So I have to remind myself to say comforting things as I would comfort a dear friend.
I am deeply grateful for your friendship and for our Sunday gatherings.
I have a major crush on your writing. I have a major crush on you. Don't tell your girlfriend❤️.
I love and respect you Uncle Hal, you’re so beautiful and brave and a wonderful child of creation, please know I care and send you my love, in this moment, peace be upon you, Geraldine
Love you Hal, your voice is so smooth & loving!
Do you have a photo of your dad to share?! Or was he always cleaning, serving others away from the camera? Or the guy behind the camera?! Thanks for your share.
I too have a daughter who is wonderfilled. And an amazing son, and a brilliant wife.
People like them really do make ours lives fully, bright and meaningful. Hang in there, bro!
I have missed your voice and words during this past month. I could listen to you read the phone book and get relaxed. So I'm glad you shared a lot of nothing/something with us today. I continue to mine a lot of wisdom from your music. Today I'm dusting off my digital accordion that I dearly love to play and setting up in the middle of my town square to celebrate Make Music Day, a worldwide observance on the Summer Solstice. I put the accordion aside after a shoulder injury a few years back, but bringing it out again to help fuel some community music making ideas that have been inspired largely by your activities - your projects. "Life Wonderful" is at the top of my set list.
Thanks for the reflections on your father. Was he connected to the UU church also? My father was a "grace-oriented" Southern Baptist minister, who would be heart broken at the brokenness of churches these days. His memory still inspires me daily.
Dear Hal, sounds like you have a great family and you had a great dad. I’m so glad that you could choose gratefulness being in such a difficult situation. I’m also mainly housebound but I can regularly be up for a while. Listening to Reiki videos on YouTube has comforted me a lot and has helped me sleep better. I had a few HELP apheresis treatments recently and they made me feel a little less weak. So I decided to take an online Reiki course myself. And I just got my level 1 certificate! I’m so happy with it. Once I’ve finished level 2 I am allowed to give Reiki myself. I want to do that online, via a YouTube channel, especially for people with PAIS. We can use all the support we can get right. I’ll let you know once my first video is posted. Perhaps it can bring you some comfort. And about connecting: you have reached me (and a lot of others), and I live in the Netherlands, Europe! So you’re not so bad at it ;-). I wish you love and strength.
“I love me some doing. Just give me a whole batch of doing.” Oh yeah. Drug of choice. And the delighted smiles from those who see me doing on a day with energy, just more encouragement to plan and dream about more doing. Of course, they are completely justified in their delight and it is offered in love and it’s MY choice what to do with that. I can choose to surrender to what actually is in this moment. And this one. God help us. We are powerless otherwise.
Sending love.
I hope you can get some sleep Hal. I have been at the ocean this week. Peaceful, waves coming in and going out, the sound of gulls and a gentle breeze. The amazing universe, we are all a part of it. Sending you peaceful thoughts. 🌊
Good Morning! I’ve been sleeping badly just can’t find a comfortable position. Then dog comes in and stretches out and there’s no use. Long nights!
Heat wave coming! Hope the AC doesn’t go out!
I will meet you sometime I feel it in my bones( which hurt this morning BTW)!
Love the word fallow but there is potential there!
Always enjoy your wisdom!