happy * cheerful * joy-filled * light

i am blessed 

to receive

3 spiritual teachings 

(excluding our daily dose

of hummie joy-blessings!)

this Christmas,

only one of them

coming from 

a spiritual teacher!

(there's a spiritual teaching in there!)

the 1st one 

came from Tomas' (and my!) cousin,

Carmen

i recently renamed her

the Mother Teresa of abandoned dogs+cats

she wrote on her fb page

"Llegado el momento de hacer balance, llego a la conclusión de que, a pesar de lo difícil que ha sido este año para mí, con importantes ausencias, humanas y animales...al final tengo la obligación moral de ser feliz y estar alegre, porque la vida te quita...pero constantemente te sigue dando..."

google translate says,

Time to take stock, I came to the conclusion that, despite how difficult it has been for me this year, with important absences, human and animal, in the end I have a moral obligation to be happy and cheerful, because life takes away, but constantly keeps on giving. 

Wow.

a moral obligation to be happy and cheerful

yes!!!

how profoundly wise

touches my heart

thank you, dearest Carmen!

the second teaching

came as the exact medicine at the exact moment

as always! 

oh, my heart!

pure *J*O*Y*

thank you, dearest Eckhart!

<3 <3 <3

i posted the Ode to Joy lyrics here 

in the summertime

the third nugget 

of spiritual wisdom

came from 

Queen Elizabeth ll

in her Christmas message 2015

a few highlights that touched my heart:

* from The Gospel of John ~

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

* Christ's unchanging message that we should love one another.

* Be thankful for the people who bring love and happiness into our own lives,

and look for ways of spreading that love to others,

whenever and wherever we can. 

* An old saying, "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness."

* Be thankful for all that brings light into our lives."

light

light

light

yes

yes

yes

thank you, Your Magesty!

so grateful

for the abundance 

of deep wisdom 

given so freely

exactly when it's required

blessed * blessed * blessed 

beyond measure

thank You!