♥️🐺 The Son & The Sky Raina ♥️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

I would like to pay gratitude to my children. Every day that I think of you and lead my life with you on my mind and in my heart, I rest truly. Even when I am awake it feels like a peaceful dream.

Forever grateful.

I’ll always have your back.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

I heard this from something or somewhere once and it really resonated with me.

“You go quicker alone, further together”

Just like it is said that two heads are better than one, there is strength in numbers.

Whether it’s a relationship with another, a community or a united nation… world, this is true.

Next time you tie your shoes use one hand. Next time you are cold imagine having less layers. Imagine what it would be like to only be able to rely on yourself.

It will be obvious when it’s distance you prioritize over pace or vice versa what is most contextually appropriate.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

It can be hard to forgive. It can be hard to say I am sorry. Even harder sometimes is to apologize and forgive yourself.

I am practicing both my apologies and my ability to forgive.

I have been practicing mostly in private but very recently I have opened up to the practice not being confined by embarrassment. This is tough for me because while practicing both apologies and forgivenesses, (mostly apologies) I weep.

I have noticed that there is an order of operations to harvest the biggest yield with this effort. Forgive yourself only once you made sure any apology due is observed. Forgive others before seeking an apology “owed”.

If compelled to apologize or forgive again, do so with the same vigor that moved you originally. Refine through repetition, just like anything else.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

Today for me, is about balance. On the Autumnal Equinox the length of day and night are equal.

There is a balanced sacred geometry that appears endlessly throughout our existence. You can find it in NATURE and in the COSMOS. Just like how you can find it in your life, if you seek it.

I like to say the UNIVERSE speaks to you… but only if you are listening.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

Sometimes we ask ourself, “How much sleep did I get last night?”. We then count the hours and use that length of time as our answer.

Quality sleep comes from more than just the amount of hours in slumber. Quality includes how well rested and recovered you feel when waking up and throughout the day. It includes how you prepare for sleep just before bed as well as how you prepare for sleep immediately after waking up.

As I continue to refine my sleep routine I find it keeps me accountable for almost everything else. Only second to being a father is sleep in my priorities.

Rest well.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

This morning I walked down to the river to pay gratitude for the day as the sun began to rise. The exact spot I decided to ground my bare feet into the earth I noticed a white crystal on the ground and picked it up. This crystal was the first I had ever found in nature.

Some may find meaning when something appears to be more than a coincidence. Some may dismiss experiences if there was nothing of significance for them to retain. Some may attempt to find significance in an experience and may become frustrated or dissatisfied if it’s not apparent.

I like to think any moment holds the possibility to be significant with the aid of additional perspective(s).

I don’t need anyone or anything to tell me what the moment holds for me. If I am present in that moment, any validation is a redundant memory.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you.

Feat of Strength is defined as, “An act needing great strength to complete”.

Today I was meditating on the riverbank and I removed my shoes so that I could press my bare feet into the earth.

Normally I do not like my feet being even slightly dirty. Now I am starting to think that if my feet have earth on the bottom of them, they are more “clean” than without it. I brushed my feet off and they appear clean but I know the earth that remains is not dirt or dirty. It is a reminder of an intentional connection I made earlier this day with Mother Earth.

I love you all.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I love you all.

I wanted to share something that I thought about this morning while walking along the river. While swinging my arms to and fro while walking I accidentally snagged the cord to my headphones yanking my device from my pocket and onto the ground. My immediate reaction was to be upset but very quickly I realized this wouldn’t help me. In fact, it only made my situation worse because now I felt upset and my device was potentially damaged.

I collected myself in a few moments after reminding myself that things like this will happen again and again but it’s up to me to decide how I want to feel about it after my initial reaction. I chose to not be upset and after examining my device I realized nothing important was scratched or damaged.

There is only one time I can think of that anger may serve you. When somebody or something backs you into a corner, your anger can outweigh any fear you may have and morph into courage when combined with love and perseverance.

Choose love whenever possible.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

I used to think that I could only see when my eyes were open. But now I know I can see with my eyes open or closed. When my eyes are open I see with my mind. When my eyes are closed I can see with my heart. I’m figuring out slowly it is possible to also see with your heart and eyes at the same time. When your eyes and heart see at the same time, you are now looking at everything.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺

Hola!

You know how the sun rises every morning? Our earth rotates and is on a slight tilt while this happens. As the earth rotates the sun appears to go up and down in the sky. It’s actually the sun that is “still” and the earth that is moving. We may think that we are still but this is almost never true. Even the sun that we orbit is moving, as is everything always. The only time we are truly still is when we are in the present moment and we make a choice to be still. Still last as long as you are present. But be careful to remain still too long. You risk losing new lines of sight that could enhance your view.

I love you.

Papa ❤️🐺