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Reflecting on Service

Mayte Picco-Kline — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:00:11 +0000

Many years ago, while walking on a street full of shops and restaurants in my hometown I noticed in a store window what seemed to be a sheet announcing something that was being sold inside. I felt a strong desire to read it and it was then when I first encountered meaningful words of wisdom from Mother Teresa highlighting that at the heart of life is service.

Discovering the value of serving others in conceptual terms made an impact on me as I was precisely on the path of exploring my mission in life and how I would start fulfilling it, during those enthusiastic teenage years.

A beautiful Sufi melody speaks of this golden stepping stone to wholeness in living, an embrace of unity in generosity:

"From you… I receive

to you… I give

Together we share…

from this we live."

I invite you to take a few moments for contemplation:

How am I contributing to the well–being of others in the present?

How can I better use my special talents?

What fields of potentially broader service to society would I like to explore?

Joyful thoughts as we embrace 2012!!!

Practical Balance

Mayte Picco-Kline — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:00:11 +0000

Every once in a while I like to share with you some of the pearls of wisdom from Diane Dreher's “The Tao of Inner Peace.” Take a look at this perspective of balance…

Look at the patterns that emerge. Are your days balanced?

Are there some things you can delegate, eliminate, or otherwise simplify?

Is there anything missing from your life?

Can you make room for it by scaling down your involvement in other areas?

Think of yourself as an architect designing a beautiful living structure.

“I Am” by Peace Pilgrim

Mayte Picco-Kline — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:00:22 +0000

Peace Pilgrim, a lady who walked a pilgrimage in the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico for 28 years, also wrote a few poems and songs. My very favorite song of Peace is called, “I Am”. It is a joy to share with you today a version recently posted on YouTube, sung by Kathy Miller, who was a member of the Friends of Peace Pilgrim and made her transition to spirit in 2006. This song is with images of Peace.

The Awe of What can Be

Mayte Picco-Kline — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:10:37 +0000

One of our joys in life is to create our dreams of the future, a vision, our ideals, that whenever possible we focus on manifesting in the here and now. In this context, every once in a while I find meaningful sharing with you one of the powerful ideas emanated from my participation in the teachings of Marc Edmund Jones that relate with the topic at hand. Marc talked in myriad ways about the everlasting potential we explore throughout life.

Here’s my interpretation of one of his thoughts: “When the soul quickens to the Presence within and finds expression in some act of special creativeness, we find consummation in fulfillment of our potential.”

Creativity resides within each one of us. How do you express yours?

I look forward to our communications.

Time for Inward Contemplation

Mayte Picco-Kline — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:00:21 +0000

This day I would like to share with you, dear friends around the world, my comments to a person who wrote for advice. She said, “Thanks for your words of inspiration. I'm going through a difficult time right now. I dropped out of a meaningful group. I'm changing so much and so fast I need time by myself to figure things out. I feel like I turned myself inside out. I made a complete circle, and feel like I am right back were I started. Although, I'm a totally different person now. What's next? All I can do is pray for guidance. Thanks again.”

My comments to her: “Taking time for ourselves can be a grand opportunity for healing. There are times for reaching out to others and times when inward contemplation will bring the highest rewards. You are very close to your inner being in a deep desire to experience inner peace and I trust your recent decision is the best for you and all. When we feel we have gone through a whole circle I invite you to consider the possibility that we are moving in a spiral … each cycle being wider than the previous one and we become a different person continuously, ever with more experience and understanding. What is next? Perhaps this is a time to let go and flow with the call of your inner being. Patience is important. My suggestion would be to take whatever time may be needed, knowing that answers will evolve at the right moment. I see you are flowing with life.”

One of my recent mottos has been, “Trust. Be. Rejoice.”

Discovering a Challenge

Mayte Picco-Kline — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:04 +0000

A book I have been recommending for years is “The Tao of Inner Peace” by Dianne Dreher. I find her approach most practical as we strive to embrace a state of dynamic harmony within ourselves. One of her suggestions is to find a meaningful challenge that makes any life an adventure.

Here are some of her suggestions in such exploration:

Can you see each day as a chance to practice what you believe?
Can you do something each day to renew your sense of challenge?
Could you benefit from more conscious discipline in following your goals?

Close your eyes and see yourself doing these things, living with greater joy, energy and adventure. How do you feel?

Peace Pilgrim and Her Message

Mayte Picco-Kline — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:00:36 +0000

When I first encountered the Peace Pilgrim book many years ago I became inspired to share her teachings in Spanish and translated her book to my first-language — that became the beginning of my work for peace. This day I would like to invite you to visit the Friends of Peace Pilgrim website, and explore at your own pace her teachings and expanded contribution to society.

From 1953 to 1981 Peace Pilgrim walked more than 25,000 miles on a personal pilgrimage for peace. She vowed to “remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace, walking until given shelter and fasting until given food.” In the course of her 28-year pilgrimage she touched the hearts, minds, and lives of thousands of individuals all across North America. Her message continues to inspire people all over the world: www.peacepilgrim.org

May you have an opportunity to do so, come to the home town where Peace Pilgrim was born, Egg Harbor City, New Jersey on the weekend of July 16-18 for our annual Peace Pilgrim birthday celebration. For more details please see: http://www.peacepilgrim100.org/index.htm

From Peace Pilgrim:

The power of thought. “Do you know that every moment of your life you’re creating through thought?”

Bringing our lives into harmony with the laws that govern the universe. As Peace said, to attain inner peace we need to align the way we live with our beliefs.

Finding our place in the life pattern. We are all cells in the body of humanity — all of us, all over the world. Each one has a special contribution to make, and the guidance to find our mission in life comes from within.

Focus is Manifestation – Part V

Mayte Picco-Kline — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:00:59 +0000

To close my blogs about my strategy in managing life challenges, today I would like to talk about some final key elements in my process, which became instrumental in attaining a sense of transcendence and completeness. (For antecedents on this topic please see my previous blogs, Focus is Manifestation – Parts I to IV.)

I would love to hear your comments as you see fit.

In a conversation with a friend, he emphasized that finding the “right moment” when dealing with disease or challenging circumstances is of supreme importance for the unfoldment of health. In my own healing work when I first experienced severe tinnitus I knew that moment had come when I moved from the phase of uncertainty to the stage of rebuilding my life. I still remember the day when the great insight came to me… I realized I had to live… pure and simple… it was a supreme need to live that took me into a firm determination and shift from an approach of “live with it” or “cope” to manage and transcend tinnitus in a renewed spirit of wellness and completeness. Yes, I was going to be able to do so if I could only decide… truly from the depths of my being… that I could do it.

Such initial one moment of supreme importance was strengthened by the realization that pain is for a purpose.

Marc Edmund Jones, founder of the Sabian Assembly, spoke of these things and here are some of his insights:

Experience is rehearsal. Experience is under continuous reconstruction.
Every limitation in life is an opportunity for the clarification of one’s direction in a wider perspective, never a set-back or an obstacle.
The person with many troubles is alive and their contribution may possibly be greater than that of someone with high success in smooth living.
Suffering is pain with a purpose. When suffering, a person may enter into deeper realms of living and lift life to higher levels of experience and understanding.

Finally, here are a few additional comments to round out Focus is Manifestation, an approach to meaningful living, also supported by insights of another dear friend who made her transition to spirit four years ago.

Remember, you receive from it what you put into it.
Ask, what can I do with this? — What is it good for?
Create! Ask, how can I make this a creative challenge rather than an overwhelming obstacle?
Appreciation is a key.
You make your reality via the significance you give to your experience.
Act “as if.”
Be yourself — manifest your full potential!

Focus is Manifestation – Part IV

Mayte Picco-Kline — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:00:36 +0000

On this occasion, I would like to share with you some of the keys I have developed that have worked for me in managing life challenges, during the third phase when we experience a deep need to move ahead as a series of strategies unfold to create a renewed identity, new goals and a fresh sense of mission in intentional living, and to some extent a new future. (For antecedents on this topic please see previous blogs, Focus is Manifestation – Parts I, II and III)

Stage III. Rebuilding

Visualize success.
Choose new pattern before a routine establishes itself.
Keep open communication with meaningful people about feelings, plans.
Set new priorities.
Think creatively – brainstorm.
Establish renewed goals.
List accomplishments.
Use time effectively.
Continue assessing interests.
Remember it is a process – it takes time for results.
Be aware of new stress factors.
Be optimistic – there is always hope.
List needed adjustments.
Communicate needs.
Notice the difference – and celebrate progress.

Focus is Manifestation – that is, how you think and act is what will be – is my approach to life. As a result, tinnitus does not control my life anymore, and I now have a great sense of wellness and renewed health. I know that whatever I experience is a privilege, an opportunity to understand life better, to know who I am and where I’m heading — an opportunity for transcendence.

Final comments on this topic in my next blog.

Focus is Manifestation – Part II

Mayte Picco-Kline — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:00:24 +0000

Today I would like to share with you some of the keys I have developed that have worked for me in managing life challenges, during the first phase when we go through rejection and denial, refusing to accept that things have changed and loosing a sense of serenity and inner poise. (For antecedents on this topic please see my previous blog, Focus is Manifestation – Part I)

Stage I. Confronting New Reality

Get involved in a low risk, high reward commitment.
Reach out for ideas and support.
Give it time.
Stay in touch with own thoughts and feelings.
Exercise.
Implement practical measures and test how they work.
Seek out information.
Focus forward rather than backward.
Stay in contact with family and friends.
Re-examine daily activities and see how they fit into new circumstances.