Hi River!

Thanks for letting me know that this blog inspires you. Sometimes it’s hard to feel connected to my readers – give the virtual nature of this whole enterprise – and so I always appreciate hearing from folks that the words are meaningful, or inspiring, or something groovy like that.

It sounds like you are in an interesting and powerful place. Big things going on there. Right whispering is a mighty thing.

Thank you, as always, for your comments. 🙂

XOZ

As for my own right blogging/living, I think what I can most say is I show up as authentic. I am a fairly WYSIWYG kind of woman. (Does that also mean I come under right techy too?)

I too am in an in between place but am finding the needed plateau as a time of integration before the next big screaming jump with my bungee cord of Life. I am still working on that surrender thing. Found out that if I don’t keep the commitments to myself then how could I begin to trust and surrender to the great Unseen. I guess that is right speech even if spoken in a whisper in my head.

Thanks always for your words that provoke my thoughts. You are a blessing.
River

ah, yes, forgetting which agreement is which or forgetting an agreement altogether… i do that on occasion. and after i google it, i do a personal inventory around it and see where in my life i could apply it more. like that.

and you are very welcome, dear one.

xos

Hi Jill,

I agree. Anger and mowing people down is not usually an effective strategy. At least, not for me. 😉

I’m glad you think that we think alike, because I also think that, and I like the way you think. 🙂

Here’s to right thinking about right blogging!

XOZ

XOZ

Hi Laura,

I like how you describe that the process of written communication has changed your other forms of communication. I appreciate the pondering of the subject of the impact of blogs and social networking on our lives. There are many consequences that are truly helpful and engaging and progressive. Your comment touches upon this.

For the record, I rarely LOL. Either in “real” life or virtual life. Melissa finds it annoying, as it’s really hard to get me to laugh at her jokes. Not totally sure why that is. But there you go. Did Buddha LOL a lot? I wonder. . . .

Thanks for dropping by! Always good to see you here. 🙂

XOZ

Hi Sqqqqqquirrel!

I’m glad to know that you’re such a frequent chuckler, chortler and guffawer. The world needs more people like you! 😉

I agree with you about the THK part of the THINK, and not always needing the IN. Or the NI. That sounds even better. I personally like saying things that aren’t at all necessary. There’s much fun to be had there, if you know what I mean. And I think you do.

And congrats on that 4 agreements thing. Seriously. Those are some mighty agreements. Before I knew them better, I would plaly a game of trying to remember them. Whichever one I couldn’t remember was invariably the agreement that I needed to work on the most.

Also, it’s awesome that this blog helps you go deeper. I’m hearing from more people these days that this blog is actually meaningful to them, and that’s incredibly meaningful to me because, well, I’m putting my time and attention into writing it.

So thank you for your true, helpful and kind comment. And personally, I think it was also inspiring and necessary. But maybe that’s just me. 😉

XOZ

Hi Deborah,

Oh yeah, that whole caterpillar thing can be challenging. Especially when you feel like you’re in the middle part, where you’re neither caterpillar or butterfuly, but just some sort of cater-fly soup. Kudos to you for growing beyond what you’ve been, and loving yourself in the process. Good work!

I also appreciate that you’re looking for the beauty of the cocoon place – what a wonderful thing to do!

To right blogging and right cocooning!

XOZ

It is easier for me to be thoughtful as I write than when I talk, but in both I have become quieter, and slower to respond. I use the social networking to focus on concise and clear statements. Knowing that so many are seeing this, I do want to be on point and keep positive energy. It has given me practice for the one on one talking, because I keep seeing the point of clear, honest expression. I do LOL and not say I do. But I never say I do if I don’t. Again, thanks for presenting a simple situation and setting an internal inquiry in motion.
A Faithful Follower of the Inquiring Mind that is Z.

this blog post brought to mind Ruiz’s First Agreement – be impeccable with your word…

i lol frequently. well, i chuckle, chortle and guffaw frequently – at least once or ten times per day. 🙂

as far as right living goes, there are a few acronyms with which most of us are familiar – THINK – is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind? and WAIT – Why Am I Talking? – both of which Bruner referenced a couple of Sundays ago.

one that i use that’s not really an acronym but it is a simplified version of THINK – is, is it Truthful, Helpful and Kind? those are the big 3. i don’t think everything we say needs to be inspiring or necessary, necessarily. 😉 but i do think it would benefit everyone if we were all coming from a place of conscientiousness and love. we are all human, and i’m aware that i’m not as enlightened as i’d like to be. so it’s good for me to pay closer attention to what is coming out of my mouth… is it truthful, helpful and kind? 2/3 doesn’t cut it…

part of right living, for me, is practicing forgiveness. it’s stepping out of self-righteousness and embracing the Truth of who i am and what the situation is, and realizing that there’s nothing to forgive. it’s all god and none of it is personal. whenever someone is criticizing me, s/he is telling me his/her story, not mine.

and i am becoming more and more aware of my reactions and responses, knowing that however i react or respond is directly connected to what i think about myself at a conscious or subconscious level. it’s my story.

you know, now that i think about it, i pretty much follow the Four Agreements… i didn’t realize that before now…

one of my favorite things about your blog, z, is that it gets me to go deeper. i actually have really amazing realizations when i’m thinking about what i’m reading here. so, thank you! (i hope that was helpful on some level, cuz it was truthful and kind.) 🙂

love,
xos