I agree Jai's email was helpful to us in Lincoln. Can people please put their names in when they write? Slsweet questioned residency of Jai, who has been a resident for years, but didn't follow practice of adding their name. And email [email protected] doesn't tell us much.
Joan Kimball * --Thich Nhat Hanh* On Sun, Jul 6, 2025, 9:23 AM Marietta Hitzemann < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Ruth Ann. > > And to answer the question: Many of us in Lincoln are anxious about the > impact that spending bill will have both on the nation in general and on > our neighbors here in Lincoln specifically. So it seems clear to me what > Jai’s kind and lovely expression of support, concern, and compassion has to > do with Lincoln… > > Cheers - > > Marietta > > On Jul 6, 2025, at 8:04 AM, RAandBOB <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jai Kaufman is a Lincoln resident. She can post these thoughtful musings > as she wishes. I forone found this one uplifting. > > Ruth Ann > (She, her, hers) > > On Jul 5, 2025, at 11:25 PM, slsweet830 via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > What does this have to do with our town of Lincoln? I would like the > moderators to limit Lincoln Talk to anything pertaining TO LINCOLN ONLY. > > > > Sent from my Galaxy > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Andrea Reynes <[email protected]> > Date: 7/5/25 10:13 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: Jai Kaur <[email protected]> > Cc: Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Spiritual Perspective this July 4th > > Thank you, Jai Kur , a building meditation. > > > Andrea Reynes > Animal Care > Animal Journalist > Http://Andrea-Reynes-2fpw.square space.com > > On Jul 4, 2025, at 11:04, Jai Kaur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Neighbors* > > > > *When I read this email from my friend and colleague, Linda, I felt so > moved and uplifted by the truth and encouragement in her words.* > > *I could not have said it better so I am sharing it here on LT with the > intention it may have a similar effect on all who take the time to read it > (about 30 seconds!). * > > *I hope it offers you a reframe, attitude adjustment, wake-up call, > clarity in vision and perspective, and strengthening of purpose – some or > all of these.* > > > > *with care,* > > *~Jai Kaur Healing Arts* *LCMT, CLT, NCTMB, E-RYT500* > > *Massage**+Yoga+Ayurveda * > > *C: 781.738.1920 * > > *www.JaiKaurHealingArts.com <http://www.JaiKaurHealingArts.com>* > > *[email protected] <[email protected]> * > > > > > > *Reflections on Freedom – July 4th* > > Yesterday, the Republican-led House passed one of the most devastating > spending bills in recent memory—one that celebrates wealth and power while > further harming the vulnerable. Like many, I felt a wave of grief, anger, > and helplessness. > > What kind of freedom are we celebrating when so many are struggling to > survive? > What kind of independence is this, if we cannot care for each other? > > And yet—today, I return to a deeper truth. > Because real freedom isn’t handed to us by governments. > It’s something we remember in our bones. > It lives in the soul. > > Spiritual freedom says: *No matter what the outer world does, I can > choose how I meet it.* > I can meet cruelty with *compassion*. > I can meet injustice with *fierce love*. > I can meet despair with *the quiet knowing that light is still here—and I > am part of it.* > > This doesn’t mean bypassing the pain. It means transmuting it. > > So on this Independence Day, I am declaring my *soul's sovereignty.* > > I free myself from hopelessness. > I free myself from the illusion that the powerful always win. > I free myself from waiting for someone else to fix it. > > Instead, I recommit to the real revolution: > The one that starts in the heart. > The one that whispers: *You are here on purpose. Keep going. 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