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May 4, 2007

In the end, to make a life better . . .

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:13 am

I've been thinking . . .

about Mihaela, Robyn, and Adam, .all three asked me a question — not the same question, but somehow leading to the same answer . . .

I know that on that last day, I will look upon what went before and see that every hurt I caused could have been avoided, if only I had a little more unconditional love to go around.

The words — words that I wrote in beauty and wonder came from love. . . . But sharp, thoughtless replies could not have left their mark, if I had lived the idea of unconditional love at a trying moment.

The father’s hand that held mine gave me unconditional love. I knew it in my soul, in my fingers. I might have passed that love on with a touch, a kind word, a care to someone’s feelings.

If only . . .

Mihaela, Robyn, and Adam, I made this contract once.

I will be the writer that strives to keep alive the music of the language, to hold head and heart together in the words, and to write with hope and passion that one person is better because he or she read what I wrote. – — Contract with Lisa.

On that last day I will have lived it. I will be that writer, that human being.

I have the power to make a life better through the unconditional love inside me.

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31 Comments to “In the end, to make a life better . . .”

  1. May 4th, 2007 at 7:18 am
    Jesse Petersen said

    That is definitely your frequency. We’ve all experienced it.

  2. May 4th, 2007 at 7:29 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Jesse!
    What a lovely comment. You fill me up. Thank you. Every word I write is worth it for every one of you.

  3. May 4th, 2007 at 7:30 am
    Mihaela Lica said

    You have the power to bring to light the deepest thoughts that empower my heart. You have the power to inspire… to make me feel your love, although I am so far! You are more than a writer to me, Liz! Much more.

  4. May 4th, 2007 at 7:37 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mihaela,
    That is good thing, Mihaela, because according my contract here, you are more than a reader to me. . . .

    You inspire and surprise. You change the way I think. You make me humble and proud, while at the same time get me to forget about me.

    That is an amazing gift for anyone to receive. :)

  5. May 4th, 2007 at 9:24 am
    Adam Kayce : Monk At Work said

    You go, girl. I love it.

    You’re pithy, Liz; that’s what it is. You’ve got substance and depth. Sure, everyone does, but this isn’t the only post of yours I’ve read that touches me in a deeper place inside. And for that to come out, it’s gotta come outta somewhere.

    Hope that makes sense. :)

  6. May 4th, 2007 at 9:34 am
    Tariq Khan said

    Liz,

    I agree, and feel the resonance.

  7. May 4th, 2007 at 9:34 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Adam!
    Pithy. Thank you. :)

    That something I said made touched you is really something. Thank you for saying so. You so made my day. :)

  8. May 4th, 2007 at 10:22 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Tariq!
    Thank you. That means so much, especially coming from you.

  9. May 4th, 2007 at 10:27 am
    Adam Kayce : Monk At Work said

    You’re so welcome, Liz. And like Tariq’s comment says, I’m not the only one. ;-)

  10. May 4th, 2007 at 10:41 am
    ME Strauss said

    :)

  11. May 4th, 2007 at 11:04 am
    Indi ProBlogger said

    Ms. Strauss,

    Thanks again for providing an insight on how dear is the term ‘WRITING’ for you.

  12. May 4th, 2007 at 11:36 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi IndiProblogger,
    Thank you for listening and hearing. :)

  13. May 4th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
    GP said

    Proving once again, you can listen as well as you hear… I think it springs from as john denver wrote “you can talk to G-d and listen to his casusal reply”

    GP in Montana

  14. May 4th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
    Lisa said

    Liz,
    I’m sittin’ here waiting for a late client and I saw your post and gasped. That commitment should be on your sidebar, the Liz Manifesto. I had almost forgotten about the post you linked to! I thank you for your constant generosity.

  15. May 4th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Lisa,
    What a wonderful idea! I think I’ll do that very soon. You’re such a brilliant one. :)

  16. May 4th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi GP!
    Listening and hearing are indeed not the same thing. Looking and seeing are likewise.
    I’ve overlooked things I should have been overseeing. I didn’t watch over them.

    Showing up, paying attention, and being there have some importance as well.

  17. May 4th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
    Ellen said

    Liz, once again you blow me away with your words, the wonderful, loving power they have on my heart.

    And, as usual, your words give me pause to think…how can I make a life better. I can through kind and loving words, a smile, encouragement and an open ear.

  18. May 4th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Ellen!
    I’s so lovely and loving for you to share these words with me. Thank you for the generorsity.

  19. May 5th, 2007 at 11:38 am
    Mark Silver said

    Is it true, Liz, that I also sense a… regret… in what you wrote? Maybe I’m misreading, but the regret of not being able to spread more unconditional love at the right moments?

    If that’s true, I hear you- regrets can bubble up to the surface about how things happened.

    One of the things that comforts me is a teaching I have from teacher and spiritual lineage: We aren’t the source of unconditional love- we can receive it, and transmit it, but we can’t create it.

    This takes some of the weight off of my own shoulders in those moments of regret- and helps me to remember that if I’m wanting to give more love, then I need to be humble and receive more love in my heart, first- because I can’t give from an empty barrel.

    Thanks for putting this out there.

  20. May 5th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mark,
    Welcome! I’ve been thinking about your comment for a while and wondering . . . regret? I don’t think of myself as someone who looks back in regret, but still when I think of hurting someone it makes me think I could have a better job with what I have.

    Is that realization or regret? I don’t know. Maybe it’s just fact.

    I see unconditional love as expansive, a giving, a passing on of beauty, an opening up, a letting go of expectations and attachments. I was lucky to have grown up knowing it in another human being who fully lived it.

    It’s powerful thing to be strong enough to love without condition or worry. You say it so well when you point to the openness of the heart that has to be there, the selflessness of love itself.

    Thank you, Mark, for the kindness of this comment that you left me.

  21. May 5th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
    Mark Silver said

    Absolutely, Liz- and thanks for being so thoughtful in response, yourself.

    I see that I made a mistake in what I wrote. I wrote ‘regret’ and what I meant was ‘remorse.’ Oops. I need to pay more attention…

    Remorse for me is the healthy realization- the word you used above- that something went in a way that perhaps wasn’t in the highest for everyone concerned, and that I could use to learn from that realization. There is no regret, or shame about it… just realization, and learning, and willingness to make good if there is anything that needs attending to.

    I feel remorse at my use of the word, ‘regret.’ :) Thanks for thinking into it- your response helped me realize I oopsed on that one.

    ahhh. mistakes… my spiritual teacher says that ‘mistakes are the doorway to holiness.’ :)

  22. May 5th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mark!
    regret, remorse, realization, response, reminders, re-minders. Lots of “re” words. :)

    I bet we could come up with 50 more. :)

    Ah mistakes, I’ve made so many of them. They’ve all been when my heart wasn’t connected to my head. (The other ones were just errors.) Luckily I figured that part out so I don’t keep walking into the same walls — well, not quite as much. :)

  23. May 6th, 2007 at 2:23 am
    Janice said

    Hi Liz,

    Beautiful words that simply touch and move me to my soul :)

    Unconditional love is so important and yet, sometimes, in day-to-day living, I tend to overlook it. Your post serves to remind me and I must always consciously give thanks to the unconditional love I receive and pass it on… to share with my family and friends.

    Unconditional love is a reflection of our attitude in life and as mentioned in recent report of an interview with Bob Proctor, attitude is our thoughts, our feelings and actions and it affects the whole person and our own personality.

  24. May 6th, 2007 at 5:05 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi janice!
    Thank you and welcome! Freedom from expectation and generosity of spirit make a real difference in how we filter what we see.

    Thank you so much for adding to the conversation.

    You’re not a stranger anymore.

  25. May 6th, 2007 at 11:20 am
    Janice said

    Hi LIz,

    Thanks for the WARM welcome, create a fuzzy nice feeling in me

    I’m new to the blogosphere (think that what it’s being called) and your comments that I’m not a stranger anymore really warmed my heart.

  26. May 6th, 2007 at 11:35 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hey Janice,
    You’ll like the folks who hang out around here. We’re pretty laid back and we like people, especially people who like other people. :)

    Welcome to the blogosphere. Making comments after two blog posts. You seem to know your way around pretty well for a new guy. :)

  27. May 7th, 2007 at 1:51 am
    Janice said

    Hi Liz

    Thanks for the praise and encouragement :)

    There are still terms that sound foreign to me in my forage into Blogosphere… tagging, trackback and others..

    Cheers
    Janice

  28. May 7th, 2007 at 5:28 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Janice,
    It’s amazine how quickly you’ll pick up the terms . . .

    tagging — asking someone to answer a question you just wrote about

    trackbacks — linking back to a post from within a post that you have just written with an answer, almost like replying to it

    Most of the the terms are like sex education they won’t make sense until you need to use them. :)

  29. May 7th, 2007 at 7:42 am
    Janice said

    Haha, Thanks, Liz for the explanations.

    Just came across these terms but never knew what it means

  30. May 7th, 2007 at 7:57 am
    ME Strauss said

    Janice,
    I didn’t even think to tell you. In the sidebar up there . . . find the NEW BLOGGER page. There’s lots of good stuff. :)

  31. May 7th, 2007 at 9:47 am
    Robyn said

    Liz, your words are like a touchback. My roots differ just a bit…I lost my Dad early in life because he was killed in war. My mom’s love was so powerful, it was a legacy that I want to pass on. :-)

    May you keep writing and reaching out to others and may SOBCon be your crown jewel!

    Thanks for your inspiration today, Liz.

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