Welcome to ~~~Life As a Wave~~~,
If you have found yourself here, we hope you will stay and peruse our site. It is a work in progress, but aren’t we all!? With everything going on in the world and changes happening so quickly, we wanted to get this up and running as soon as we could.
We are a group of people who want to write about what has inspired us…what continues to inspire us. We want to capture the progression that takes place as we navigate this world with a clear intention to focus on the good, worthy, higher things. To learn more, visit our Mission Statement page. To add to this mission statement, we would like to provide an explanation of our title. I once had someone illustrate the theory of interconnectedness to me with the metaphor of the individual waves that compose the ocean. It went something like this: we are all an individual wave—unique and purposeful—but we are also, simultaneously, the ocean. We are inseparable from each other. We impact each other, crash into each other, carry each other and form each other. Thus, you will find here the narratives of waves—individuals who are flowing and moving on their own while remaining always connected to the larger power that joins it to every other drop in the ocean. If this metaphor resonates with you, please share that connection with us.
While you’re here, you can find newstories that grabbed our attention at Have You Heard. Check out Said and Done if you want a daily dose of positivity through the words and stories of inspirational individuals. Our page titled, We Think, Therefore We Art displays some of our own artwork in different forms. Other categories highlight our individual interests and/or stories. One of our favorite aspects of this blog is our community of authors. Right now we are small…but our three authors are passionate about their subjects. Follow ~~~M Wave~~~, ~~~S Wave~~~, ~~~C Wave~~~ and ~~~R Wave~~~ by clicking on their gravatar. We are always looking for other writers to join in as well! On that note, our greatest hope is that YOU will share your story with us. Whether as a comment or a request to join our writing team…please, tell us about your life as a wave. After all, we are all the same ocean.
Enjoy, and thank you for being here.
With love,
Your ~~~Life As a Wave~~~ Writers
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Thanks Kaelinspiration!! I added you to my blogroll so others can share in your journey. Big love!
Happy birthday Simone!
Thanks, Anonymous! Thanks so much for visiting our site!
It’s Simone’s buddy, Monique. Hi!
Hi!!! Thank you for your comment, Mo!! Totally makes my day. Big hugs!
Awesome blog. A great read. Lots to learn. <3
My gravatar…finally…Mind Over Matter.
LOVE the gravatar, KK! Hope you stay connected with the site.
Thank you for following my blog!
Helllo Waves! Thank you, ~S~ for following my blog. I’m so looking forward to read more of your work. I have much to learn from you; thank you! Compassionate eating is always on my mind & I’m usually failing. Currently itching to rewrite my recent poem on the topic — I left it on such down note. You, on the other hand are inspiring!
p.s., I’m curious — where do you stand on honey? I know it sounds odd, coming from an occasional meat eater; but on my vegan days, I do want to walk the talk. Honey seems so complex since bees are used to grow vegetables, too. Or do I have that wrong? I’m likely over-complicating things. Perhaps I should just continue to eat as kindly as possible as often as possible and not worry so much about the details. Thoughts?
I don’t eat honey. It was one of the more recent things to go because I didn’t realize the way that it was “manufactured.” Like many people fall for the guise of “happy cows,” I pictured bees living happily outdoors and making their honey in a white hive that sat in the middle of a green field. Once in a while a man in a white suit would come and gently take out the honey. The bees were fine with it because they had plenty for themselves. Unfortunately, that just isn’t the way it works. You can check out http://www.vegetus.org/honey/honey.htm for the full scoop, but the basic story is that bees are denied their natural social, self-devensive, and nutritional habits so we can take their honey and feed them sugar water or corn syrup instead. Some would say it’s extreme not to eat honey…so be it. I’m following the path of least exploitation. I honor you for your questions and your journey! You’re doing great!
Funny, when I skimmed this reply yesterday on my phone, what I saw was “Don’t eat honey” — and I loved the simplicity of being told what to do.
Now I see I read that incorrectly and am laughing at myself. What you say about how the bees are treated reminds me of something I read the other day about a chemical that kills aphids. I have to blog about it — it’s really sad. Anyway, thanks for your encouragement!
lol. okay then…don’t eat honey!!
Hi Ruth! I love that you greeted us as “waves!” Thanks for getting what we’re all about.
I appreciated your poem because it was so genuine. Sometimes ending on “down” note is what is genuine, right? I’m looking forward to reading more. I began my college studies way back when as a creative writing major and often wish I had stuck with it. I hope you are enjoying your experiences!
Thanks, S. It sounds like we have a lot in common… I went the safer route in college and majored in TV/Film rather than creative writing. Just recently officially declared it my only real regret . . . but am studying now to make up for lost time. With the internet, it’s a wonderful time in history to be a writer. So glad you “found me”! I repeat: I’m going to enjoy reading more of your work here.
I have nominated you for the Reader Appreciation Award. Check it out here http://thesecretkeeper.net/2012/06/09/readers-appreciation-award-nomination/. I hope you like it. the secret keeper aka jennifer
Hi Jennifer! Did I ever officially say “thank you” for your nomination?? Well, if not, “THANK YOU!” This whole blogging thing has been so much fun and so eye-opening and motivating. I’ve loved reading so many other earnest writers like yourself. Have a great night!
you are so marvelous. thank you for making my night, it really is such fun and sometimes serious. i’ve met some of the greatest people in my life doing my blog. who would think something you do alone most of the time would bring on so many emotions. you have a great night yourself. and you are welcom for the nominations for the Reader Appreciation Award. just think we would never have met if it weren;t for the blogging. i love your zen way of being and thinking and expressing yourself. take care. jen
Very inspiring blog! Thanks for following my blog.
Thank you, Ganesh. I enjoyed reading yours as well. Looking forward to staying connected.
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Hi! I’ve nominated you for a Beautiful Blogger award. If you’d like to accept you can read more about it here: http://thesecretkeeper.net/2012/10/17/beautiful-blogger-award-nomination/
Thank you, Jennifer! You are so thoughtful and generous with these nominations. <3 We don't always have time to pay it forward, so to speak, but it mean a lot to us that you consider us worth the praise. Have a wonderful day!
In Love and Light, we are One ~*♥*~
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As the recent recipient of the Very Inspirational Blogger Award, I have proceeded with the process and have included Life As A Wave in my nominations. Thanks for your enjoyable blogs and information.
Tom Fitzgerald
SpiritsOnaLearning Adventure
Thank you, Tom!
*waves to S* Thanks so much for taking the time to read my sun post and for the like. =)
Sure thing! Reading your blog is a pleasure.