We do not choose our ‘family’, but we do choose those who we allow into our inner circle.
Imagine what the world might be like if the circle expanded, if the notion of family went beyond blood relatives and genetic links, and was extended to those who are ostensibly dissimilar to us by virtue of birthplace, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexuality etc.
“The mandala is, in essence, a visualization tool, a symbol of a perfect world in which we are all perfect beings practicing the pure loving kindness and compassion that is innate in all living beings. Visualizing oneself in the center of this perfect world of the mandala creates the conditions for us to behave towards others with kindness and compassion, which in turn, causes them to develop a similar outlook and leads to the creation of such a perfect world.”
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My question is.. how many believe this, and how many actually live by it?
On choisit pas sa famille,
On choisit pas ses parents,
On choisit pas, non plus,
Les trottoirs de Manille,
De Paris ou d’Alger,
Pour apprendre à marcher…
French song telling what you represented here 🙂
Nice photos!!!
Merci beaucoup!
Lovely post.
A nice ‘take’ on family I thought. And I agree, it is who we allow in that matters most
we do choose FRIENDS who we allow to enter our inner circle of team works. I call them FAMILY too …
Nice shot of the DPSC gym! I used to do netball “training” there back when I was about 8. Weird.
Great post ,Long live for inner circle 🙂
nice pics