Fr. Richard Rohr has written, “If
there is nothing in your life to cry about, if there is nothing in your life to
complain about, if there is nothing in your life to yell about, you must be out
of touch. We must all feel and know the pain of humanity. The free space that
God leads us into is to feel the full spectrum, from great exaltation and joy,
to the pain of mourning and dying and suffering….The totally free person is one
who can feel all of it and not be afraid of any of it.”
That speaks to my soul.
I never thought I could be a
totally free person…I never thought anybody could be a totally free person, now
that I consider it. But it is possible, and I know this to be true purely
because I’ve learned the art of “Thank You.”
I’m sure that this is not absolute,
but in general whenever my thoughts start to ask God for this or that…health,
wealth, wisdom, chocolate…I consciously turn my mind to “Thank You for
everything in my life just as it is right this very minute.” At which point I
do not feel totally free or cosmically lifted…in truth, that simply starts my thoughts
on a different path…it’s the best way in the world to forget whatever I was
hankering for.
It may not be that “Thank You” is
cosmic, it may just be that age and interruptions are great aids in forgetting.
Whatever, it works!
Thank You.
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