OUR JOB IS TO LET IT

The trouble with resentments is they do not have to be our own to do our thinking for us. Gertrude's resentment of something I said, John's resentment of something you did become our resentment if we take their resentment personally.

Taking anything personally is resistance walking. Resistance, a.k.a., push back, which we call "taking care of myself," "setting boundaries," or, my personal favorite, "venting." Venting is a favorite to so many of us because it allows us to badmouth others under a high-tone label.

There are many counselors, psychiatrists, advice columnists...advice givers...who can nail any problem and its solution in a heartbeat.

It boils down to: The problem is, "You're taking it personally." The solution is, "Don't take it personally."

And all have their own all-but-guaranteed "how to" not take it personally. Most of which work sometime, none of which work on a daily basis...according to me.

I'm a believer that the only fail-safe solution to our taking life personally is spiritual in nature, and all it asks is that we give over. We must give up the idea that we need to take care of ourselves against anything. We do need to take care of ourselves...and the way to do that is to  turn our will and our life over to the care of the God of our own understanding.

It can and will light the path on which we walk, speak through our mouths, think through our brains...in short, intervene in our lives in our behalf. Our job is to let It.

Thank You.