THE INNER ROAD TO FREEDOM

I dreamed last night:

Tom disrespects me. I react in kind, then I gossip to Sylvia about Tom's actions. I immediately regret the gossip, and I want to walk it back...but my objective for walking it back is just so Sylvia (and I) will think it shows spiritual growth.

I recall lecturing others: "Just so you'll not be blind-sided again, it is always you...it is never them.'" My upset with Tom over Tom's upset with me is mine. Tom's upset with me is Tom's.

The question is: What if what Tom does with his upset with me is entirely contingent upon what I do with mine?

What if that is the "Way of the Cross?"

What if the "Way of the Cross" is the inner road to freedom?

Maybe the inner road to freedom is, quite simply, forgiveness. That's all...forgiveness of you, of me, of us...forgiveness of all known and unknown prickly pears or atomic bombs. With the kicker being that self cannot forgive...forgiveness is of God.

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, 'Let it be, oh, let it be.' -- "Let It Be," The Beatles

Thank you.