Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt. -- Norman Cousins
Today, "...so no thought...is without its effects..." lit up my mind. This says no more than the admonition that if we have lust in our hearts, we've already committed adultery. It's just that it is said by a modern man in today's world...a well-known modern man, not just some woo-woo guy walking by... or me to myself.
Rohr says something to the effect that authentic spiritual growth is always about us...that we must change first.
That change, of course, begins with our thoughts... change our thinking, change our very lives. Which goes back to my belief that changing our mind is the hardest thing life asks of us. Probably because all that real change requires is for us to quit thinking about ourselves and start thinking about others...first.
Thank you.
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