HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

The ego moves forward by contraction, self-protection, and refusal, by saying no. The soul, however, does not proceed by contraction but by expansion. It moves forward not by exclusion, but by inclusion and by saying yes. -- Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," July 14, 2014

I love when I get a blinding flash of the obvious, and shortly thereafter it is validated when I read something written by a respected authority. I awoke this morning with my almost-first thought being, "Until I feel no resistance at all toward Herkimer's agitation, I will be tied to his agitation."

Later I read Rohr's Meditation, above, and I knew again that it is my ego dictating my resistance.

Here's my good news: I now believe that knowing it "again" is doing it right. I no longer expect (I still want) upon understanding an ego-mire, that, by that understanding, henceforth and forever I will walk free. No. I will henceforth be heading in a new direction...away from ego, toward God. The road, however, is rocky and the path is steep, and we take our rest stops as necessary. It is the rest stops that become less necessary!

Another paradox...the rest stop, our once longed-for respite, becomes our "Oh no, not again," and morphs into our, "I'm still heading in the right direction...thank you."

God is so good to us.

Thank you.