EVERMORE

Sandy Bee, God rest his soul, is my example of one who got over himself. I know this because he never publicly castigated his so-called friends for their mud-slinging bumper sticker. More importantly, he never got any credit for that! He only got more and more people quoting the stickers as proof of his not being up to their high standards. Which never lessened his belief in the goodness of God and that God had his back. Now that is righteous.

I'm doing the mental arm-wrestle right this minute with a friend who is getting over on me. I'm justifying setting her straight, and I have the ammo to do it. Because I am right and she is just wrong. (Quoth the ego, "Evermore.")

Then I read today's Easwaran, and...here we go again...God talking directly to me. In the first paragraph, Easwaran writes that in personal relationships friends will dump on us and we will want to dump back: But that is just where the Gita or Jesus or the Buddha would say, 'No. That is the way of the weak.' Stick it out: not by becoming a doormat..., but by resolutely refusing to hurt anyone no matter how much you have been hurt.

I mentioned Sandy first off because of the fact that I knew him, I saw him DO that which I am trying to do. I believe the Bible, the Gita, Jesus, the Buddha, don't doubt any of them for a minute, but I personally knew Sandy. There's where the proof is for me.

I can believe in that which I have not seen till my face falls off, but seeing it on the hoof? That's what tells me I can do this. I have seen it done.

That is more proof that always and all ways God knows my needs. He knew that in my life I would need to meet up with Sandy, et al., that I would need the special tools they used, and by using those same tools I can get over myself with my latest "wrong" friend. Maybe I'll just name her "me."

Love and laugh.

Thank you.