This I gratefully know: My greatest gift has been my acceptance of who I am, just as I am...good, bad, ugly, warts and wonderment and to love me anyway...and to falter in that loving acceptance on occasion. (I'm convinced we falter just to bring God into our conscious awareness. Where do we go but to God when we're floundering in our own selfdom?)
I once had a friend who wanted to be me...for whatever reason that I cannot imagine...but she all but made herself sick trying to do what I do, say what I say, think what I think. Made me half crazy, too.
From that experience, I did learn a vital lesson, and I sincerely hope she did, too. What I learned is who I am right now, right here in my socks, is who God loves. Who I want to be, if it is not me, is not available to God...because that one is not available.
My spiritual practice is to sit each day in childlike sincerity with an inner stance that offers the least resistance to being overtaken by the God-given, godly nature of myself just the way I am. -- Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member, James Finley
Thank you.
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