HOW TO DE-STING OUR NEMESIS

The key to living a complete and fulfilled life lies in the realization that there is a mystical, transcendental Presence within us that has already provided our infinite supply unto eternity, that contains within itself our companionship unto eternity, and that has within Itself the power of fulfillment. -- Joel Goldsmith, "A Parenthesis In Eternity," p. 269

I've watched some people lose almost everything and everyone in order to hang on to what a friend called their 'triumphant unhappiness.' - Anonymous 

I have those two quotes tacked to my bulletin board where they have been for at least twenty years...I seldom read them. Then, when the time comes, when my seeing-life-sideways is upon me, almost cosmically my eyes are drawn to them. I reread, remember and know peace.

I know peace because I have learned the name and the cause of my "triumphant unhappiness." It is fear, my nemesis, and I know how to de-sting it. I kiss it on the lips, call its name "Blessed," and remember: The key to living a complete and fulfilled life lies in the realization that there is a mystical, transcendental Presence within us that has already provided our infinite supply unto eternity, that contains within itself our companionship unto eternity, and that has within Itself the power of fulfillment. Thank you, Joel Goldsmith.

Thank you.