An example of the "human condition," according to me: We are feeling at sixes and sevens with a friend, partner, parent, spouse, whomever because they do not choose to understand us. They just want to be understood. That feels selfish and self-centered to us, and we want to explain that to them so they will understand.
Then the "spiritual plane" to me: We know until knowing becomes acceptance that he is not our problem, and we are not resisting her, personally. Our resistance is our problem, our unscratchable itch, as it were. It is our self-centered perspective that makes their actions unacceptable, i.e., resistible, that is our sore point.
The solution is simple...never easy, but simple. All we must needs do is change our mind. And there it is. Upgrading our attitude will upgrade our problem but we must go to God to do that. The reasoning mind is reasoning, it is not stupid, necessarily. If we believe we are right, just saying we are going to change our mind will not get us there. We have to go for inside help.
Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise. When we put on a different mind, heaven takes care of itself. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," December 23, 2017
Thank you.
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