We must deliberately choose to be instruments of peace—first of all in our minds and hearts. I know that when I regress into any kind of intentional negativity toward anything or anybody, even in my mind, I am actually hurting and harming them and myself. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," November 7, 2019
I seem to have regressed into intentional negativity toward two women in my life, both of whom seem to have regressed into intentional negativity toward me. How smart does one need be to see a red flag waving there?
I'm convinced that these are the type situations we invite into our life in order to use the tools within that are not of the reasoning mind.
My life is proof that I can go toe-to-toe with most anyone's mean, nasty and self-centered...it is emerging from that ego-space when spiritual growth takes hold. It is written, and I do believe, that unity must come first. Unity is our connection with the universe...with each person, puppy and posy, rock and rill, in and of the seen and unseen world.
My test, my goal, is to recognize my intentional negativity, own it so that I can release it before it takes root in my thoughts, and I begin to analyze how to fix it. This is where our rational mind earns its stripes...it can and must keep returning to the fact that God has already "fixed" any problem we can conceive. As in, there is no problem, there is just an ego-glitch in the way we are looking out at our world.
This I know to be true for I have experienced it: My world it is not mine to fix...I am not mine to fix. Who and what I am and what I invite into my life need no fixing. Same goes for any and all others.
The hard part for me this morning is letting that be true for the two women and their intentional negativity. Face it, the ego dies slow, and it leaves hardcore evidence behind.
Ah, and that, too, is of God. He has a whole bag of tricks. What'll you bet they all start with Love and Laugh?
Thank you.
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