Let no unkind thoughts of any dwell in your hearts.... Today's "God Calling"
Once we've learned to discipline our tongue, our thoughts are the next (seemingly impossible) hurdle to clear.
The very first unkind thought must be considered our "danger - do not enter" sign. We can be grateful for that one, as opposed to beating ourselves up for it, thus staying stuck there. It's our angel telling us to turn around immediately if not sooner, to go to another thought altogether. I like the thought of a lily of the valley, how it grows...or puppy dogs, good friends, Sunday night before a holiday Monday...any happy thought will work.
Staying at the danger zone, trying to think our way out of it, is akin to walking too close to quicksand just to feel the frisson of the forbidden...before we know it, we're up to our knees in ugly and sinking fast.
We think that the reason it is essential to discipline our thoughts is to be reasonably happy in life, of course. The real reason, though, is to use our faculties to make our contribution to life. Then we go beyond reasonably happy...to love.
Thank You.
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