More suffering comes into the world by people taking offense than by people intending to give offense. -- Ken Keyes To know and show this (to me) is my daily want-to for 2014.
The common good keeps coming to my attention...I want to hold it there until "the common good" is my reaction base. Then live it.
We must do the hard work of learning to live a generative life for others, living out our sacred soul task in service to the world. -- This, when I'm asked to do an easy something that will only take my time...and still I hesitate. Quit hesitating.
How you do anything is how you do everything! For our spirituality to be authentic, we must practice unitive consciousness in our conversations, problem solving, politics, vocations, lifestyle, and even our dying. I'd best clean up my "anything." And the cleaning up begins quite simply...by becoming willing to change my mind. Then let God change it.
Our contemplative practice is a 'laboratory' in which we learn to die to our passing emotions and thoughts and to receive the always-permanent Divine gaze. Practice, practice, practice. This is the daily discipline necessary in order for me to let God change my mind.
Love is our true self. Know it and show it.
Thank you.
Love is our true self. Know it and show it.
Thank you.
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