THERE'S "WINNING" AND THERE'S PEACE

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. . . . You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.  - Marianne Williamson (lifted from Rohr's "Daily Meditation" today)

There are many seekers of still more spiritual growth, upon reading that Williamson's quote, who get stuck in our reasoning mind right there. Spiritual growth flies out the window and ego shouts, "Hallelujah!" It gives false hope that we can...indeed, must...speak up, speak out...and the louder, the better. Ah, but it is our ego-victory truth that we want to shout.

Ego-victory truth: Getting someone told off, setting him straight, one-upping her by any means, i.e. truth or bald-faced lies, makes no never mind. It's a hard lesson a-learning when it turns out we only feel good when we're rehearsing that in our mind.

If we are honestly seeking still more spiritual growth, we will find after we have lashed out, that we invariably feel the rues, regrets and remorses...and we know from our toenails up that we must apologize and make amends.

That is the nature of still more spiritual growth...it does not allow for ego-victory one-up-manship. And that, if nothing else, proves the lasting power of the Sermon which is all about give over, give up, give in. And "win."

Whoa!...here comes an even more valuable truth: Both sides must come out the winner for God to be in it...and we cannot bring that about all on our own. We go to God for God no matter our I-want goal.  Then we know peace...that is to win.

Thank you.