The prophets give us a sense of the possible. They give us a sense of the impossible, too. That’s why, frankly, they are so hard to listen to—because they explode our minds and push back the limits of our imagination.-- Fr Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, January 2, 2023 (Emphasis added.)
Later yesterday I called a friend whose husband has been diagnosed with dementia. A stranger I took for the caretaker answered and said my friend would be back soon. I asked to whom I was speaking, and learned it was the very man who has dementia who is also my friend and whom I had understood to be unable to communicate.
When I identified myself, he clearly, and happily, recognized me. What joy!
I have felt so lifted by that, and then this morning my yesterday's BFO came to mind...about the possibility of dementia being declawed, not cured, by nonresistance, acceptance, love.
I recalled Fr Richard's Meditation, quoted above, re the need to heed the prophets. I let myself be guided by the ever advisable keep it simple, while I consider the idea that all the problems of this life may have the same solution: Nonresistance....acceptance...love...thank you.
Here's the tough nut to crack: It demands a transformation of consciousness and a move beyond the dualistic win/lose mind. There. It is not ours, but God's to do by using our hands, our feet, our voice, us.
We can rest in the promise of transformed consciousness, moved beyond win/lose thinking, welcoming all material-mind problems into the fourth dimension with nonresistance, acceptance, love.
Thank you.
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