Action without contemplation is the work of hamsters and gerbils. It gets us through the day, it gives us a temporary sense of movement, but the world is not made new by spinning wheels going nowhere. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditations," October 15, 2023
Action without contemplation is the work of hamsters and gerbils. That is a good definition of a self-determined objective.
My personal trouble with a self-determined objective is that it nearly always feels so right...as in, no need to think this over, or even ask for God's input...it is right.
I have learned, even often remember, that that is my ego on the stroll...admiring its kingdom, i.e., self.
It has taken me over fifty years coming to my personal gut-bucket acceptance that any original right idea of mine is wrong. That is to say, it is wrong for my spiritual growth, especially when it is right for my walking-around world.
There...that is proof of progress for my spiritual growth...puny to my egoic mind, glorious beyond dreaming to my inner Self.
Thank you.
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