If we were all perfect, there'd be no need for words like, "regret," "mercy," "pardon," "forgiveness," "compassion," "rehabilitation." But most of all, there'd be no need for "Love." It is because we are none of us perfect that Love is so important. Feeling love and giving love is easy when things are going great. Even when they are going just ... Continue Reading »
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To Make Peace with God, Spare Others from Having to Make Peace with You.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; We are spiritual beings having a human experience. - Pierre Tielhard de Chardin The vast majority of human beings believe in a religion or faith that sets their moral compass as they journey through life. They see themselves as a flawed human, striving to act according to their God's will on ... Continue Reading »
What If We Just Admitted, We’re All Scared.
What would the world be like if everyone just dropped the defenses, the pretense, the shouting, the attacks, the accusations, the paranoia, the profiling, the blame, the excuses, the assumptions, and every other tactic of emotional camouflage, and just admitted to ourselves that we're all scared? What if we all, every last one of us, could admit ... Continue Reading »
Renew the Original in Every Day
Create in me a clean heart, oh God; and renew a right spirit within me. - Psalms 51:10 Good or bad, every day ends, only to start anew, fresh and original. And so it is for you, too. No matter how many times my little man Gunther catches a tennis ball or doesn't catch it, he's ready and hungry for the next throw. He doesn't judge his ... Continue Reading »
Are You Expecting Fish to Fly?
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it's stupid. - Albert Einstein Judgment. It is such a destructive force if not employed properly. How we judge each other. How we judge ourselves. To evaluate someone is to assess or measure their capabilities. You can either ... Continue Reading »
God Looks for Scars
God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars. - Elbert Hubbard What do scars mean to you? We all have them. Physical scars. Emotional scars. Spiritual scars. They represent having survived a harm that has been done, a damage inflicted, but they also represent a healing has occurred, don't they? To have a scar is not ... Continue Reading »