You are so wise with this reflection! (I read on!). Loving, honoring and respecting ourselves is the hope of our Father! Life is imperfect … but He IS PERFECT (and He MADE us!)
My favorite line begins the fifth paragraph…saying… “Above all, integrity means refusing to cheat yourself, lie to yourself, or to abide in the shade of half truths.”
For me, integrity means refusing to cheat God (Who lives in me), to lie to God (Who lives in me) or to live in the shades of half truths (regarding my Father God, Who lives in me). Amen
So beautiful! Most people have “secret gardens”! (How else can one bloom?). Where two are gathered … or sacramentally married … there is division. Everyone of us stands on a different “life view” … different “life experience … different ways to work with different personalities … different DNA … different in MOST things. God and I have been hanging our in a secret place since the day He came to me when I was but a child. Though He is God, my Father. He NEVER stood ABOVE ME. He simply snatched me up and rescued me from a world I could NOT understand.
I hear you. Amen
I had to read this a few times to understand! I see the light now! Amen! Most true and beautiful is wisdom spoken here! Beyond “the finish line”, there will be no more suffering. That’s what He said. This, I believe.
Should … would … and perfection I try to eliminated from my thought. (My expectations, over time, have become unrealistic.) Too, since I am “reactive” (fear driven) by nature, I give special effort to be “PROACTIVE “ (God driven) in life. (No one …no thing… is above God. My “fear” of those around me is much diminished as I elevate God to the very highest place in my life.)
Faith roots my hope! I will always have hope (Psalm 71:14) is written in my laundry room (of all places). A visual reminder that thru faith my hope will be realized! I hear you.
Thank you! Broken am I. But Someone, much Bigger than me entered into my broken place. Nothing/No one can enter a secured space. A brake is just what I needed for completion.🌱
What helps me know that human knowledge can never be contained in one person (outside Jesus Christ Himself) … is the truth … we are not BIG enough. We have no idea. We are but dust compared to Him. 🌱
My earthly father is 86.5+ years old. He references himself as “the old boy”. Work to condition your heart. Age does not matter … the mind can, if you will it, keep it’s joy and wonderment! (My dad is amazing!). Amen.
The only times I sense oneness with “The Witness” are when I am seeing thru His eyes. His heart in my heart required in and for full compassion on my human part. Amen.
Amen! I “second” Barbara in this! Beautiful post Jagdish! Especially love you quote from Rumi!
I have a friend I meet “in the field” as often as I am able. I go there because I do not want him to ever “go to the field” to find himself alone, unheard, unloved/unhonored. I will not have it!
Everyone, per my faith and belief, deserves time, attention, love, an ear and “a hug and a kiss” (an embrace of honor and respect!).
Amen.
I am feeling a little bit guilty here! It’s cold and it’s late … and as I was about to take a drink of my water beside me, I noted an unidentified still “something” resting on the brim of my glass! A bug of sorts (that came in with tonight’s firewood) … lost his/her life. Father forgive me!
God released me from “the mindset of needing to get somewhere other than where I am. Having an “I should” and “I’m not enough” personality, got me to a decade of mental illness. I learned, overtime, that my “ill thinking”was robbing me of life. I cannot be what I am not. I cannot do more than I am already doing. I can only do/be as He created me in this moment. If any thing or anyone pressures me to do/becoming something more, a red flag jump up boldly in my mind. Who helps me remember that the distance between me and 'being awake' is a mirage, you ask? God/Truth/Knowledge that I cannot win favor.
Please do! We all have scars. We all are broken. God gives us each other to assure, love and hold each other up! Amen to "your showing up"! Thankful for you, am I!
Yes! Souls last forever as the body dies ... this is why I keep feeding my soul! Additionally, keeping ones soul healthy, works to keep one's spiritual body healthy!
Again, amen to your reflection!
Idon't think I've ever had a problem with "altitude". Ironically, I fear/"am allergic to" altitude (of attitude). I was born grounded ... by DNA and life experience. The fact that I am but dust (most especially my brain) was fully understood and instilled in my formative years ... and remains today. My personal spiritual quest is what turned my life around. I met my Father God, Savior Jesus and Power in Holy Spirit. In Him, my dust became special!
My grandson (Frankie) has yet to be diagnosed, but has some "issues". My granddaughter (Evie) is 2 years younger than her bother Frankie, and has had to be super flexible in the past three years of her little 3 year old life with her 5 year old brother. Making a long story short, with hands on his hips, Frankie was lording over his sister yet once again (waiting for her to get out of a chair he did not want her to occupy. Grandma Amy's "response" today, was to pick her grandson up and walk him to the back yard to the swing set ... where we swangand talked about coopering, loving, being flexible, what was going on in his head ... feeling the sunshine and working on our "calm". Answers work for Frankie when talking about "Woolley Mamoths" ... but not for matters regarding "relationships". Best to respond.
Amen! ("What helps me be more awake to the truth that underlies my fears is my faith that human death is death of my body which is a manifestation of God in human form and not death of soul or God that is me and is eternal.")
"When I give primacy to this deeper perception over surface level emotions, I use more of my whole self and more likely do what is best for me and others." Amen! Truth in your reflection!
Amen! I like the word "personal" with regard to a 'Golden-mean". Seems what might be 'golden' for one, is but 'rust' for the next. Again, amen Anilkumar!
"In beginning a genuine spiritual journey, we have to stay much closer to home, to focus directly on what is right here in front of us ....They are the moments when we touch one another...". This segment of today's reading most jumps out for me! So much good I read in these reflections shared! I love! Thank you! (You, spiritually "touched me".)
On Mar 24, 2023 Amy wrote on A Turtle's Silver Bead Of Quietude, by Gayle Boss: