Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
Would you rather be happy or right?
Sometimes we may feel a need to prove our self “right,” to win a disagreement to make the other person realize that we are knowledgeable or important. We may need to be right because we don’t have enough self-worth to accept that we might be wrong; we may not understand that it’s ok to be…
Read MoreWherever you are, be there
Life is always better if we can stay focused on THIS moment. We cannot change a thing we did just 5 minutes ago; we cannot control any person or event in tomorrow. Our mind and actions in this precise moment are all that we can realistically hope to control. God lives in eternity but he…
Read MoreLIVE and LET LIVE
Actually living is more than just existing – more than being a passenger along for the ride. Living is not blindly accepting what the world tells us is important but developing our personal values, commitments, and priorities; it encompasses action, not procrastination; it demonstrates love and service, not indolence and inertia. Living implies that we…
Read MoreWould you rather be happy or right?
Sometimes we may feel a need to prove our self “right,” to win a disagreement to make the other person realize that we are knowledgeable or important. We may need to be right because we don’t have enough self-worth to accept that we might be wrong; we may not understand that it’s ok to be…
Read MoreIt is what is! Reality does not require on my approval
So simple it is almost an insult; however, I spent a lot of my life knowing this but failed to apply it to my life. I missed the simple truth that reality is reality and does not depend on my wants, desires or opinion. I was more concerned with what I wanted, what I thought…
Read MoreThe four sources of happiness
The transient pleasures that come from the world bear sorrows to come; not in them do the wise find joy.– Bhagavad Gita The four sources of happiness are: Possessing—acquiring “things”, relationships, power, money, recognition Winning—being recognized as a “winner”, as being number one, or better than others Serving—serving or helping other people Transcending—replacing self-directed…
Read MoreBuild a memory today
I have experienced the great advantage of almost dying, of being pretty certain that I would not live to see another day. Near death, I had few thoughts of my work, of my money or the possessions I was leaving behind. As I lay there, I realized that the one thing I would change about…
Read MoreGOD HAS THE FLASHLIGHT
When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it’s time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. —Edward Teller I’d stayed on…
Read MoreThe Faintest Flicker of Faith
I’ve come to believe that each of us has an inner spirit of truth that helps us recognize the truth when we’re looking for it. This is the inner part of us that resonates when we have an aha moment or when something we read, hear, or see strikes a responsive chord. It’s like an…
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