On Giving Thanks...
Each one of us, if given the opportunity,
could deliver a litany of personal injustices, betrayals, and losses.
Cruel blows of fate like cancer, miscarriage, divorce or joblessness find their way into our lives.
When they visit, we mourn their arrival
and work through their agonies.
Yet, Providence gives us the fortitude
to deal with their blows and, as a result,
shape ourselves into finer people.
This is precisely how life works.
With bad, comes good. With light, comes dark.
With tears come laughter. With sorrow, comes joy.
With pain comes healing.
We cannot have one without the other.
The results of trauma may bring us blessings in disguise.
(Page 33)
On Trust...
Observe the movements of a river.
It follows a divine directive to flow out from itself.
At times, gently gurgling over pebble-strewn beds.
Other times, roaring, cascading over tumultuous peaks.
Such is the life of a river.
It does not have the foresight to know where it flows,
only that it is.
The river trusts its Source from whence it comes.
It trusts that it will empty itself into another vast body
which will embrace its droplets, absorbing them into eternal bliss.
We, too, can flow from Source,
ever faithful that our journey will take us to
our ultimate destination — God awareness.
(Page 91)
On Being Love...
Can you look at another with Jesus’ or Buddha’s eyes?
Can we see the Divine Spark in each person who comes into our
life? Can we offer them unconditional love and forgiveness as our
Higher Power does for us? This may be one of the most difficult
lessons on the spiritual voyage because it requires us
to cast off our human vestiges of judgment
and expectations of perfection.
Spirit entreats us instead to cloak ourselves
with celestial garments of acceptance and love,
to strive to see the world and our fellow travelers
with sacred vision.
(Page 75)
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