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January 22, 2005

Sometimes we try ...

Sometimes we try to take the paintbrush out of God's hands, under the erroneous assumption we can paint a better picture then He can. The ego will try to get a relationship to fit into our idea of how it should be rather than allowing it to organically reveal itself. We have pictures and idealizations we try to foist on others, thinking, "It should feel like this," or "They should act like that." Yet at the deepest level, we are simply souls encountering other souls, and relationships should be places where we free each other, not imprison each other. When our consciousness is simply that of one child of God honoring another – regardless of how things look in the outer world – we exude a peace and acceptance that calls other people to their highest. When we're calm, people around us will be calmer; when we're kind, people around us will be kinder; when we're peaceful, people around us will be more peaceful. Once we find the love within ourselves, calling it forth in our relationships comes much more easily.

From The Gift of Change

Posted by mwblog at January 22, 2005 01:45 AM