GOODness simply IS … ( 07 / 31 / 2011 )
GOODness simply IS … ( 07 / 31 / 2011 )
“ We generally interpret the world so heavily in terms of good & bad , happy & sad , nice & not nice , that the world doesn ’ t get a chance to speak for itself .” ~ Pema Chodron
To accept the dark side of others , we must Care for them during their darkest times . To accept the dark side of ourselves , we must choose to act as a Being of Love during our times of shadow .
We are all so much more than the self-help books and our own egos would have us believe ! … It ’ s funny how amazingly CLEAR life speaks when we just shut up and LISTEN to what it ’ s telling us .
Hint : to “ shut up ” and be able to HEAR , you must first identify all your hopes — to then dismiss them ; then identify all your dreams — to then release them ; and then identify all your desires — to then crumple them up and throw them away . And after you do that what you will be left is everything that actually exists in your Here & Now ; everything that actually IS in your life . And of those things , whatever is causing you Joy is to be shared with others … and whatever is causing you pain is showing you where to Care ( i . e . for the source of the same ).
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