Putting your life to Music ( 01 / 01 / 2016 )
Putting your life to Music ( 01 / 01 / 2016 )
You may not know this , my Friends , but each and every one of you are living an absolutely EPIC adventure ... Each & every one of you is tempted every day to take care of yourself first & foremost -- to strive for wealth & comfort & pleasure & power ( even if it means hurting others to get them ), AND each & every one of you is constantly given the opportunity to choose differently .
And this is what makes our lives so phenomenal -- this is the “ soundtrack ” that is not-so-subtly accompanying our every moment ; a score of inspiration & intrigue ; always encouraging us ( see , in-Couraging us ) to make selfless choices -- to transcend our primitive , selfish instincts and sacrifice for the betterment of others instead ; to be Kind instead of lashing out in “ self-defense ”, to be generous instead of “ being responsible with our money ”, to be gentle & uplifting instead of critical or condemnatory or callous .
This beautiful “ soundtrack ” is often hard to hear , of course -- often drowned out by the raucous clamors of fear & anger & hope & desire -- and yet it is always there nonetheless ; always there within us ; calling us to be better than they say we can be -- better than they say we should be -- better than they say we are .
Well , my dear Friends , I ' m here to remind you that your “ soundtrack ” is who you really are ... I ' m here to remind you that you are amazing and that you are courageous and that you are kind and that you are moral and that you are important ... I ' m here to remind you that you can be the Hero of your own life ' s story … And I am here to remind you that all you have to do to BE that Hero is listen for your “ inner soundtrack ” -- and live accordingly .
Amen … Let it be so .
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