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“Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force – that thoughts rule the world.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
This was running around FaceBook and I just love it. These are really a great list of things to work on!
Get busy!
Hi Karen, Yes, I would agree with you completely on this list. There are some I’m very strong in, and a couple others that I’m good, but could be better. It’s a work in progress. I have observed that some of those friends and family disappear out of fear and a lack of courage, or not knowing what to do. I have forgiven them. They have other gifts they can offer me.
I no longer allow that noise into my life either. I have peeled it all away and I’m just not letting it back in. I’m very quick to assess it now when it knocks on the door. And it’s a great feeling, that peace you mention. No matter what comes next, I feel so much stronger. When I falter it is a stumble, not a tumble into the great crevasse.
Hugs to my man Hugh!
thanks so much for posting that list, lori. i think it’s a great comfort to think of the ones we’ve been able to acheive and to set goals for the others, always striving to do better with all of them. i think of the people who suffer so much when they find some friends and family disappear in their darkest hours, of how bewildering and sad (or sometimes, mad) they feel, and how hard it is to just let go of all the strife and disappointment. something really striking about this list is that if one can work on #’s 8 – 11, all the rest sometimes just falls into place. that’s what happened for me. i had to let some friends and family members go, ones i love dearly, but who just created so much static and turmoil that felt just plain awful. i am so grateful i was able to do it as it allowed others who were so completely loving and supportive to come into our lives. sometimes i think of those that fell by the wayside – i still love them, and maybe someday they will come around. but mostly, i am relieved. one becomes very selective when faced with things we’ve had to deal with; if anything doesn’t pass the loving, caring, supportive, non-judgemental test, to me it’s just noise. and i am so glad to have been able to turn that noise OFF. i feel completely at peace, with no sense of blame, shame or regret. it is what it is, and i trusted my gut with this one. it certainly enhanced my inner spirituality, which i treasure and rely on to be my compass in all things.
love, and thanks
karen