Waking UP … Loving Strangers (02/17/14)
Awakening is … having the courage to reach out to others who are different than you; especially those who seem “sacrilegious” or “scary” or “strange”.
Awakening is … having the courage to reach out to others who are different than you; especially those who seem “sacrilegious” or “scary” or “strange”.
Awakening is … understanding that all “criminals” remain innocent even after they are proven guilty.
Awakening is … recognizing the Truth that, just as there is always a spark of life that thrives in the desert, so too is there always a glimmer of Love that lives on within a wounded Heart.
Awakening is … accepting that you will never truly know how “cold” or “warm” the water of your life truly is until you dive all the Way in.
Awakening is … enlivening the Truth that true LOVE always lets the other have the bed.
Awakening is … engaging your relationships with real LOVE, while remembering that real LOVE always has a very loose grip.
Awakening is … understanding that living life Meaning-fully requires owning your moments by calling nothing your own.
Awakening is … remaining rooted in the moment with Love & Gratitude; making every deed Divine — no matter how “small” or “simple”.
Awakening is … comprehending the Truth that “self-defense” always leads to SELF-destruction.
Awakening is … standing directly in front of a stranger, and seeing the Wearer, not merely his cloak.
Awakening is … discerning the awesome Power of sincere repentance; that asking for forgiveness needs neither open recognition nor announced acceptance to blossom fully within.