“Our job is to Love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to Love, and this Love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.” ~ Thomas Merton

When others tell you that radical Kindness won’t work … when they scoff at your acts of forgiveness to the “wicked” and criticize your acts of generosity towards the “undeserving” … when they openly nay-say your Loving efforts with a loud “That’s impossible” … remember to hear what they are actually saying.

Remember that what they are really doing is making an admission. They are admitting that they do not understand how the Universe truly works — they are admitting that they have chosen to champion fear over Courage & self-protection over Community — they are admitting that they have sided with what is broken instead of helping with the mending.

This is fine, of course. Everyone has a right to choose whether they are going to support what already is (fear) or to further what is soon to become (Love). Remember that choosing the latter is not an obligation, it is a privilege.

So when you choose to be Kind & your Kindness is rejected or ridiculed, remember to send gentle Compassion to your scoffers …

… and then KEEP LOVING ANYWAY!

Positive change isn’t impossible — positive change is inevitable. Real LOVE isn’t impossible — real LOVE is that change.

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt