Owning UP … (07/19/14)
We have all made mistakes in life, and in all likelihood, we will continue to make a few more. And when we do make those mistakes, there really is no need to get down on ourselves that much. After all, when a perfect Soul (a.k.a. the conscience) is placed in a patently selfish machine (a.k.a. the reptile-brain driven mind-body), mistakes are simply part of the game … This is often referred to as being “only human”, and it is in great part a great Truth.
Unfortunately, this is also a Truth many folks incorrectly use to justify their mistakes or avoid the emotional consequences thereof.
You see, even though we are indeed “only human” (i.e. primarily ego-driven), and even though we thus are not required to beat ourselves up when we fall short of Kindness or Correctness, it is still EXTREMELY important to own up to our temporary failings — NOT to deflect the blame for them onto others or make feeble excuses for them.
In the end (and indeed, even in every beginning), we are NOT controlled by our instinctual desires — those longings to sate our lusts for success & pleasure, or retreat from fears of discomfort & pain … WE CAN CHOOSE otherwise!
In the end, we are NOT dominated by the barbaric, selfish subconscious yearnings of our forefathers & our foremothers … WE CAN BE humble & Kind instead!
Because, my Friends, when it really gets down to it, not a single one of us is “only human” … No, we are all so much more … Indeed, we are conscious — and conscient — HUMANS; each & every one of us, in each & every moment of our lives!
And today — indeed, right this very instant — we are all free to act accordingly.
Amen … Let it be so.
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be truthful with important ones.” ~ Albert Einstein
“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
“Living with integrity means … Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.” ~ Barbara DeAngelis
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