Finding the calm in the chaos
Today's wisdom from Rumi is about faith. “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” Rumi There are many forms of faith. Those who believe in a higher power; those who believe in themselves; those who believe in others. A belief in anything requires faith. Without faith, we would only believe the things… Continue reading Having Faith
I was having a conversation with some religious friends of mine and the topic of money and gambling came up. The women were all against buying power ball tickets because of some scriptures and also felt that it was morally wrong. Of course I was one of the ladies that said there was nothing wrong with… Continue reading Money doesn’t buy happiness
What I am about to write, I don't think I have ever said aloud. I think I may have given my opinion to a sister or two but have never expressed this perception in full thought. I believe the world has become overly sensitive. I see too many groups of people pointing out their difference… Continue reading I am not afraid.
I recently completed a self discovery exercise to help me determine my Life Word. A Life Word is simply the one word that should be used to live life to the fullest and is the legacy that stays behind after you are gone. For example, Mother Theresa's life word was 'compassion.' Everything thing she did… Continue reading Life Word
I was thinking about how we love our labels. It seems like humans can not survive without putting someone or something into a category. It is in our nature to learn and to evolve and with that, we have a need to classify data for storage but this is dividing us and preventing us from… Continue reading Labels = data. Data = Thirst for Knowledge.
Forgiveness... is more than saying sorry... Forgiveness is about giving yourself peace and letting go of past hurts. I attended a church service where the message was about forgiveness. The point of this message was to say when you don't forgive someone who has wronged you, you stand in the way of God taking care… Continue reading Forgiveness.
Look Within 