Spiritual masters understood that a spirituality that begins in the acceptance that one is not “in control” necessarily involves a flexible attitude, which requires a mistrust of the rigidities of certainty. If life is “unmanageable” and, of course, at times it is-there will necessarily be sudden surprises, unexpected twists and turns, unforeseen detours. In recognizing spirituality’s [...]
Continue Reading...From Ian Lawton: It ultimately comes down to what you expect from fellowship. Do you expect to be spoon fed answers, or do you see fellowship as a place to share wisdom? Does fellowship shrink your life by making you tribal, or does fellowship expand your life by taking you out beyond your own perspective? [...]
Continue Reading...From 100 Blessings Every Day There is a story told about a man whose town was overcome by floods. A person went in a rowboat and called out to him, “Come with me.” “No, I will wait for God to rescue me,” came the reply and the man climbed to the roof of his house. [...]
Continue Reading...When you have emotional independence, you want for nothing because you have everything. Just take a deep breath and think about this. Imagine feeling so full and so completely at peace inside yourself that you have the freedom to love and be loved, to give freely and to receive abundantly, to expand rather than contract, [...]
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