headstrong needs to do. heartstrong wants to do. Headstrong is willful and can’t be advised. Heartstrong yields and adapts. “What’s in it for me?” makes Headstrong snub neighbor. “Help me, help you.” makes Heartstrong do good. Headstrong doesn’t listen and is inflexible. Heartstrong complies and sees possibilities. “What about you?” convicts the headstrong. “Yes meansContinue reading “Heartstrong”
Category Archives: Heart
Listen to Listen
Upon awakening, I place myself in God’s presence, humbling myself with silence. I am not alone I realize God’s image and likeness surrounds me and abides in me. “If we listen; we shall be changed… led to higher things, away from trifling matters.”[1] What God says is for me alone. If I listen to theContinue reading “Listen to Listen”
Abiding in Love
All that I am and all that I do is Yours. I yield to Your presence, I surrender to Your will, I abide in Your love I treasure Your blessings and revel in Your grace. I reflect Your truth and goodness. You have restored me to oneness with you. Embrace me fully. You give meContinue reading “Abiding in Love”
Ask and Receive
My God’s intervention depends on intention; just like my submission is humble commission. Submission is open voice intervention does not foist. … I submit for approval God does not bamboozle. I abide by planning without manipulating. Yielding is submission. Joining is intervention. Ask and receive accesses and two standards addresses, good through expectation and badContinue reading “Ask and Receive”
Cynicism
The opposite of hope is cynicism. The opposite of trust is selfishness. Hope is not “what’s in it for me”. Trust is not quid pro quo, cynicism demands loyalty, without mitigation, requiring suspicion and scorn, bullying with blind compliance. We trust in the “vision”, dreams, do indeed, come true and we rest assured, poised inContinue reading “Cynicism”
Magis
Disciplined imagination reflects God’s reflection. When I was a child, reward and punishment was activity’s pivot. When caught breaking the rules, absolution was sought through atonement and reparation. As a reflecting adult, compassion and sacrifice mirrors Divine mercy. The Beatitudes rule, communion is achieved through submission and grace. Common good relies on justice and seeksContinue reading “Magis”
Prayer
Some demand with hubris. Some expect with humility. Perchance the same words but such different instants. “…all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, those who humble themselves will be exalted.”[1] We have sinned and we are in need of help. Beyond reciting words, Prayer calls from the heart. “…humbling oneself is difficult. It demands so muchContinue reading “Prayer”
Messenger
Sometimes the messenger needs to remember to not shoot the messenger. When the Message is heard, the messenger is polite – without rudeness, direct, without smoke and mirrors. Life is conflicting Truth… thwarting community. Love holds opposing Word… dancing with divergence. When the Message is real, the messenger must educe – a heartfelt response, notContinue reading “Messenger”
Hear Me! (Psalm 120)
I call on you, my God, in my distress, please answer me. save me, my God from the lying lips and deceitful tongues of the willful, who surround me. Their lying is not helpful, their deception is unkind, Make them listen, their unfaithfulness is hurtful. pierce their hearts withContinue reading “Hear Me! (Psalm 120)”
Bounce Back Better
Setbacks are inevitable… to recover is not a passive movement, resiliency is an active affirmation, Absorbing the effects of the injury affects restoring comfort and happiness – surpass survival – thrive. Well-being is not an accident. Engaged is not a coincidence. Harmony is not a lucky chance. Total commitment… exercise the body, adjust the attitude,Continue reading “Bounce Back Better”
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