Greetings Beloved One,
We have all heard the saying, "there is more than meets the eye'. That is true of everyone. There is always more to us than people can see, which is why we want to avoid judging by appearances!
Our author states, "try to see the real person, and not the image of the person that lives in your mind". They are undoubtedly more complex. If we give others the benefit of the doubt, we will more than likely give them the opportunity to express more of themselves because of our lack of judgment of them. People can feel when we are open to them or not!
. Who needs the benefit of your doubt?
. What else can you see in the other in your life who appears challenging to you?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev.Sylvia
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Beyond The Personal
Greetings Beloved One,
We are so focused on ourselves that we sometimes forget that other people truly make our lives worthwhile. Instead of judging, analyzing, or criticizing them, we can find ways to express our appreciation and love foe them.
Try starting your day naming all the things you love and value about those in your life. Then begin to open your heart so that you can express openhearted kindness and consideration of all whom you encounter today. Let every encounter be a holy encounter. Notice how you relate to others today. Practice Random Acts of Kindness!
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
We are so focused on ourselves that we sometimes forget that other people truly make our lives worthwhile. Instead of judging, analyzing, or criticizing them, we can find ways to express our appreciation and love foe them.
Try starting your day naming all the things you love and value about those in your life. Then begin to open your heart so that you can express openhearted kindness and consideration of all whom you encounter today. Let every encounter be a holy encounter. Notice how you relate to others today. Practice Random Acts of Kindness!
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Friday, July 22, 2011
Because you can!
Greetings Beloved,
Are you nice to those who are nice to you? Are you curt with those who are curt with you? Do you respond with hurt feelings to those who hurt your feelings? All of these responses would indicate that you are allowing others to determine how you will feel or respond. You are giving your power away!
Be kind because you can, be forgiving because it is the right thing to do for you and the other, treat those who mistreat you, with love and kindness because it is the higher way to respond and will do more to heal and uplift and transform than anything else!
. Have you taken the higher road lately?
. Do have others responded to you when you were extrordinarliy kind to them?
. Do you play the Tit For Tat game?
Be kind today!
Rev. Sylvia
Are you nice to those who are nice to you? Are you curt with those who are curt with you? Do you respond with hurt feelings to those who hurt your feelings? All of these responses would indicate that you are allowing others to determine how you will feel or respond. You are giving your power away!
Be kind because you can, be forgiving because it is the right thing to do for you and the other, treat those who mistreat you, with love and kindness because it is the higher way to respond and will do more to heal and uplift and transform than anything else!
. Have you taken the higher road lately?
. Do have others responded to you when you were extrordinarliy kind to them?
. Do you play the Tit For Tat game?
Be kind today!
Rev. Sylvia
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Do I feel like it?
Greetings Beloved One,
"It's easy to consider others when you feel like it"! but what build character is sometimes doing thing when you don't feel like it! However, I am not talking about obligations, I am talking about considering others because you feel in your heart that it is the thing to do, the thing that allows you to be magnamious, generous, loving and considerate as a way of being! i am talking about spiritual maturity!
. What choices are you making that cause you to consider others?
. When was the last time you were generous in giving of yourself?
Make it a valuable day! Think about someone else!
Rev. Sylvia
"It's easy to consider others when you feel like it"! but what build character is sometimes doing thing when you don't feel like it! However, I am not talking about obligations, I am talking about considering others because you feel in your heart that it is the thing to do, the thing that allows you to be magnamious, generous, loving and considerate as a way of being! i am talking about spiritual maturity!
. What choices are you making that cause you to consider others?
. When was the last time you were generous in giving of yourself?
Make it a valuable day! Think about someone else!
Rev. Sylvia
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Other people want what you want
Greetings Beloved One,
"The capacity to henuinely care about other people's feelings, even when you don't have those same feelings at the same time or in the same way, is what builds and developes empathy. This is a crucial attribute of emotionaly maturity".
. How do you handle when others bring you sad news?
. How do you handle the pain of others/
. What is your process for "being" with others in need?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
"The capacity to henuinely care about other people's feelings, even when you don't have those same feelings at the same time or in the same way, is what builds and developes empathy. This is a crucial attribute of emotionaly maturity".
. How do you handle when others bring you sad news?
. How do you handle the pain of others/
. What is your process for "being" with others in need?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
We are all complex beings!
Greetings Beloved Ones,
Don't you love hearing yourself referred to as a Beloved One? That is true of all of us, we are the Beloved of God, yet we may not always refer to or think of others in that manner. We judge, label, make wrong, condemn, criticize, find fault and express a host of other non flattering qualities.
what if we were to consider that no one is perfect and that we all are complex with multilevels and expressions. none of which you see in another is all of who they are, even the people you claim to know so well. Let's give one another the benefit of the doubt and love each other anyway, in all of our ways!
. Who have you labled lately?
. Who have you judged lately?
. Where are your areas of complexity?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Don't you love hearing yourself referred to as a Beloved One? That is true of all of us, we are the Beloved of God, yet we may not always refer to or think of others in that manner. We judge, label, make wrong, condemn, criticize, find fault and express a host of other non flattering qualities.
what if we were to consider that no one is perfect and that we all are complex with multilevels and expressions. none of which you see in another is all of who they are, even the people you claim to know so well. Let's give one another the benefit of the doubt and love each other anyway, in all of our ways!
. Who have you labled lately?
. Who have you judged lately?
. Where are your areas of complexity?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
Monday, July 18, 2011
Give Happiness a Chance
Greetings Beloved Ones,
our author states, "the happiest people in all societies, across all cultures, races and religions are those who recognize their power to affect others positively---and do something abouit it!
. what are you doing to affect someone positively?
. have you ever practiced Random Acts of Kindness?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
our author states, "the happiest people in all societies, across all cultures, races and religions are those who recognize their power to affect others positively---and do something abouit it!
. what are you doing to affect someone positively?
. have you ever practiced Random Acts of Kindness?
Make it a valuable day!
Rev. Sylvia
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