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Today's
Meditation:
Some
of the most important things in my life almost went right by
me because I've limited my own experiences of life.
I've thought that certain people weren't destined to be my
friends, only to have them become great friends. I've
avoided taking a different route home because it might be a
bit longer, only to find that it wasn't as long as I
thought, and it was quite a beautiful drive. Life
comes at us and keeps coming at us, and it seems that if we
pay attention to everything, we'll become completely
overwhelmed. And that's possibly true--we do need to
decide what we'll pay attention to and what we won't. But
if we are to expand our souls, we need to pay attention to
the life all around us--the people and things and light and
dark and wind and sun. If you believe that you have a
soul, it's probably more important for us to focus on
developing our souls--which are immortal--than it is for us
to gather more information and develop our brains. A
balance would be nice, but most of us don't work at all on
our souls, except for an occasional prayer or book on a
religious topic. Much
of our work on our souls can be accomplished by working on
our abilities to listen--not just hear, to see and
understand--not just see, to feel in our depths--not just
feel. Life
is here, and life is now. Look around yourself--you
are alive, and you are surrounded by wonders. Take
advantage of them all and make them an important part of who
you are. Your soul would appreciate the attention. |
