{"id":910,"date":"2005-12-06T17:36:35","date_gmt":"2005-12-06T22:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacefulhippo.wordpress.com\/2005\/12\/06\/910\/"},"modified":"2005-12-06T17:36:35","modified_gmt":"2005-12-06T22:36:35","slug":"910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/2005\/12\/06\/910\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can tell more about a person from what he says about others than what others say about him.<br \/>\n&#8211; Anon.<\/p>\n<p>There is the belief and experience that we are separate from God. There<br \/>\nis the belief and experience that we are one with God. And there is the<br \/>\ntruth that there is only God, the Truth that is prior to all belief and<br \/>\nexperience.<br \/>\n&#8211; Too Intimate for Words<\/p>\n<p>Have you stepped outside and not even noticed what the weather was<br \/>\nlike? How many times have you traveled to some destination and, due to<br \/>\nthe fact that your mind was on another issue affecting your life, you<br \/>\ndid not even notice how you felt or what you saw? How much of life do<br \/>\nyou let pass by without a thought?<br \/>\n&#8211; Zen O&#8217;Clock<\/p>\n<p>Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed.<br \/>\nHappiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love,<br \/>\ngrace, and gratitude.<br \/>\n&#8211; Denis Waitley <\/p>\n<p>I never demanded that you be perfect. I too was not perfect, although<br \/>\nyou believe me to be. That, of course, is the problem. If I am perfect,<br \/>\nthen you must be. And if you are not perfect, then you believe that you<br \/>\nhave failed me and yourself. That is pure foolishness. Please discard<br \/>\nthese erroneous ideas. Accept yourself as you are, with all your<br \/>\nmistakes and apparent weaknesses. Then you will be ready to walk the<br \/>\npath with me.<br \/>\n&#8211; Paul Ferrini, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Miracle of Love<\/span><\/p>\n<p>=====<\/p>\n<p>Anger never benefits us.<\/p>\n<p>We been told that we must express our anger, and that it\u2019s necessary to<br \/>\nconfront whomever is responsible for it. From the Course we are<br \/>\nlearning something quite different. We are learning that anger is the<br \/>\nego on the loose. Anger is never necessary; it is always a cry for<br \/>\nhealing and help.<\/p>\n<p>What does it mean when are the brunt of someone else\u2019s anger? Shouldn\u2019t<br \/>\nwe at least address it? The Course says no. To address it is to make it<br \/>\nreal, which fosters its manifestation again and again. Our better<br \/>\nresponse is to turn the other cheek, to offer loving forgiveness. Let\u2019s<br \/>\nnot forget that whatever we perceive in the experience we\u2019ve attracted<br \/>\ndirectly reflects what we expected, what we projected, and what we<br \/>\nactually wanted, even though we may insist otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>No doubt we\u2019ve all heard someone say, \u201cBut anger energizes me.\u201d Let\u2019s<br \/>\nsuggest they weigh the long-term results of the empowerment gained when<br \/>\nthey say no to anger and yes to love. How good it feels to take charge<br \/>\nof our expressions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anger may try to imprison me today, but I hold the key that opens the door to freedom and peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Karen Casey, <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can tell more about a person from what he says about others than what others say about him. &#8211; Anon. There is the belief and experience that we are separate from God. 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