09-10-2010, 07:50 PM
Well, sometime around 2 am this morning I turned 25. I've officially been around for a quarter of a century now. It seems like a milestone year, for some reason, and I felt like it might be good for me to review what I've learned in this incarnation so far. Here was what I came up with:
1. It is far better to endure the pain of brutal honesty than to be lost in the false pleasure of self-deception.
2. Sometimes you just aren‘t going to feel the love in the moment you are in, but that doesn't mean it goes away. It waits patiently beside you until your heart opens again.
3. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. If we were meant to do it all on our own, God would only have created one person.
4. There is a darkness in everyone. To ignore it is to ask for disaster. There is also a spark of light...to reach for it is the key to understanding.
5. Wallowing in self-judgment is about as effective as trying to use doughnuts for tires.
6. It is in the moments of greatest pain that love can be felt the strongest. It is in moments of fear when hope extends its hand. It is in moments of loneliness that the presence of the One is obvious. It is when night is darkest that light takes a stand.
7. Being in a balanced state does not necessarily involve floating in a constant euphoria of enlightenment. It involves doing what you can with what you have, taking it one moment at a time.
8. Having someone do you wrong is one of the greatest opportunities to do right in the world. There is no service more powerful than forgiveness.
And much more, I’m sure. Hopefully a couple kernels of wisdom got knocked into my head somewhere along the way. Anyway, it’s been great. Here’s to the future!
1. It is far better to endure the pain of brutal honesty than to be lost in the false pleasure of self-deception.
2. Sometimes you just aren‘t going to feel the love in the moment you are in, but that doesn't mean it goes away. It waits patiently beside you until your heart opens again.
3. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. If we were meant to do it all on our own, God would only have created one person.
4. There is a darkness in everyone. To ignore it is to ask for disaster. There is also a spark of light...to reach for it is the key to understanding.
5. Wallowing in self-judgment is about as effective as trying to use doughnuts for tires.
6. It is in the moments of greatest pain that love can be felt the strongest. It is in moments of fear when hope extends its hand. It is in moments of loneliness that the presence of the One is obvious. It is when night is darkest that light takes a stand.
7. Being in a balanced state does not necessarily involve floating in a constant euphoria of enlightenment. It involves doing what you can with what you have, taking it one moment at a time.
8. Having someone do you wrong is one of the greatest opportunities to do right in the world. There is no service more powerful than forgiveness.
And much more, I’m sure. Hopefully a couple kernels of wisdom got knocked into my head somewhere along the way. Anyway, it’s been great. Here’s to the future!