DIFFERENT IS NOT BAD, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT

"We have to be flexible and tolerant as well as positive and affirmative. And even if someone throws a brick at us we need not catch it. It is far better just to step aside."

Ernest Holms,    --Living the Science of Mind          

I've picked up a saying through the years I've been on this Earth, "It isn't bad, it isn't good, it just is." I have discovered that holiday's are the times when this saying comes to life for me. At holiday gatherings, topics often turn to politics or religion, and in all reality, no matter what comments are added to the conversation, neither your thoughts or another's thoughts are very likely to change. My key phrase, when someone is saying something I totally disagree with is, "I never thought of it that way before", and then I shift the topic to something else.

I come from a long line of people who like to be right, who insist something should be done their way. Through the years I have stopped to consider if my way of doing something is the right way, or just a different way of accomplishing the same outcome. I have decided, I'd rather be healed that right.

So this year at a holiday gathering, I will kindly watch my words and actions, and be part of positive conversations. If thoughts are things, I will think peace.

"Mindfulness encourages us to live with reverence, compassion and generosity. In short, mindfulness can become a way of life and, in the process, our life becomes a scared blessing to there's and our world."

Dennis Merritt Jones,                           How to Speak Science of Mind

Are your words healing or hurtful? Make a pact with yourself to practice mindfulness whenever you speak. Be kindly honest , and tell the truth with love.

Love and Light,

Rev Sandy Smith