Will the people remember the Golden Rule
When will Christians actually “hear” the words spoken by their “savior”? Do unto others as you would have done unto you! Do they even know what this means? I honestly doubt they have ever thought deep enough to fully grasp the concept. In every situation, our reactions and responses should be seen thru the eyes of this knowing. When someone is mean to you, should you be mean back? Is this how you would like to be treated? What if the person being mean is having a very bad day, what if they just lost their job and they are freaking out…their meanness has nothing to do with you. What if instead of reacting to their meanness with meanness, you instead offered them a reminder that everything will be ok? Sometimes we just need to stand in silence and quietly send them some love. We don’t have to take on their pain. We don’t have to allow their pain to attach to us. We can rise above it and have compassion for them. Only someone in pain acts out in meanness!
We can obviously feel that something is wrong with them…we
should have compassion for them, not anger.
When we respond in anger it shows us that we still have lots of the same
emotions within us that need to be healed.
Why are we angry just because someone “acted out” towards us? I always go back to road rage…it’s one of the
easiest examples that everyone can relate too – when someone is driving
recklessly, how does this make you feel?
Your answer will dictate where you still have unhealed traumas to address. Why do you get mad? What thoughts come to your mind? What if they just found out that their wife
is in the hospital? Would you gladly get
out of their way? I would hope
so!!! The thing is, you don’t know why
they are driving like a maniac. You can
only ASSUME!!! Your assumptions reflect
how you feel on the inside. Your
assumptions are based on how you perceive the world! Are your assumptions critical and
judgmental? Remember, this is how you
feel about yourself! So, if you have
negative reactions to others, you will need to heal these wounds. You will need to forgive yourself, you will
need to forgive others. You will need to
sit quietly so you can understand WHY you feel the way you do, and then you
will need to release these feelings and choose a more loving response.
One thing is certain – all of us have the potential to
create anything that we can dream! This
makes all of us equal. When we see
someone do something amazing, we should be inspired. Not in a jealous way, but in a WOW way. They say that imitation is the best form of
flattery. So, when we see someone do a
kind act, or a selfless act, or an amazing creative act, we should be inspired
to also create something. We should not
stand idle, we should be motivated. But
we have to be free from our own judgement.
It is only our belief in our own limitations which prevents us from
being all that we can be. If we will
believe in ourselves, if we will use the creative expressions of others as
catalysts for our own expansion we will once again find joy in life. Our joy, our individual joy comes from our
thoughts, actions and emotions. When we
see others doing amazing things, we should smile. We should be in awe, and we should be inspired
to find our own ways to express ourselves.
We should never compare ourselves with others. This will create a negative reaction/emotion if
we do not receive the same praise as they did.
We must learn to love ourselves.
We must let go of our EGO and freely create that which brings us joy!
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