"The man who has become a thinking being feels a compulsion to give to every creature the same reverence for life that he gives to his own." -- Albert Schweitzer
Today I accept people. Even the people with who I do not agree, I accept. My freedom is dependent upon my attitude towards others. My respect is rooted in the respect I give to others. God is to be found in my neighbor!
Nowhere is this more true for me as a religious person than in my attitude to people of other creeds --- and those who have none! The spiritual life that unites me to God and the world requires not only acceptance of "difference" but my personal need for it.
But more than this; even those who hurt, abuse and destroy need to be accepted from within my spiritual self --- because something of their life exists in mine. In this accepting love is the daily healing of my disease.
May my acceptance of the tyrant lead to the forgiveness of the self.
14 months clean and sober today, thanks for being part of my recovery
There ain't a dream that don't have the chance to come true now It just takes a little faith Anything that we want to do We can do now There ain't nothing in our way Nothing our love couldn't rise above We can get through the night We can get to the light Long as we got our love to light the way With a little faith just a little trust If you believe in love Love can move mountains believe in your heart And feel, feel it in your soul And love, love can move mountains Oceans deep and mountains high They can't stop us Because love is on our side We can reach the heavens and touch the sky Just believe it, believe in you and I If we got love that is strong enough We can do anything, make it through anything 'cuz through it all love will always find a way With a little faith... You believe in me I'll believe in you if we believe in each other Nothing we can't do If we got love that is strong enough Love will find a way with a little faith... -celine dion __________________ nothin' changes if nothin' changes OnLy hAm iS CuReD!!! Living a good life is the greatest revenge!!
Bobby Dean.