Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us. --Eric Hoffer
As adults, we accept responsibility for our feelings and our circumstances. We haven't chosen our own troubles, but we have the job of dealing with them. If a man falls and breaks a leg, he might say to someone, "It's your fault, and I'll make you pay for this!" But that won't fix his leg. The healing still has to come from within.
Our impulse to blame others is an attempt to escape our responsibilities. We become overcritical. We want someone else to take the rap for our pain and our misdeeds, but this only delays our wholeness. There is no point in blaming ourselves either. When we first confront our discomfort directly and accept responsibility for dealing with it, we feel an inner urge to escape again. If we stay with the discomfort a while, a new stage begins -- the healing and acceptance stage. A feeling of wholeness comes, a feeling of being a real person, of having reached our full size.
May I not indulge in blame today - toward myself or anyone else. Instead, may I be strong and responsible.
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Hey guys, ... don't know what's happening, but I cannot 'post' a new thread ... if you're wondering why I haven't posted a new 'Today's Gift', that's why ... I'm 'locked out' for some reason ... I can only reply to an existing thread ... Rob? ... PC ? ... Dean ???
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
I rebooted my computer just to be sure it wasn't a problem on my end ... LOL ... thanks for letting me know you have the same problem ... guess John will have to fix it ...
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Haha- maybe someone's trying to tell us something?? Anyway- this thought from yesterday was exactly what I needed to hear today:) after a night of passing judgement on every coworker I have, and blaming them for my frustrations I'm glad I came across this a day 'late'. A friend of mine has a saying-"if you come across 5 A**holes in a day... Maybe you're the A**hole" LOL
Oh well, ... might as well post 'today's thingy here ... ... ... 'Today's Gift' --- 7-30
More is not necessarily the answer.
We often think that if a little is good, more will be better, or that if we are not happy, it must be because we don't have enough of something.
Wanting and craving. The desire for what we don't have prevents us from appreciating and enjoying what we do have - right now, this moment. We often sell ourselves continual dissatisfaction by focusing on what we appear to lack. So how much is enough? Can we learn to savor the blessings we have now, today? Do we really need more, or do we need to fully experience the gifts of the present?
I can always want more, but today I will concentrate on what I have right now.
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Thanks Pappy, for the post & the update. I was wondering why there was no posts. Last night I couldn't even log on, at least it let me today. As for the Today's Gift, this is something I am constantly working on, being grateful for what I have, rather than longing for things I think I want or need. Progress not perfection, right?
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I asked God for all things that I may enjoy life. He gave me life so that I may enjoy all things.
