I guess I have come to accept that not only will I never be appreciated in life, but that I will probably never be TOLERATED by anyone. This is sad to me but understandable. The book I am writing, Mindful Listening, is designed to address this challenge that people have with other people, particularly people […]
criticism
Spiritual Testing & Report Card
After reading this article on Huffington Post titled The Ten Spiritual Transmitted Disease I started to wonder how one can get a spiritual check up. I wish there were a way to test myself (or others) for their spiritual growth or evolution. When I heard of the ‘stress testing’ that the banks had to go […]
Feedback
I want to thank those who have been so generous with their feedback, criticism, judgment and even persecutions of me. These greatest of all possible gifts are been very good for me. I recognize that no feedback, criticism, judgment or persecution can harm me, only my reactions can do me harm. However, they can point […]
Self Judgment = God’s Judgment
We all judge ourself and we are our harshest critic. Judgment can be good and even fun until we start to believe that it is true. We are the “God” that judges ourselves when we “die” to our busyness.