Tag: Paradox

Like many of us do

Orlando homeless community

 

(photo above: Apparent homeless man pushing shopping cart full of aluminum cans)

 

Amway Center Orlando

 

(photo above: Looking left of the man pushing the cart)

Do we? Do they?

Exiting the GEICO parking garage the first person he sees is a man pushing a shopping cart full of aluminum cans and other things.

Next thing he knows, he’s inside the Amway Center, center court.

He silently, and continuously prayed (like many of us do) for everyone he came in contact with.

And as he writes this, he wonders if homeless people silently pray for everyone they come in contact with.

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Seven questions for the author

Live well coin shaped like Mickey Mouse
What does it take to be extraordinarily focused on wellness?

 

The harsh reality of being able to speak our mind is that we may be at opposite ends of the spectrum.

A few questions for the Huffington Post author:

  1. When you shop, where do you shop?
  2. At the places with the clothing that makes you look your best?
  3. When you are at the beach, do you look for the nicest shells?
  4. Do the sea shell shops sell broken shells?
  5. What type of car do you drive?
  6. Do you see your vehicle (you may not own a car, but if you did) as a status symbol?
  7. On the subway, do you seek to sit with the saddest looking souls?

It’s not about weight, it’s about people’s values.

A recommendation for how this could have been handled is at the…

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Pot is legal here

Apple Store window dressing

 

(photo: So weird to have randomly snapped this ‘enlightened’ photo a few days ago)

Not gonna lie. The thought of buying pot in Colorado has popped into the cranium.

Why?

Why not.

It’s legal.

Yeah, legal.

As in totally acceptable.

PS. Not to smoke. Just to experience the sea change in society.

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World class forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves

Flower Garden in Allentown, PA

 

(photo: 30 years ago, a wedding party took some wonderful photos here – revisited the place because it was only a jog away from Cedarbrook Nursing home)

Is it possible that when we are angry and unwilling to forgive someone could it really be possible that we are actually angry with ourselves?

If we are unwilling to forgive ourselves, we will never be able to forgive others.

We unknowingly channel our discontent with ourselves into our outward behaviors to others.

Wish it wasn’t true.

The only antidote is to accept this, admit it, spend serious time (possibly years) rethinking, reprioritizing, and then recommitting to forgiving ourselves.

World class forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves. For good.

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