taking out the trash

because of my lack of faith and fear, i accumulate things that are not worth their space, i must make and effort everyday to take out the trash……..to alleviate the things that do not give back, cause me stress and destroy my peace, those things often come in deceptive dress, but it isn’t long before…

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stew…..or work through

my emotions want me to stew, but my experience encourages me to work through and do something constructive with my time…………….while i am looking for someone to blame, that same time could be spent asking others if they have experienced a similar event and using their wisdom as my own……………i have failed many times by…

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personality: the enemy of spirituality

when i place me above all else i see, it prevents me from being part of, and if i resist being part of , how will i learn and grow……my encounters with thoughts and actions i detest will reinforce what i know, and will help me see that our individuality can be an asset or…

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”more” is not the answer…….except love

more is not the answer…………….more money, more time, more things………more, more, more……won’t bring you any closer to the peace and serenity we seek…………more is only an appropriate action in seeking a greater spiritual connection and in the giving of more love…..otherwise it is mere clutter ”more” is the enemy of contentment and tranquility

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when i’m ready

when i have been equipped with the necessary tools and the wisdom from my Lord, then i will comprehend why things are happening as they should, for me to spend time wondering about things that make no sense to me, when i am ready my eyes and mind will open and that knowledge will be…

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the blessing of the fog

there are very few of us that are always sure where they trod, some may reach that plateau as their faith deepens in their walk with God……the rest of us are confronted with the never ending fog that requires our constant connection, holding hands with our Guide…….i have no illusions that i cannot always see,…

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we unfortunately don’t know……………we assume

so we don’t have all the pieces so we go with what we have….we fill in the spaces……with the things that we find…….problem with this approach we are driven by impatience and fear………what we end up is distorted projections, disconnected from reality. the fix for assumption goes against human nature it’s called ”waiting”..one,if not the…

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good enough….for God/for lee.p

i have a friend, a fledgling christian like me, measuring himself by a yardstick that keeps him bound to a feeling that he’s not good enough……….just like me. now he asked me if he could come over because he needed to vent and the funny thing about it, i really needed to talk to him.…

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gratitude is…….

gratitude is the absence of want, when what is needed has been provided and one is grateful and appreciative…….i have concluded that i only think i know what will make me happy, and that is contingent on my current ”flavors of the month,” but God knows what i need to fill in those places in…

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mephitic

the occasion had a certain air that i noticed as i joined…..wasn’t long before it became offensive, so didn’t tarry long…….perhaps it was the selection of guests…..they might as well be clones……..and i have found to much on any one things goes sour before too long……

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