An effort made for the happiness of others
lifts above ourselves. [Lydia
M. Child]
Sounds fishy at first, perhaps, but this is really true.
Whenever I am feeling low and outcast, and when I am most sorry for myself, I
am focused totally inward and stuck there. And yet just the simplest act in an
effort to see BEyond myself into the World, however tiny a corner of it I might
BE able to see, changes everything.
Toleration is the
greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it
takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. [Helen
Keller]
I have learned a LOT lately about my ability to tolerate the
Stuff of Life. I’ve grown in this area, seemingly without trying, and yet I DO
see a rather great effort on my part, over time, practised and practised and
stretched BEyond what I thought possible.
Sometimes it is nothing more than a decision to BE tolerant
or kind or simply Present that makes these things possible.
I have found that in
the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive
impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and
precious. [Elizabeth Edwards]
So simple. So true. Simply
true.
I love you, Currie
1 comment:
Yes, they say the best thing to do when you are feeling low is to do something for somebody else. :)
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