Thank you Rev, Robert. I'm saving this post, and keeping it near. I am one who regularly teaches that we are always on the way to becoming more and so I am grateful for these reminders that for so many, pain is real, and Now. And while Yes, we are more than this pain, I realize that right now, it is here, in the hurt, in the injustice, in the grief. There is a place and time for 'Yes and'...but the 'And' will come, in time.
This is brilliant! So much of life is easier to understand with a “both/and” mentality instead of “either/or” and that applies particularly well as you’ve written here. I do not refer to myself as a victim, but I do know that I was victimized. I look to the past not to relive old hurts but to understand and to discern reality from appearance. I honor the hurt and grief without clutching it to my heart. I have grown initially in spite of it and, as I’ve progressed through decades of transformation, found reasons to grow because of it…both/and.
Much Love and Many Blessings to all, in the Love and Grace of The Spirit Itself.”
Thank you Rev, Robert. I'm saving this post, and keeping it near. I am one who regularly teaches that we are always on the way to becoming more and so I am grateful for these reminders that for so many, pain is real, and Now. And while Yes, we are more than this pain, I realize that right now, it is here, in the hurt, in the injustice, in the grief. There is a place and time for 'Yes and'...but the 'And' will come, in time.
This is brilliant! So much of life is easier to understand with a “both/and” mentality instead of “either/or” and that applies particularly well as you’ve written here. I do not refer to myself as a victim, but I do know that I was victimized. I look to the past not to relive old hurts but to understand and to discern reality from appearance. I honor the hurt and grief without clutching it to my heart. I have grown initially in spite of it and, as I’ve progressed through decades of transformation, found reasons to grow because of it…both/and.
Much Love and Many Blessings to all, in the Love and Grace of The Spirit Itself.”