Spiritually recharged
How many of us who are fortunate to have a friend (or friends) who can (and willing to) help us exploring our spirituality? I feel particularly fortunate because God has sent me such a friend into my life. And today I feel spiritually recharged, thanks to that friend.
I have been having some difficult times and struggling to find a way out. I wished some people would change so that I could stop feeling hurt and stop running away from them. However, I know them too well that I know change is not an option for them. It’s their way or no way.
I have always known that the only human being one can really control is oneself. I can only control myself. I can not control how people treat me or how they judge me. I can, however, control how I see things and how I react to people’s behavior towards me and how I feel about things. Today, my friend reminded me about that again. It is normal that I feel hurt and even feel abused because of sharp words and curses that I don’t feel I deserve any of them. It is easy to be drawn into hatred and desire to take revenge. But is it the best way to live life? Do I want to live my life feeling angry, resentful and in pain? No… I don’t want that. Life is too short.
Going beyond logical thinking and focusing more on spirituality would help me to react differently toward pain and abuse. Compassion, forgiveness, and letting go would bring me to peace. I found this true in just a couple hours after my friend’s reminder. Negative comments came in… and the rest of the day didn’t seem so bad afterall because I didn’t let those negative comments stay long enough in my mind. I let them go… and I feel so much better.
My dear friend AI… thank you, for everything.
