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Someone recently said to me, “We start dying
the day we are born. Life is just one struggle after another to stay
alive.” Rather than argue with the element of accuracy
in that statement, I ask you if it s possible to enjoy life with such a
mindset? Like most generalizations about life, it falls far short of
being the complete truth. Part of the complete truth is that we have the
choice to see this life as a moment-to-moment opportunity to express our
creative power. We do not have to deny the certainty of pain and
suffering to affirm the incredible opportunities we have to learn, enjoy
and grow. Someone has said living well is like licking
honey from a knife. It is delicious but it is important to learn to do
it skillfully. It is vital to live with awareness -- to be attentive in
all things we do, enjoying the great tastes of life but being conscious
of what we are doing. Some pain is inevitable but if we go around
expecting pain we will get little else. If we expect honey, we will get
honey. It is a fundamental fact of life that our mind
is the magnet that draws experiences to us. Job said it well when he
concluded, “That which I feared (fastened my thought upon) has come
upon me.” Jesus said, “From the heart come the treasures of
life…where your heart is (where your inner thought life is), there
will be your treasures.” We have this magnificent magnet to draw the
honey of life into our minds. The highest possible way of life is to be
aware of it and to use it skillfully. There is more honey than you could
ever eat if you use your knife (mind) well. Visit
Dalton’s website at www.daltonroberts.com
. His writings are gathered at www.ipsfeatures.com.
Write him at DownhomeP@aol.com
or daltonroberts@comcast.net.
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