December 20, 2004

• Blessings

  There was a guy who mowed my lawn back in Illinois. I always thought he was a nice guy, but Matt thought he was a little strange.

  Perhaps so, but I never thought so myself, until one day, he came over to mow the lawn, and he started talking about all the things going wrong at his other job, until he had whipped himself into quite a frenzy there on the sidewalk.

  Then he did something kinda odd.

  He stopped yelling, and started chanting under his breath, "Serenity, now. . . serenity, now. . ." while walking away to get the weed whacker.

  And, then I kind of wondered if Matt was right.

  I still think he's a nice guy though.

  Anyway, I chant to myself too sometimes. Mostly I ask God for Strength. I don't think I've ever asked Him for material things. Mostly intangibles. The material stuff, I know will come in time. So it always seemed silly to me to ask a Spiritual Being for anything other than things of a spiritual nature.

  I love Julia Cameron's writings.

  The Universe Gifts Me with Courage in All Things I cherish my own courage. I salute myself for the brave action I undertake in my life. I focus with clarity and appreciation on the choices I have made which have required courage and self-determination. I applaud myself for my strength and my daring. Rather than belittle myself for my fears, I choose to honor myself for the bravery with which I have often walked through my fears. I count back in specific ways and enumerate for myself examples of my own courage: the new friendship I have undertaken, the steadiness I have shown in a difficult job, the honesty I have displayed in opening a difficult conversation. I honor myself for my bigheartedness in the face of challenges from which I could have -- but did not -- shrunk back. My courage brings blessings to my life. My courage blesses the lives of others. Blessings by Julia Cameron

  To me, there's no worse fate than being brainwashed to fear being alive.

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