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Fresh Morning: Recognzing Fear and Offering Love

posted by vreiss | 5:00am Monday April 13, 2009

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This is a lovely quote about having compassion for people most in need of it:

“What we do from joy expresses love; what we do from fear calls for love.” — Alan Cohen

It’s so easy to forget that most of the crappy things humans do are from fear, and as such, are actually calls for love. That nasty comment-spewing person on your morning commute, they need love. The line-cutter at the grocery store–yep, needing the love. Maybe we don’t risk the black eye by reaching out in those moments, but we can always send a loving thought their way. And not from a place of smug superiority, but a place of, “Man, I know what that suffering must be like in there. I wish you well.”

And when we lob harsh thoughts and unkind words at ourselves–those are perfect opportunities to set down the sword we may not have even known we were carrying and take a moment, and, say something like, “I love you, kid. You’re alright and everything’s going to be ok.” Then things can soften, open, and move us along.



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Tania

posted April 19, 2009 at 7:06 am


AMEN!



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Cazacliu Paul Alexandru

posted April 19, 2009 at 12:31 pm


The path of love always leads to creation,peace,confidence and a beautiful life,while the path of hate leads only to destruction,war,fear and decay.Love your neighbor like you love yourself,that’s the first commandment our Savior Jesus Christ gave us.



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Your Name

posted April 19, 2009 at 9:01 pm


Just love another and help one another especially if the other is not
active,help them and make them respond to others needs,most of all,share always love,in return you will be loved more and who knows’
that love you share with anyone will bear fruits,fruits that can bless
others someday,right?Love.love,is all we need from each other.



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Denise Thomas

posted April 20, 2009 at 8:47 am


I think this information is great I will take what I learn here and place this in my every day life.After you have tried everything else
Love stands out strong. I am going to make that statement to my children out loud everymorning before they go to school.



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SYNCLAIRE

posted April 20, 2009 at 8:57 am


THE LOVE COMMANDMENT JESUS GAVE US ACCORDING TO MATT 22:37-40KJV SAYS:
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
WOULDN’T WANT ANYONE MISQUOTING THE SCRIPTURES. :)



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