Living a joyful life, I've found, is not about trying to avoid the unavoidable. Joy comes from summoning a strong life force to overcome problems.
04402 – Living a Joyful Life
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04332 – Faith–not an Evacuation Plan
Faith was never meant to be an evacuation plan. It’s meant to be a transformation plan. It’s not about dodging earth’s problems, but about showing up with love and actually doing something about them.
04227 – Plants & Animals Can Teach Us
Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now. Let it teach you Being. Let it teach you integrity — which means to be one, to be yourself, to be real. Let it teach you how to live and how to die, and how not to make living...
03951 – Most Pressing Problem
Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts...
03918 – Life: An Unmissable Show!
You can be flawed, anxious and sometimes irritated, but don't forget that your life is the greatest company in the world. Only you can prevent her from going into decline. There are many who appreciate, admire and love you. And you don't know but there are people for...
03909 – Indifference to Racism?
While racism is certainly seen in hateful actions and words, it is also seen in our inaction and silence regarding the larger social problems that stem from our racist history and continue because of our indifference.
03837 – No Pain-free Living
There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus to our growth.
03819 – Wheelchair: NOT the Problem
"She can't get inside the building because of her wheelchair." No. She can't get inside because the building is not accessible. The building has a barrier that does not let her in. The wheelchair is not the problem; the building's lack of access is the problem. Words...
03733 – The Church Exists for Others
The church is the church only when it exists for others... The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving.
03660 – Handle Today’s Problems Today
The key is this: Meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today.