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Today's
quotation:
When we are conscious
of being part of a wider universe, we can begin to see
that what we do matters.
Every action we take has a consequence somewhere,
whether good or bad.
Everything that happens affects a part of the whole
body of life. Having
this knowledge of being part of something larger may
motivate us to contribute to the greater good in whatever
ways we can.
Sallirae Henderson
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Today's
Meditation:
One
of the things that keep many people from contributing
their gifts to the world is a feeling of powerlessness, a
feeling that whatever they do is somehow worthless and
that it doesn't have any sort of effect on anyone else at
all. Because they can't see an obvious result of
their actions, they don't act at all.
But
the problem isn't one of our actions not having an effect;
rather, the problem is our inability (or even
unwillingness) to see the effects that our actions
have. Sometimes we're afraid that the effects will
be negative or that they won't live up to our own
expectations, so we try not to see the results.
Other times we're afraid of the criticism of others, so we
disown our own thoughts or actions.
We
are, though, an integral part of something much larger
than ourselves. You can call it what you'd like--
the
universe, the Force, the collective consciousness-- but we
are a part of it. And what we do has an effect that
can be very significant, if we allow it to be
significant. We are limited only by the limitations
that we put on ourselves, and many of those are the result
of the limits we place on our own vision to
"protect" ourselves from disappointment.
Once
we do start to see ourselves as part of something much
larger, though, we open up the world of possibility that's
already within us, as we start to see how everything in
this world works together, including our contributions, no
matter how modest they may be. There is a greater
good, and it can be strengthened only through millions of
seemingly minute contributions; it most certainly couldn't
survive if it were determined only through large,
earth-shaking contributions, the kind that happen very,
very rarely.
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