Really

There are days when you feel like . . . "Really?"

That's the best you can muster in the realm of all you see happening. You see pain and suffering and hurting and most of it is senseless. You wonder how folks can be so selfish and damaging. You truly question the essence of man.

And THAT is when you realize where the problem lies.

Our most significant opportunities can be found in times of great difficulty. Where there is tragedy, there are also heroes and the overcoming of hardships. If you fuel your journey and your beliefs on the opinions and actions of others, you will wind up gasless in the middle of a very barren desert.

In a book I just finished reading Kisses from Katie, I could probably just put the entire Afterword in here, but she speaks of crazy trust and crazy obedience to a God who is always enough. We are constantly stretched and hollowed out to receive more of what He wants to give us.

We should freely give to the world our gifts of love and compassion. Do not count your good deeds in hopes of receiving the same in blessings. The end-all of life is not about getting rich, but instead, how best to enrich the world. We do not always understand what is going on, or why there might be misery and suffering, but we are assured that there is a plan and if we open ourselves up to it, we will be allotted an integral role in the beauty that flows forth.

Really!