Receiving The Gift Of Our Being

The mind divides, categorizes, analyses, and defines. Our souls open, wonder, suffer, and love. To receive the gift of being we must let go of the ways we define and give names to who we are. We cannot receive the gift of our being unless we suspend our own self-conceptions and definitions. Instead, we must become soul-wise and let the love of God reveal our inner beauty and our capacities. It means consenting to God’s love...


...M E D I T A T I O N

So often the habit of self-criticism
creeps into our minds.
It is an almost imperceptible fog
of dislike or niggling self-correction.
Before long this judgment mists over
the gift and wonder of being...

Taken from Simple ways by Gunilla Norris