We’re not taking anything with us. In our final days, stuff won’t even matter anymore.
Accomplishing things is great, but how great would it be without anyone to share it with?
Meaningful relationships make life rich and worth living.
Sharon leichsenring
7 years ago
You’re speaking truth here, Larry.
Andrea
7 years ago
I met a good friend yesterday and somehow I was listening to a description about another person. First I was engulfed by the drama but than I realized I never even met the described person.
Why do I allow someone else’s description to cloud my judgement.
I will decide about the person when I will have the pleasure to meet with them, work with them, talk with them, and spend a longer period together working as a team.
Until then my judgement is cloudy and it is not based on personal experiences. Be vigilant when you listen or read other people’s descriptions and presentations.
And most of all do not let yourself be sucked into someone else’s private struggle without wearing a rain coat.
The rain coat will remind you that we are all humans working on creating peace within so we can create and share meaningful relationships with each other.
Andrea
7 years ago
As a side note (because the inner teacher can not seem to stay quiet): not every relationship is healthy or equally beneficial, friends, work, family. Sometimes the knowledge of being accepted or the amount of earned income is not worth sacrificing the inner balanced, peace and fill of joy that the feel of equal contribution creates …
You’re speaking truth here, Larry.
I met a good friend yesterday and somehow I was listening to a description about another person. First I was engulfed by the drama but than I realized I never even met the described person.
Why do I allow someone else’s description to cloud my judgement.
I will decide about the person when I will have the pleasure to meet with them, work with them, talk with them, and spend a longer period together working as a team.
Until then my judgement is cloudy and it is not based on personal experiences. Be vigilant when you listen or read other people’s descriptions and presentations.
And most of all do not let yourself be sucked into someone else’s private struggle without wearing a rain coat.
The rain coat will remind you that we are all humans working on creating peace within so we can create and share meaningful relationships with each other.
As a side note (because the inner teacher can not seem to stay quiet): not every relationship is healthy or equally beneficial, friends, work, family. Sometimes the knowledge of being accepted or the amount of earned income is not worth sacrificing the inner balanced, peace and fill of joy that the feel of equal contribution creates …