Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Given the choice, it's better to forgive than not. It's better to trust in the decency of humanity than not. It's better to love than not.
Maybe somebody doesn't fully deserve it. But if you choose to hold on to that bitterness and hurt then you'll be a worse person based on that choice. You'll be unhappy. You'll be dull.
So let go of all that. Choose to stay sweet and innocent and pure and lovely.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Reflections of the Divine

There are times when heaven feels close. Suddenly the mortal veil seems thinner, and divinity can be felt in the heart. These windows into the eternal coincide with evidences of majestic love. The human heart is opened to divinity through love.


Truly listening to a friend who comes with all their problems and insecurities opens the heart. Sitting still and absorbing the incomprehensible greatness of the universe also allows the heavens to descend. Comforting a child, serving those who stand in need, kisses, living an intentional life and anything else that is an expression of love can serve to make the heart more sensitive to divine sources.

God must not be reduced to something as simple as a feeling. He defies such simplification by his very being. But true love is a reflection of Him. Love is not simply a feeling. It is a beatific gift that is impossible to understand fully with mere human reason. Live with love, always.