“There is NO greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou
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We have what we need, if we use what we have - Edgar Cahn
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“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it - the LORD is his name: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” Jeremiah 33: 2-3
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“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
- Isaiah 41:10
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“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
- Proverbs 3: 5-6
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" A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart" - Goethe
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It’s been a while since I posted something…not because I have nothing to say. Because I do, I have lots to say but the key is saying something of significance to you.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve met some INCREDIBLE people who’ve provided indescribable knowledge that will benefit me for a lifetime, I’m sure. I’ve had mind-blowing conversations with people who in the midst of our talk dropped tiny nuggets of knowledge that will last my a lifetime.
And what did I glean from all of this? The realization that everyone in every circumstance has a chance to learn or to teach. It only requires that we be still for a moment; be still and know….
Know that you have the opportunity to change a life, or should I say, affect someone’s life every moment of every day. The challenge is realizing this, accepting it as a responsibility we all have and then taking action.
Just what is action? It’s smiling and saying good morning in an elevator to a total stranger and really meaning it when you ask them how they’re doing? It’s seeing someone looking a little stressed and just leaning over and whispering to them “it’ll get better — just count it all joy!” It’s trying to see the positive even in the most darkest of times and smiling because you know God’s got it. It’s being a true friend by simply listening without sharing opinion or advice — just having the open heart and the open ear when someone needs it the most.
None of these require any special skills or training — just a realization that it takes the simple effort of being still for a moment to really see, to really hear, to really care. I know it works because at various points in time in my life, there have been very key people who just took a moment to be still with me.
It’s those moments when we pump the brakes on our very fast-paced lives that we see, learn and feel the most wonderful of things and affect lives the most.
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