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REFLECTIONS, February 2000
"Know Thyself"
Only you can know who you really are. Don't allow any tradition, custom or trend to define
WHO YOU are. You are the author of your life: dream, write, and live. Be your authentic
self.
If a friend tries to change you into who they think you should be, change yourself by
getting a new friend. True friends love you for you.
If God wanted robots in the human family, we would not be able to think, analyze and
decide. As free moral agents, we must choose for ourselves, on all issues in our lives. His word is but the guide; we are the "words
in motion".
Dreaming is only half the trip. The other half is having courage to take action, even when
those around you say it is impossible. Nothing is impossible to those who believe.
Know thyself by being yourself. The most strange, eccentric people in the history of the
world are the ones that are remembered.
Listen to your heart . Let us not discredit what it has to say just because we think we
know better. More times than not, it's right and we're wrong. so take the time to listen.
(contributed by Troy Smith, Dallas, Texas).
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that
separates us from ourselves?
—Thomas Merton
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks
outsides, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
—Carl Jung |
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