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Rabbi Zusya said, "When I die, I know God won't criticize me for not having been Moses. Instead, he will ask, 'Why weren't you Zusya?'" We should all be brave about being ourselves.
Tag Archives: acceptance
Unwanted Blessings
When painful things come to you, look deeper. They may be blessings in disguise. When my friend Nora was 24, she married Fredrik, her tall, good-looking high school sweetheart. She supported him through medical school and residency in San Francisco, … Continue reading
Posted in healing, Reasons to Live, Self-Care Support
Tagged acceptance, blessings, Call the Midwife, disability, disabled parking, happiness, healing, migraines, Saint Teresa
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Seeing People Right
Last week I went to a playground with my granddaughter Anaya on a rare sunny day in San Francisco. A mother came in with her seriously disabled nine or ten year old son. He had cerebral palsy, and his mother … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, children, disability, living fully, nonjudgment
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The Power of Nonjudgement
“The highest form of intelligence is to observe without evaluating.” Jiddu Krishnamurti I quote that a lot, but the meaning of it keeps growing on me. I belong to a men’s group that meets too rarely, and at one meeting … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, emotions, forgiveness, judgment, Krishnamurti, Left to Tell, nonjudgment, peace, restorative justice, schools
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All is Well
A poor town in India had a night watchman. Every night he would walk through the streets singing “All is Well.” People hearing him would feel reassured; he helped them sleep. The watchman went to bed before most people came … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Idiots, acceptance, end of the world, Exodus, faith, global warming, immortality, life. death, Taoism, trust
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You Can Go Home Again
After 29 years, Marlon is going home. If he can figure out where and what home is. Prison “never felt like home. You have to be thinking, be aware of your surroundings and the people you are around at all … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, healing, heroic journey, home, homelessness, Lao Tzu, lostness, Prodigal Son, Thomas Wolfe, Wizard of Oz
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Weekend in Nirvana
Why wait until you die to go to Heaven? It just might be all around you right now. Many people claim to have gone to places of wholeness, love, and safety, where there is no fear, no separation from the … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Brahmananda, death, Eben Alexander, Eckhart Tolle, Heaven, Jill Taylor, Lao Tzu, meditation, Naomi Wolf, Nirvana, One Taste, orgasm, orgasmic meditation, peace, religion
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The Power of Acceptance – as told by Job
If any Bible story speaks to people with chronic illness and other long-term miseries, it’s got to be the Book of Job. Job’s story is about the healing power of acceptance. As presented in Job, the idea of “God” might … Continue reading
Posted in Reasons to Live
Tagged acceptance, bible, chronic illness, depression, Job, religion, submission
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