dailydatewithgod

I guess another way I would understand this message is to participate, but I am not sure that is what God was trying to convey to me.  I first began to think of all the ways that I am apart from others and situations.  I have to say that most of my life I felt apart from, different and separate. All it really did was keep me focused on me and my situation-a rather desolate place to be.  I am not sure why I thought that way.  Perhaps there is a story there from some childhood experience.   I have learned however, while the reason why is interesting it does not move me forward.  Insight, no matter how tremendous does not often propel me into action.  I have learned that to be a part of life, a part of this world, a part of interacting with others requires a certain level of humility.  A humility to know that I am no better or worse than anyone else here.  I can imagine that we are meant to be a part of each others lives simply by the fact that we are all on this planet together.  To practice this humility means that I need to refrain from comparing myself to others.  Instead I look for the similarities.  The beautiful thing about that is what I focus on expands, so the more I focus on the similarities the more I see them. So I can choose today to be a part of by focusing on how I am like others with whom  I come into contact. My course of action then, is to do this with my family members, the person in line at the grocery store, in the church pew, or at the airport.  This means looking past what they are wearing, what they are doing, what they are saying and focusing on the spirit within them that is just like mine. The spirit that propels them to seek love and acceptance and connect with something greater than themselves.  I believe we all long to connect but we just have different ways of going about it.  We are all in this together and I believe that God’s heart sings with joy when we connect with each other and are a part of each others lives.  So for today, I will humbly look past the differences between me and you and focus on how our hearts are alike.  Will you join me on this quest today?  I look forward to seeing you on the path. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen

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