In the eastern spiritual traditions and cultures they use the expression “Namaste”. Loosely translated it means that I honor the God in you as you honor the God in me. This is why one places his/her hands in front of the heart when speaking it. It is a beautiful way to approach how we treat each other. The same concept is shared amongst western religions and cultures, i.e. “love one another”, the golden rule. When I consider how I treat other people it is much more freeing to do so when I acknowledge the presence of the Spirit within them. By loving others I am not attaching it to what they do or what kind of stature they hold, but rather who they are in God. This is what loving the seemingly un-loveable means. This is what forgiveness is. Letting go of what I think you should be and acknowledging you for who you truly are. I can so easily get caught up in what I think you should be or do–whether you are someone close to me or a person on the news. Honoring you means that I acknowledge that you have a role to play in this world. Because it is all Divinely coordinated, I can trust that whatever comes up for me because of you is what I need to deal with. It is not because of you. I am not a victim of what you do or say. I am reacting to what I think about what you are saying or doing. Therefore you are not to blame and I can still honor your presence in this world. When I do that I also honor my own. I bring love and acceptance to the situation and my heart grows stronger and deeper. It is not an easy concept to embrace, I know I spent a large part of my life fighting it. But like most spiritual principles, it ultimately brings me greater peace to honor you as coming from the same Great God that I come from. My prayer for you today is that you have an opening to honor (see the God in) someone who you don’t want to honor and experience God’s grace. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
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