Friday, March 6, 2015

What I Know For Sure

Thought I'd do a take on Oprah's column "What I Know For Sure" in her magazine -

What I know for sure...

                   Being judgmental never results in anything good.  Be open-minded, be forgiving, be kind, be positive.  These will bring you what you want in life - at least I think so - I'm kinda counting on it.

                    On the flip side, however, don't be a doormat.  Believe in yourself, respect yourself, don't give away your personal power, be confident, be strong, stand up for what you believe.  You are worth it and YOU MATTER.

                   There is an ancient Latin phrase: "In vino veritas".  Translated it means "In wine there is truth".  Tonight, it was not wine, rather beer (two to be precise) that opened my eyes to this realization.  No, folks - not an alcoholic - just joined some colleagues from school to celebrate a birthday.  One member of the party was a woman with whom I have had a rather strained relationship over the years.  I have chosen to release my grudge against her - and while we may never be "besties" I see now that we can get along and might even LIKE each other one day.

                     My apologies to all those upon which I have passed judgement - I was wrong.  We are all dealing with SOMETHING in our lives.  Be kind.





Quote of the day:   If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  If you want to be happy, practice compassion.  ~Dalai Lama


2 comments:

  1. This is beautifully written. It's so hard not to judge people sometimes. Unfortunately, we all do it. It's great that we can learn to be more mindful of it. :-)

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  2. This is beautifully written. It's so hard not to judge people sometimes. Unfortunately, we all do it. It's great that we can learn to be more mindful of it. :-)

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