CHALLENGES

We are and will be challenged in life; for some, the challenges can be enormous.

For others it can appear as if life is just a happy event with very little obstacles to be overcome.

The Truth of Life is that we are all faced with the challenge of overcoming ourselves; our imperfect nature and learn to be a loving and caring person.

It would be wonderful if it came easy for us to change and simply accept the challenges that invite us to grow and develop, able and willing to live by what is truthful.

Is it possible?  

Can we live by what is truthful, always?

I believe LIFE is an adventure, teaching us how to reach for all that is good and beautiful.

Of course we fail and often don't even know where we are failing...

God is good.  Like a loving Father, God will prompt us and guide us and help us to be a whole and loving person.

How this comes about is through the challenges that come into our lives.

How we respond is up to us; the good choices we make will form us into this loving/caring person.

Let's respect and have an open mind to each challenge as it is presented to us.

Work with God!

Be Happy...

It can happen in life that we become so focused on who we want to be / where we want to be etc. that we forget to be happy...

Could it be a misplaced mindset that becoming and doing mean more than being, simply being a happy person.

Living a spiritual life would seem to be laced with challenges and yet, we have the wisdom of saintly persons advising us to be child-like!

Perhaps this is the invitation to look for and respond,  to enjoy life and be happy, just like a child.

A Spiritual Mind

Developing a spiritual mind presents us with an invitation to look at life from a new perspective.

Does God exist?

Is God a loving Person who cares about each one of us?

Are we interested in knowing about this God of Love?

How can we be in touch with this Divine Person?

For some, this might seem unreal and yet, in each one of us is a desire to know and love God.

St. Augustine was a young, intelligent man who loved learning and loved life.

When he became aware of the Presence of God, he was dumb-founded.

He is quoted as saying, 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.'

The saints have come to experience this reality of being one with God, an invitation that is offered to each one of us by our interest in  having a spiritual mind.