SOUL VS. EGO

SOUL VS. EGO

This is by far the hardest "shift" that a person will make during his or her lifetime. I'm STILL a work in progress! SOUL is "positive" and forward thinking ... love, compassion, understanding, kindness, forgiveness, and service to others. EGO is "negative" and backward thinking ... power, control, fear, dread, lack of understanding, resentment, and self-service. In order to evolve spiritually, it is essential to look at life through the eyes of SOUL. And that is no easy task. Life hurts. Situations and relationships hurt. EGO would choose to hang on to anger and resentment, sometimes for many years or even a lifetime. Not only is that debilitating, but it robs us of happiness, goodwill, good memories, and above all, peace. SOUL, on the other hand, chooses to forgive, to learn by, to take risks, to extend the "olive branch," and to move on.

So stop for a minute during these situations and think, "What will bring peace, not only for me but for the other?" Anger and resentment never do. They only make a man bitter and unable to carry on with a happy heart. It's okay to feel hurt ... it's okay to "not understand" the actions of another. It's okay to take some time to process. It's okay to draw boundaries. But just remember that the other person is also a SOUL on its own journey. You don't know where it's been or where it's going. You're still discovering your own.

Every day, in every situation, just ask yourself, "What would be pleasing in God's eyes?" or "What would Jesus do?" And then simply "do unto others" even if they don't "do unto you." Perhaps by your own example, they will.

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