I told a friend that I talk to my mother and she said, "Oh, you must be talking to yourself." And I responded with, " Well, you might have a hard time convincing millions of people around the world that thats what they are doing!". Then a few days later a client called me and said, "I felt like totally giving up, then my mom passed, and since then, my life has gotten better; she has really been helping me!" And I said, "I know what you mean...."
I just ordered a new book and as a free gift I received another one from the same very popular author. I had already 'read' it, so instead I downloaded it and 'listened' to it in my car. This time I heard the author say that she had finally gotten to know her father after he died. That it was then, that she heard him clearly say to her that now he could really see her. And I said to myself, "I know what you mean...."
I don't choose to engage with others in trying to prove myself 'right' or find myself 'wrong'. Not when I can simply wait to see if my own experiences either validate me or show me new and better ways to think. By the way, I have been learning to trust talking to my mom more and more and she just told me that I was very brave to have even come to this place with her and I said, "I know what you mean..."
J.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
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Said sweetly!
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about waiting and seeing if my experience will show me a new way to think.