{"id":253,"date":"2010-01-13T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T16:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karencasey.wordpress.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2010-01-13T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2010-01-13T16:41:08","slug":"loving-thoughts-never-fail-to-heal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Loving thoughts never fail to heal. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EVERY LOVING THOUGHT IS TRUE. EVERY THING ELSE IS AN APPEAL FOR HEALING AND HELP<\/strong>. \u00a0This particular spiritual principle has become very important to my peace of mind. It gives me a simple shorthand for interpreting the experiences I am having. For much of my life, I was quick to judge others for their actions, their opinions, even their appearance. I\u2019d like to say I have outgrown all of those judgments; however, I would be lying. I am acutely aware of them though and that\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>But let me elaborate on the meaning of the principle. Loving thoughts are pretty easy to recognize. They are kind, always free from malice. They are peaceful at their core. They are the thoughts God would offer us if we asked for them. That\u2019s what makes them true. God doesn\u2019t deal in untruths. The harder part of the principle to grasp is that <strong>every thing else <\/strong>is an appeal for healing and help. Some one\u2019s anger is their call for help. Another person\u2019s dishonesty is their call. Sexual and emotional abuse likewise, are calls for healing and help. It\u2019s not easy to classify all of these behaviors as appeals for help. Some of them seem so much worse than others. It\u2019s important to remember that our job is not to judge the actions of any one but to recognize the call for help and offer the forgiveness that is God\u2019s will for our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Being able to classify every action I observe as falling into one of these two categories, it\u2019s either a loving thought or an appeal for healing and help, has made my life simpler. And it\u2019s clarified my next action too. Meeting anger with anger isn\u2019t God\u2019s will. Meeting abuse of any kind with retaliation isn\u2019t God\u2019s will either. There is only one right response to every situation, it\u2019s the expression of love. This doesn\u2019t mean we have to love the \u201cperpetrator\u201d along with his or her actions, but if we want to fulfill God\u2019s will, we need to recognize the call for love and then act lovingly in response. This might mean speaking words of understanding or simply saying nothing but offering a silent prayer. Our response can come in many forms as long as it\u2019s not retaliatory.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is about hope and I consider this principle a very hopeful one. It outlines for us exactly what to do in every encounter we might have today. There is only one right response, isn\u2019t there? I am finding it increasingly interesting that the older I get, the simpler my choices have become. There is a right way and a wrong way to be in this experience we are sharing with others. Perhaps wisdom really does come with age. Ot maybe it\u2019s that some of us tried so very hard to force solutions when God was keeping a door closed, that our energies are now spent and God has been waiting for us all along to \u201csee the light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It really doesn\u2019t matter. The point is that we can \u201cgive in\u201d and be at peace. We can see as God would have us see and be at peace. We can help others seek peace by our example and we will likewise benefit. What ever loving thought we have about others will shower us with good will too. We are the purveyors of blessings where ever we go. Never doubt that. We can be the example of hope that others may have been longing for. It\u2019s our task to be generous with our loving thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVERY LOVING THOUGHT IS TRUE. EVERY THING ELSE IS AN APPEAL FOR HEALING AND HELP. \u00a0This particular spiritual principle has become very important to my peace of mind. It gives me a simple shorthand for interpreting the experiences I am having. 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