Our Lives Speak

Last night in talking with a friend of mine, I realized that my life DOES speak. What does the idea of your life speaking mean to you?

To me it means whatever my choices, they speak. Whatever my attitudes, they speak. Whatever comes out of my experiences speaks and most of the time it speaks very loudly. My friend thinks that the way that I want to pray for and take care of the young man that was in the accident (the one who caused it) is amazing. She started to cry when I told her that because she so wanted to hit him, to make him pay for what he did to me.

She could not believe that I, the one whose life has been changed, am talking about his needs and his life and his need for help. (Obviously, his choice to drink and drive speaks something about his life and his attitude.)

Don't get me wrong, I want to be sure that I am wise and have legal protection. But I am so glad that my first thought is not the hurt or get back at this person in any way. To me, if that was my first thought, that would mean that my heart is angry and full of hate.

I realize that corporations and individuals in our world have been moving quickly to legal action against another party.

But what if it was different? What if the first thing we did was give the other party/ person who we know is hurt or is in need a "hug" instead? What if we showed compassion first and then we arranged protection for our own selves? How would that affect the world around us?

Keep Partnering!

Wanda

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