Sep 18, 2013

Avoiding Conflict

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
--Abigail Van Buren

There are so many opportunities for conflict.  Injustice is hard to ignore.  I am reminded of Mother Teresa's words when asked if she would attend a demonstration against war.  She is said to have responded, "No, but if you have a demonstration for peace, I will attend."  A big difference.  We have the war against drugs, fight for gun control, actual wars on the grounds in some areas, fights in football stadiums among fans (amazing!!! -- it is, after all, just a game.)  It can be tempting to join the fight against something, but I think that is a pitfall.  We are better served, instead, by putting our energies toward something that is going forward, rather than against something we want to change.  Feel the difference.  Fighting against something is struggle.  Being for something is ease.  I listened to an Abraham dvd recently, and they said that to be in a position of opposition ALWAYS puts us upstream --- working against the natural flow of our lives.  So, for today, let us be for peace, for harmony, for well-being.  Our support of those qualities will increase them in our lives.

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