“Every moment
we can decide
to respond to an event or a person with joy.
To choose joy
does not mean to choose happy feelings
or an artificial atmosphere of hilarity.
But it does mean the determination
to let whatever takes place
bring us one step closer to the God of life.”
-Henri Nouwen, in "Embraced by God's Love" daily readings
copyright © 1977 Doubleday Publishing
A few weeks ago I had a delightful conversation with a few members from a neighboring community. The words we used had more to do with peace - but this was a great reminder for me. It is we who choose what the events of our lives mean to us. We give them meaning, we tell our stories. And in the end - the story that is told the most often becomes our reality.
Stories, then, start as a description of the events of our lives and become our "life story" - all out of a few little steps.
Something to think about . . .
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