Thu Jul 22, 2010
In our book section, you can order Oprah Winfrey's favorite book ~ Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth".
An interview with Mister Rogers by Holly Lebowitz Rossi
Dear Hearts,
The statement, “Love your neighbor” is woven throughout all great spiritual teachings. Many people have asked, “Who exactly is my neighbor”? Fred Rogers of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, gave us the perfect answer. Our neighbor is whomever we happen to be with at the moment. It sounds so simple, love whoever is with us in the present moment…simple, yes… easy, no. Loving each individual we encounter throughout our day is high spiritual practice.
There are those we encounter in our day’s travels that we want to love and are easy to love. However, loving these individuals isn’t where our spiritual growth lies. Our spiritual growth lies in loving those individuals who annoy us, who upset us, who rub us the wrong way.
The difficult individuals in our lives are really the gifts in our lives. It is through them that our hearts get to expand. It is through them that we have the opportunity to be more loving, more compassionate, more understanding, more accepting, more gracious.
We can all love the one next to us who is generous and kind, but it takes great spiritual character to love the person next to us that may not look like us or smell like us or act like us or who pushes all of our “buttons.”
Today, can we recognize each person we come in contact with for what they are…another expression of God? When we encounter difficult “neighbors”, it is as if God is saying to us, ”Can you love me even in this disguise?”
With love and blessings,
Rev. Barbara
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