How often do we perform, create something with the benefit of others in mind? Noooooo, not nearly often enough!

I had mentioned in the previous post that we human beings consciously or subconsciously consciously, set terms with regard to the things we endeavor, the people we encounter. I suppose it could be said the God set terms as well. His terms however, are with our welfare in mind, and to draw us in -and not keep us out. Humans are starkly different in this regard. DO NOT THROW AWAY A RELATIONSHIP WHERE SOMEONE IS GOOD TO YOU, JUST BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO BE DIFFERENT FROM YOU.

•Enjoy the good;

•Grow through the differences.

Things we do and do not do -impact our relationships.*

There are 3 aspects to a relationship:

1. The good people do for us;

2. The bad people do to us;

3. The differences between us.

I destroyed many relationships not because people were bad to me, but because they were different in they’re thinking from mine.

While I was out on my walk today, there’s a certain field out at the University, and every time I come across that I think of my grandmother for some reason. Today, with a tear in my eye I thought about the time some 45 years ago when I was out riding my skateboard and ran across my grandmother coming out of the Von’s supermarket. Many days after work, she would stop by there to pick up our groceries for that evening come and carry them in a brown paper sack a mile back to the house -no easy task mind you. On one occasion I ran into her coming out of the store, do you think I offered to help carry that bag? 😢 By reliving this memory in my mind, and doing things differently, there’s a freedom gained, and perhaps something lost in that process.* These are the sort of things 57 year old man thinks about whose life is riddled with mistakes -reflects upon.

Practice til you get it wrong -like placing a carpet in the hallway, walking over it a thousand times without tripping over it and then that fateful day comes when you finally succeed in tripping -or fail in succeeding to step over it!

*This came to me a few minutes ago just before I wrote the last 2 or 3 entries above. I couldn’t remember where went until I started writing the final entry above. I had asked God just moments before to help me to remember what it was about.. And as I began to write yeah right the final paragraph above, God answered my prayer and I was able to place it in its proper place. Thank you once again Lord 🙏🏻