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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 9:19 AM
This was posted on my Facebook wall, and I want to applaud and affirm the person who wrote it. Fear is the strongest obstacle standing in the way of one's spiritual growth and unfoldment.
Fear
is the greatest roadblock to spiritual growth. Be willing to examine
your fears - the things you keep running from, the things that cause you
anxiety or tension or guilt. They are indicators of the places where
you can experience your greatest leap in enlightenment. Have faith to
deal with them and you will blossom. (Sherri Lane) |
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 2:30 PM
When I was eleven, I lived next door and went to school with a boy who had a serious liver disease. Because of this lifelong condition he was small for his size, but being a collossal nerd didn't help his popularity at school either. One time the kids were teasing him and he retorted, "Big things come in little packages!" And he kept on being a scientifically gifted kid who appeared pretty happy to be himself while the rest of us suffered innumerable issues of self-esteem.
Only as an adult on a spiritual quest have I come to recognize the wisdom of his statement. Life's little gifts are often those with the biggest impact...a giggle from a grandchild, the ball dropped at my feet by our big silly dog, the warm smiles of the oldsters at the nursing home when I sing for them.
No, I haven't struck it rich in material ways, nor have I become wildly famous. God has blessed my husband and I, though, with a continual onslaught of little packages that delight and enrich our lives. This morning I heard a bird singing in the trees outside our bedroom window just before dawn. It really outdid itself and delivered a performance that rivaled the greatest diva.
Thank you, God, for small packages. May I be worthy of all the blessings you send me daily.
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