Is this sensible?Written by Debbie O'Meara
In his book "Prosperity," Charles Fillmore writes:--The sensing mind is filled with lacks and limitations; spiritual mind knows only limitless abundance. When I read this sentence, word that struck me was “sensing.” I had to think about why that word caught my attention so sharply. Was it because we don’t often use phrase “sensing mind”? No, that didn’t seem to be reason. Then it dawned on me. “Sensing” sounded a lot like “sensible”! It’s not just our “sensing,” physical-world minds, but our “sensible” minds that are filled with lacks and limitations! Did anyone ever tell you to “be reasonable”? What did that mean? It meant “don’t expect too much.” Or “don’t reach so high.” Or “don’t be such a dreamer.” But haven’t you noticed that truly great things happen when we’re unreasonable? Our senses limit us to what they perceive. What we can’t hear, touch, feel, see, taste, we don’t comprehend; it doesn’t seem “sensible” to us. But that limits us, our aspirations, our lives, to what we know. If we want to reach higher, we have to access part of ourselves that goes beyond sensible. Our experiences are so limited compared to vastness of universe, and Universal Mind. It’s almost arrogant to believe that we are capable of defining what’s possible. And it’s certainly counter-productive for most of us. It will only be when we let go of those sensible, reasonable boundaries that we allow to define us and our potential that we can become what we’re intended to become, live way we’re intended to live.
| | Do you really need a friend quiz to tell if someone is your friend?Written by Brian Fong
Q. I took a friend quiz in a magazine and it says that I don't make a very good friend. Can that really be true?A. First, let me say congratulations! If quiz said that you don't make a very good friend then you must have answered quiz honestly, at least from friend quiz author's point of view. Now let's delve into content of quiz. The bad thing about a friend quiz is that it is automatically biased by author's opinion of what makes a good friend. For example: There might be a question that asks: Your friend wants you to cover for her by telling her mother that she is sleeping at your house when she is really going to an all night party with her boyfriend. Do you say: A. "No problem." B. "I'll do it but I'd rather not." C. "No way, you're on your own girlfriend." What's right answer? Well, morally right answer is obviously "C". Would that make you a better friend that either "A" or "B"? Yes, actually, it would. There is a very good chance that something bad is going to come out of all night party. Your friend could get drunk and become a victim of date rape, get injured or killed in a car accident, or get arrested if police raid party. As a good friend, you should care more about your friend's safety and security than her having a good time doing something that she has to lie about.
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