“O God, help me to believe the truth about myself – no matter how beautiful it is!” ~ Macrina Wiederkehr
Surprise!
Were you surprised when you got to the word beautiful? I was. But maybe you were present and tuned in as you read today's quote. So you tapped right in to truth.
We're more likely to sense the positive words ahead when we're reading mindfully.
But, without mindfulness, old default words can spring up automatically, like a leg's reflexive kick to a kneecap tap.
Please read it again:
“O God, help me to believe the truth about myself – no matter how ___________ it is!
How might your mind fill in the blank automatically? How does your heart fill it in?
Consider repeating this little prayer several times throughout this day. Keep in it the word beautiful.
I've decided to pray this from now until February 14th as part of the new self-care plan I'm creating. You are invited to join me. We'll check in with each other here on Valentine's Day to see what we experienced. Are you in? I hope so. Feel free to email me with a yes, no, maybe, and why.
Someday the truth of our beauty will seep into every thread of our knowing and fill every fiber of our being
Someday we'll not only believe we have the gift of beauty, we'll live it. And our deeds will reflect the depth of the beauty in us.
With love and joy,
Charlene
THE SECOND GIFT IS BEAUTY: May your deeds reflect its depth. - from The Twelve Gifts of Birth.