32 Getting Rid of the Gorilla #8

You cant shake it and cant leave it behind, so then eventually what happens is REVENGE becomes our only hope.

Have you ever really gotten REVENGE?
If so, how did it make you feel afterwards?
Revenge fixes your attention at lifes ugliest moments.  Score-settling freezes your stare at cruel events in your past.
Is this where you want to look?  Will rehearsing and reliving your hurts make you a better person?  By no means.  It will destroy you.



Describe the gentlest person you ever knew.  What kind of influence did this person have on others?


Think of someone you know whom you would describe as a revengeful, score-settling person.  How happy do you think that person is?  Explain



So may you forgive as youve been forgiven, may you give to others whats been given to you, may you set someone free and find out that it was you, and may you do it today, because you might not have the chance tomorrow.
What will you do with these fears and with the unkown?  We have three choices - (1) to shrink back, as so many of us have done before, and reject the invitation to adventure; (2) to try to reach for some sort of formula that will give us a sense of control; or (3) to simply venture forward.  
This is the moment our true strength begins to be released. This is where our strength will be crystallized, deepened and revealed.  A man or woman is never more a man or woman than when they embrace an adventure beyond their control, or when they walk into a battle they aren't sure of winning.
Are you willing to RISK to free your heart and find your true strength?






No comments:

Post a Comment