In the past two years, I've made choices that altered my life as well as the lives of others. I separated from my husband, got a place of my own, took a trip to Europe I couldn't afford, and repeatedly offered my heart to a man I knew was not in a position to receive it.
Here's an excerpt from the book Conversations With God, that puts into words why I believe, that regardless of the pain and suffering, we're always where we need to be, doing what we need to be doing.
"...I have never set down a "right" or "wrong," a "do" or a "don't." To do so would be to strip you completely of your greatest gift--the opportunity to do as you please, and experience the results of that; the chance to create yourself anew in the image and likeness of Who You Really Are; the space to produce a reality of a higher and higher you, based on your grandest idea of what it is of which you are capable.
"To say that something--a thought, a word, an action--is "wrong" would be as much to tell you not to do it. To tell you not to do it would be to prohibit you. To prohibit you would be to restrict you. To restrict you would be to deny the reality of Who You Really Are, as well as the opportunity for you to create and experience that truth."
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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3 comments:
Thanks for a great post Katie..
That was good Katie. Will you forgive me if I give you the opening line from my book on taking opportunities in life?
'At the end of my life I want to still be standing up rather than on my knees. To say that I stood up to the world and had a go rather than letting all the opportunities I had slip through my hands'.
When my mum read my book when it came out she divorced my dad, tried to conduct an affair with a 30 year old Polish guy, took up opera singing and drove around Europe for a month or two on her own. (she is 63)
Practical: Mum only TRIED to have an affair with the 30-year-old? She needs to try harder!
xox,
Katie
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