SW Intenders
Fran emailed this to me as I was sending out the Intenders notice (we are connected) and after reading it again, I think it fits right into our topic for Tuesday on personal values. Please add this to the handout for this week! Thanks Fran.
From Karen Berg, Director of the Kabbalah Centre: Often times, we, can fall into forgetfulness. When we go through some difficulty, we may vow that we will never fail to remember where we have been or what we have received. However, once the situation is resolved, we all too often go back to livingand behaving as we did before. We don't keep a notebook, as the Creator does, of all the things that we’ve done or of all the things another has done for us. For example, we may have a friend of many years’standing whom we love. Suddenly, something happens that comes between us and this other person. And what do we do? We forget all the things that happened in the past. We forget the good times. We forget sticking up forone another. We forget what this person did for us. We forget everything and instead become blinded by the immediate pain or injustice.
I read a story this week about a woman who didn't forget. Her name is Vicky and she started a charity to house needy families in Illinois in order toremember and appreciate the woman who had housed and hidden her mother awayfrom the Nazis during the Holocaust. In other words, out of gratitude forthis good deed from more than 70 years ago, Vicky is giving her time and energy to help families survive the chaos that exists in our time. She is paying forward the kind action that was done for her mother.
You can't imagine how many thousands of people have stood up and said,“It's been three years since I started on the path of spirituality,and my life has changed. I've gotten this and I've gotten that.” But you know what usually happens with these people? A couple of weeks later,they're gone. Why? Because none of us must ever take the consciousness we have received for granted. We need to continually ask the Creator to help us remember the miracles and the transformation we have experienced so that we can stay connected and can look for ways to take action to and sharewhat we have received, to “pay it forward” as Vicky did.
Remember, our true purpose on this path,which is to reveal the true potential of our soul. For if we think we are here just to reach a certain level, or to meet our soul mate, or make a lot of money, then once we reach that goal, we will leave the path.
From Karen Berg, Director of the Kabbalah Centre: Often times, we, can fall into forgetfulness. When we go through some difficulty, we may vow that we will never fail to remember where we have been or what we have received. However, once the situation is resolved, we all too often go back to livingand behaving as we did before. We don't keep a notebook, as the Creator does, of all the things that we’ve done or of all the things another has done for us. For example, we may have a friend of many years’standing whom we love. Suddenly, something happens that comes between us and this other person. And what do we do? We forget all the things that happened in the past. We forget the good times. We forget sticking up forone another. We forget what this person did for us. We forget everything and instead become blinded by the immediate pain or injustice.
I read a story this week about a woman who didn't forget. Her name is Vicky and she started a charity to house needy families in Illinois in order toremember and appreciate the woman who had housed and hidden her mother awayfrom the Nazis during the Holocaust. In other words, out of gratitude forthis good deed from more than 70 years ago, Vicky is giving her time and energy to help families survive the chaos that exists in our time. She is paying forward the kind action that was done for her mother.
You can't imagine how many thousands of people have stood up and said,“It's been three years since I started on the path of spirituality,and my life has changed. I've gotten this and I've gotten that.” But you know what usually happens with these people? A couple of weeks later,they're gone. Why? Because none of us must ever take the consciousness we have received for granted. We need to continually ask the Creator to help us remember the miracles and the transformation we have experienced so that we can stay connected and can look for ways to take action to and sharewhat we have received, to “pay it forward” as Vicky did.
Remember, our true purpose on this path,which is to reveal the true potential of our soul. For if we think we are here just to reach a certain level, or to meet our soul mate, or make a lot of money, then once we reach that goal, we will leave the path.
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