Tag: failure
I am both
As I monitor how I live up to my own beliefs, my many failures, starting over again and again; it is hard for me to be shocked, though I am often saddened, and yes angered by evils committed by others. For I can find excuses for my own weaknesses, often playing down the harm I… Read More ›
Bowl of Marbles (part 2)
My mind still races, though I am better at slowing it down as I age, perhaps that is what . . . writing is all about, to slow down thoughts and yes my tapes, many of them compulsive and tormenting, if I take the wrong attitude towards them. Some days, when I am tired, or… Read More ›
The difference between hypocrisy and failure
There is a difference between hypocrisy and failure. To say we are sinners can be something positive. For it means we have freedom, we can choose. Responsibility is a given and it gives a doorway out of a destructive situation. It also means that we have a propensity towards behavior that is self centered and… Read More ›
God’s attitude to my sin is pity, not blame
Unfortunately we do not learn about sinfulness from a heavenly messenger. Nor is it like the result of a personality test. We learn of our sinfulness when we are tempted. Temptation is more than awareness of alternative options: I am not tempted to genocide if I lack the means; I am not tempted to computer… Read More ›
Fully human
The more one loves the deeper the understanding that leads to compassion and empathy. Self knowledge is the royal road leading to sympathy for self, blocking off the tendency to run from others and their pain, through hatred, contempt and the use of violence. Self righteous indignation flows from a lack of understanding of one’s… Read More ›
Failure
Failure is not usually a once in a lifetime experience. It is a weight that has to be carried, unpleasant as that may feel. Faces presented to the world often hide an inner world that is filled with chaos, fear and pain. It is not the complete picture of course for any human, for along… Read More ›