The most important part of any relationship is allowing others to choose their own response to a situation, and of course this is the most difficult part.
I would like to comment on the God fiber within each living thing. This essence, this fiber of love and grace, runs in every vein, no matter how deeply buried. Each person has a God fiber, whatever their actions or hurt they have caused you or others.
No one spiritual path is better than another, although one may accept the universe's role in life more than another.
If you want to change an external part of your life, then you are first required to change the internal beliefs that hold these patterns in place. If you want others to respond to you or your work in different ways and with more appreciation, then examine your expectations for your work and your efforts. When you believe in yourself, chances are others will find your worth also.
Healing and positive life change comes from having the courage and spiritual conviction to look squarely at life's impermanence.
A true spiritual teacher knows more than he or she necessarily verbalizes, using temperance and love to be guided to say what is appropriate.
The stripping away of illusion and the struggle to find personal reality can be likened to the peeling of an apple. As one peels away the layers of unreality. . . eventually only the core remains.
Every living thing is both a whole system in and of itself as well as an essential part of other systems.
To assume you know someone well enough that you can and do predict their behavior and mental perspective is a gross and often tragic mistake, for it eliminates that person's freedom to create his or her own opinion and drastically affects the emerging picture of the relationship.
When we are unable to love and appreciate ourselves and our efforts, we run away from our mistakes and failures, rather than learning from them.
