One economist who had done aid work in Africa gave great advice..."Don't help people who don't want to be helped". His thought was that unless people have a passion to change, they won't no matter how hard you push. So, I guess that my personal take-home message is to stop pushing for people to come to my reality...
and just work on myself...
where there is a passion to change.
Another favorite is by Maud Ballington Booth, "I will help you over the rough place, but I will not carry you." I think this speaks to the question we were bouncing around last week about healing through a loving relationship.
This is one more about peace...it speaks to Quaker beliefs..
“True peace is not
merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.” - Jane Addams
So, it is supposed to rain for the next 2 days. We are starting to cook some of the Thanksgiving dishes to pass the time. It should be fun.
I hope that you have a great night.
Love and Light,
Maggie
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