05 February 2013

"Don't Be Like the Rest of Them, Darling"


This hangs on my kitchen wall, a gallery print from my daughter's collection at KATIE KIME.

I suppose "them" is different for each of us.

For me, "them" is the habit of being quick to condemn. This quote recently got my attention:
The highest form of ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about.
How many times have I been there?

For me, "them" is being afraid of failing, or worse, of succeeding--that is, living just under the radar of being all I can be. Here it is from the movie, Finding Forrester:
We walk away from our dreams afraid that we may fail, or worse yet, afraid we may succeed.
Sometimes I think I have lived my whole life just under that radar. It's a scary thought.

Don't be like the rest of them, darling. God essentially says the same thing:
Set yourself apart from the world by covering an offense with love, forgiving without counting the cost, pursuing the Author of love that you can't see but can choose to believe, focusing on the next life and being only a sojourner in this one.
Thanks, Katie. Awesome reminder.

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