Spiritual Notes

I bought some books at Goodwill and one of them is entitled,"Spiritual Notes to Myself." It is written by Hugh Prather. Last night I was reading some of his notes to Phil. Tonight, I'll "read" some of the same ones to you. Mr. Prather is a Methodist minister, lecturer, counselor, and an author of several bestselling books.
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When I've lost interest in controlling outcomes,
I finally will be free to love everyone my mind
rests upon.

Certainly we may be in pain from what someone
did to us. Forgiveness doesn't ask us to deny the pain
or to think dishonestly about the past. It asks us
to look to God, where the wound has already
been healed.

The reason it isn't helpful to go around talking
about our healings, visions, and other spiritual
fireworks is that such conversations tend to
be separating and unloving.
The little mind gets involved,
we start feeling special,
and the other person thinks
he wasn't invited to God's party.

It should be obvious that the evidence of love,
unity, and wholeness in our lives
will begin to disappear whenever we
choose to be special and separate.

The saints of God
dare to be ordinary.

Ego's clash.
That's the nature of egos.
Treat these outbursts as sneezing fits.
More harm is done by analyzing them.
Our spiritual relationship,
not ego business-as-usual,
deserves our preoccupation.
When someone sneezes, we say,
"God bless you."
We don't say,
"What exactly did you mean by that?"

Food critics enjoy very few restaurants;
movie critics enjoy very few movies;
art critics enjoy very few paintings.
Don't become a connoisseur of marriages.
Seek instead to be easily pleased.

If there is a question whether to say it,
don't say it.

The key to a happy marriage
is to say, "Yes, dear."
If you can't do that,
at least be as kind to your partner
as you would be to a total stranger.