In her study of happiness, Gretchen Rubin identified eight fundamental principles of happiness. In a spiritual sense, this is her “rule of life.” She determined her purpose and mission for what she wanted from life, which was to be happy. She derived the foundational principles and called them her Eight Splendid Truths. In reading these truths, I’m reminded of sacred scripture which I have also noted:
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Do you take the time to reflect on what pleases God? The heart of God is easy to please when we have a posture of love. Where God is the center of our adoration, we can’t help but have an outpouring of love towards others and ourselves. But this takes fortitude in holding our ground and resisting poor choices. You know the ones, the choices that lead you away from being the best version of yourself.
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Do you plant weeds or seeds with your words? There is a supernatural power in every word that comes out of our mouth. The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21.
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God calls us higher and deeper and to change from the inside out. To be transformed to be more like Christ. As we are led by the Lord, we bring our unique goodness to the world, allowing His light to shine brightly.
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Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.(Hebrews 11:1-3)
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As I reflect on my life, most things have come easy to me. Seeking to understand myself better, I see how this draws me towards comfort rather than greatness. I tend to take the path of least resistance until I take the first step to do something different.
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In our beautiful and broken world, we see hostile situations arise daily, whether it’s a new war between countries or conflict in our homes. As Christians, we are given God’s gift of peace. This is a choice to always turn to peace and we need to nurture and grow this within ourselves. Our peace directly impacts our families and those we encounter each day, bringing light into the world. This is creating a culture of mercy and compassion which calls for a constant state of forgiveness. Without forgiveness, there is no peace.
Forgiveness adds dignity.
As Pope Francis recently said, “forgiveness takes away nothing from you but adds dignity to the person, it makes us lift our gaze from ourselves towards others, to see them as fragile as we are, yet always brothers and sisters in the Lord. Brothers and sisters, forgiveness is the wellspring of a zeal that becomes mercy and calls us to a humble and joyful holiness.”
Thank you, Lord, for helping us see that Your peace is the missing ingredient in our hearts.
Our hearts are heavy with the weight of the world right now. I’m realizing what Pope St. John XXIII meant “When the family suffers, the rest of society crumbles.” We are definitely living in times where the walls of society feel like they are tumbling down.
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If we let it, suffering can transform us into who God created us to be. Taking us out of our comfort zone, usually striking fear in us and calling us to strength we usually have not relied on before.
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One thing Thomas Keating advises about Centering Prayer is to spend twenty minutes a day in silence. When you are busy, spend another twenty. I used to think this was crazy but I realize this is pretty profound advice.
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Smitten With Goodness 