March 8, 2009

Be Gentle with Yourself

"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."
~ George Eliot



Too often we judge ourselves by an isolated element within our makeup or an action we have taken. This does us a great disservice because we are each much greater than the sum of our parts. When we embrace the wholeness of our being, we celebrate not only the individual notes of our character, but the way these notes combine to create a beautiful melody that is unique in the universe. When we apply this lens of wholeness to others, we discover that a single note we may have found jarring blends within their melody and together with yours, creates harmony