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bluidkiti · 04-09-2019, 06:35 AM

April 9

A bird came down the walk: he did not know I saw. He bit an angle-worm in halves, and ate the fellow, raw.

~Emily Dickinson

We must look very different to the birds than we do to each other. Likewise, birds seem different to us than they do to each other. Neither the way we see birds or the way they see us is the "right" way. They are simply different ways of seeing.

If we could turn birds into people so they would see things the way we do, eat the way we do, and think the way we do, we would lose the idea of flying. The knowledge that flight is possible is a gift birds have given us.

We do well to remember this when we get upset at others for not doing things the way we would. Varieties of styles, appetites, and ideas are gifts that enrich the world and bring more possibilities into our lives.

When others disagree with me today, will I accept their gift?

Today's reading is from the book Today's Gift, Daily Meditations for Families

04-09-2019, 06:35 AM	#9
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,695	April 9 A bird came down the walk: he did not know I saw. He bit an angle-worm in halves, and ate the fellow, raw. ~Emily Dickinson We must look very different to the birds than we do to each other. Likewise, birds seem different to us than they do to each other. Neither the way we see birds or the way they see us is the "right" way. They are simply different ways of seeing. If we could turn birds into people so they would see things the way we do, eat the way we do, and think the way we do, we would lose the idea of flying. The knowledge that flight is possible is a gift birds have given us. We do well to remember this when we get upset at others for not doing things the way we would. Varieties of styles, appetites, and ideas are gifts that enrich the world and bring more possibilities into our lives. When others disagree with me today, will I accept their gift? Today's reading is from the book Today's Gift, Daily Meditations for Families __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.