Exasperated! Angry! Disgusted! At your wits end! In our world today our lives are chaotic at best and often reflect the world around us. This is a space regardless of faith, race, nationality, age, family status or gender for the discussion of the individual’s spiritual journey. This is a journey of how we come to terms with ourselves, develop our strength and find inner peace. Join me, and share in the adventure.
At our apartment complex there are three apartments which are really getting into Halloween. Seems like every day there is something new added.
Sometimes We Have to Look for Something Which Gives Hope
Sometimes the world takes such a turn that you simply need to step back and relook at what is around us. Often you find the most interesting things, which just stand by themselves. They make you feel good.
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In Levanto, Italy we had gone to the crafts market looking for a luggage tag. We found what we wanted, agreed on a price, but all I had was a €50 note. Yes, she could make change. I gave her the note, and suddenly she was gone. Out of the corner of my eye I could see here running from stand to stand, and suddenly she was back with the change. I will always remember that as integrity, providing the customer the service they need.
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We Are Defined By What We Do
The news is frightening on many levels. The National Guard are being sent into Portland and Chicago as an act of intimidation. Our government is shut down in a fight over healthcare, something which everyone should have access too. And people are afraid to come to meetings, social gatherings, even in some cases church. And Bad Bunny, at the moment one of the most popular singers in the world is in the Super Bowl Half Time Show and might attract ICE encircling the stadium.
All of which led me to deliver a message two weeks ago about Integrity.
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Shoes: The prisoners were told they were being given showers. Instead they removed all their clothing and were escorted into the gas chambers. Everything was salvaged from the suitcases. Some items such as shoes were cleaned for reuse. Hair was woven into thread to make uniforms. Shoes have been found ranging from expensive high heals to children’s shoes.
Aushwitz & Birkenau
What to take away from Auschwitz / Birkenau? That human beings can be so cruel to other human beings, because they are simply different. Germany became an “Us versus Them’ society, with Them being wrong. There are signs everywhere saying “We Shall Never Forget.”
What does Auschwitz/Birkenau teach? Humbleness, Humility, Humanity!
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