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Category: Hugh Prather

I live now and only now and I will do what I want to do this moment and not what I decided was best for me yesterday.

Every moment that I am centered in the future I suffer a temporary loss of this life.

It’s not that “today is the first day of the rest of my life ” but that now is all there is of my life.

Unless I accept my faults I will most certainly doubt my virtues.

self, acceptance

It is enough that I am of value to somebody today.

self, acceptance

To avail yourself of His certain wisdom ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him for that will never be necessary.

Perfectionism is slow death.

I like a man with faults especially when he knows it. To err is human- I’m uncomfortable around gods.

When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.

failures, mistakes

Boredom or discontent is useful to me when I acknowledge it and see clearly my assumption that there’s something else I would rather be doing. In this way boredom can act as an invitation to freedom by opening me to new options and thoughts. For example, if I can’t change the activity, can I look at it more honestly?

boredom, chances, change, discontent, freedom

By approaching my problems with “What might make things a little better?” rather than “What is the solution?” I avoid setting myself up for certain frustration. My experience has shown me that I am not going to solve anything in one stroke; at best I am only going to chip away at it.

I sometimes react to making a mistake as if I have betrayed myself. My fear of making a mistake seems to be based on the hidden assumption that I am potentially perfect and that if I can just be very careful I will not fall from heaven. But a ‘mistake’ is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, a reminder I am not dealing with the facts. When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.