Write your hurts in the sand. Carve your blessings in stone. Jamie the Very Worst Missionary
I love the picture this brings to mind. Sand gets wiped clean and smoothed out by the water and stone is pretty much forever. So the idea here is to record your hurts, if you are going to do that, in sand where it can be wiped clean and smoothed out and "forgotten" and record your blessings in stone where they can stand as a reminder on the days when the hurts threaten to overwhelm. In our lives we will have both hurts and blessings and the people who choose to let the hurts be washed away are generally more joyful, fulfilled, and pleasant to be around! Those who choose to carve their hurts in stone, however, are miserable to be around and miserable themselves. Why would anyone choose misery as the description for their life? And it is a choice. Yes, crappy things happen but we have a choice. Will we write them in the sand so they can be washed away and smoothed out or will we hold on to them as justification for being crappy ourselves? Ugh.
How about you? Have you been writing your hurts in the sand or carving them in stone? Have you lost sight of your blessings? I encourage you to try practicing today's quote. Try writing your hurts in sand and carving your blessings in stone and see what changes because of the shift in focus. I think you will be amazed.
I love the picture this brings to mind. Sand gets wiped clean and smoothed out by the water and stone is pretty much forever. So the idea here is to record your hurts, if you are going to do that, in sand where it can be wiped clean and smoothed out and "forgotten" and record your blessings in stone where they can stand as a reminder on the days when the hurts threaten to overwhelm. In our lives we will have both hurts and blessings and the people who choose to let the hurts be washed away are generally more joyful, fulfilled, and pleasant to be around! Those who choose to carve their hurts in stone, however, are miserable to be around and miserable themselves. Why would anyone choose misery as the description for their life? And it is a choice. Yes, crappy things happen but we have a choice. Will we write them in the sand so they can be washed away and smoothed out or will we hold on to them as justification for being crappy ourselves? Ugh.
How about you? Have you been writing your hurts in the sand or carving them in stone? Have you lost sight of your blessings? I encourage you to try practicing today's quote. Try writing your hurts in sand and carving your blessings in stone and see what changes because of the shift in focus. I think you will be amazed.
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