The story...
Family members were reading an Og Mandino book; "You have to read it. It teaches you how to live your life right. It's an amazing story." As a young man, I read the book - it was an amazing story. The story was written with claims that suggested it was true; yet, I later realized that the story might not be true. There was no internet then to check Wikipedia's version of the truth. Yes, it was a fictional story. Now, the lessons learned were meaningless - rules of thumb, principles, or ideas that might increase your odds of things going your way. I chucked the book.
The only church in town would preach and teach the way to have an ongoing and eternal relationship with God. People being different without "trying" to be better. People would be as they're gifted rather than futilely attempting to comply with all those "ought haves" and "should ofs."
Just for today...
"Defending ourselves by engaging in arguments with . . . irrational people is as fruitless as donning armor to protect ourselves from a nuclear explosion . . . I am not obligated to justify myself to anyone." Courage to Change (p. 155)
"God, please lead me to those who can give me what I need and grant me the compassion to love those who can't." Hope for Today (p. 155)
"A program of self-recognition and self-change 'reads easy and does hard.'" One Day at a Time (p. 155)
"Don this mask; They kinda say - Act like this; Be our way."
"You ain't good; We're okay - Want their love; Try and obey."
"Faith in Christ; When you see - Loved and Loving, This you'll be."
"Rooms in heaven; Peace right here - Walk with Him; Hearts do cheer." Am I a Poet?
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