Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Possible Steps toward Self-Acceptance and Everyone-Else-Acceptance

For musicians and others,
and especially me:


Take a deep breath.

Notice something.

Consider where you are.

Do so many times a day.


Why?

Most of the time, we're so busy inside and so fixated on our activities
that we need steps like these to become aware of the world around us
and to get some perspective on ourselves and others.

When we pause and reconnect,
I think we have a better chance of seeing ourselves and others more like God sees us.

 
Above, a powerful panel on St. Paul's Church in Manhattan
where I often worshiped with my good friend, Lloyd,
and attended Mass with my parents after the 1994 Thanksgiving Parade.

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