What do you do when you hear voices

"There are no misfits in the Universe. All notes are
necessary for the symphony. You are unique. There is
nothing useless other than your belief and concept that
you're useless." Dr Robert Anthony

One of the beliefs that keeps us from doing great things is
our belief that only great people, special people, can do
great things.

A brief look at world history and spiritual writings will
quickly disprove that notion. The most enduring tale in
literature and real life is the ordinary person who is called
to do great things.

A skinny little guy from India got treated badly on a train
in South Africa one day. He decided he couldn't ignore
racist discrimination any more. So Gandhi went back to
India and when he was done the British were out and India
was free. Just an ordinary guy.

One of my favorite stories in the spiritual literature is in the
Hebrew scriptures. A young kid is apprenticed to a priest in
the Temple. He's doing OK, until he starts hearing a voice
calling his name.

He goes to Eli, the priest, several times to find out what he
wants, but Eli finally figures it out and says, "Samuel, that's
not me, that's God talking. Go listen!"

How many times has that happened to us? We don't hear
what we're being called to do because we are trapped in
our ordinary-ness.

Every special person is an ordinary person who listened to
the call and said "Yes!" The next time you find yourself
thinking that "somebody should do something with or about
that" just stop, take a deep breath, and like Samuel, say, "OK,
I'm listening."

We'll all appreciate it.

All the best,
Wes

"Letting go means to come to the realization that
some people are a part of your history, but not a
part of your destiny." ~ Steve Maraboli


We've all had a lot of people that have helped us along the
path to where we are today. Some of those people were
obviously positive influences, and some of the others were
not so obviously positive influences.


They all contributed to our growth and development in one
way or another. We can be grateful for them.
I know, it's a lot easier to be grateful for some people than
it is for others, because the help we got from some people
was more pleasant than others. But they all helped.


That doesn't mean that we need to carry them around with
us for the rest of our lives, however.
When our lives take different paths, and our relationships
change, there's a tendency to feel like we must stay in touch.

We can, if we choose, but we don't have to. It's OK to let
that person go. If we feel guilty about doing that, we should
look at the situation and ask our #1 question - is that true?

Do we really have unfinished business, do we really owe
that person something? Or do we just have a "guilty" tape
running?
As our quote says, people can be a valuable part of our
past without needing to be part of our present. We can be
grateful and move on. They can do the same.

We'll be a lot freer without the guilt that comes from putting
unreasonable restrictions on our choices. We'll make room
for new people, to help and be helped.

That would be good.

All the best,
Wes Hopper