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secret samaritan is an ancient game which was popular back among therapy support groups in the 80's/90's. today's read from, "courage to change" is based on this old game.
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"just for today. . . i will do somebody a good turn and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count." what a terrific exercise! it helps me to break free of the habit of doing kind or generous things in order to get something back. only when i perform a loving act with no expectations will i reap the true reward of giving.
i am learning that giving doesn't have to take away from me or anyone else -- if there are no strings attached, everyone stands to benefit. every good and loving gesture soothes my soul and contributes to a healthier world. thes anonymous, sensitive actions are the building blocks of a flourishing spiritual well-being. my self-esteem grows because i can feel good about my actions. i am engaged in worthwhile pursuits.
today's reminder
today i will put unconditional love into action. when i give freely, without expecting anything in return, i always receive more than i give.
i was created in love. for that reason, nothing can express my beauty nor liberate me except love alone ~mechtild of magdelburg
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in the therapy circles where i played the secret samaritan game, we figured that sharing in therapy wasn't the same as getting busted in the act of commiting our good deeds. the sharing within our anonymous healing circles helped deepen the understanding of unconditional love and generosity while helping to inspire one another with new secret deeds we can do.
anybody wanna play?
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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First, I hope everyone is doing well, and continuing to fight that good fight! Keep up the great work on yourselves; I'm rooting for all of you!So, I started doing therapy at the beginning of the year, when I was in my most depressed state, but with my therapist, I made big changes and steps in the right direction. But, over a month ago, she couldn't take my insurance anymore, and I had to stop...
I said in today's serious long offline talk that my chaplaincy training taught me not to focus on blame or credit but on outcomes. Following that training not only made me a more effective professional chaplain, but it pushed me to mature more. It pushed me beyond being petty about whether people knew I was a nice guy or not and just be nice for nice's sake.
Still maturing, though, despite being 65 years old now, there's room for more maturity. Thanks, then for this meditation's reminder to keep going growing.
a) that was then, this is now. what have you done today?
b) you were on duty.
empathy on the room for more maturity. at 69, methinks i will need several more lifetimes to fill all my room for more maturity. may i one day have the maturity to see the world through the eyes of a child. just praying. . .