Casey

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty. Timothy Radcliffe //// Celibacy is not an act of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. Joseph Ratzinger //// Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters. //// Mental Health is an ongoing process of dedication to reality at all cost. //// The life of wisdom must be a life of contemplation combined with action... I have heard parents tell their adolescent children in all seriousness, "You think to much." What an absurdity this is given the fact that it is our frontal lobes, our capactity to think and to examine ourselves that most makes us human. Because of the pain involved in a life of genuine self-examination the majority steer away from it. //// The reason people lie is to avoid the pain of challenge. //// Love is effortless //// Two people love each other only when they are quite capable of living without each other but chosse to live with each other... falling in love is not an act of will. It is not a conscious choice. //// If being loved is your goal, you will fail to achieve it. The only way to be assured of being loved is to be a person worthy of love, and you cannot be a person worthy of love when your primary goal in life is to passiveley be loved. //// A full life will be full of pain. But the only alternative is not to live fully or not to love at all. //// The path to holiness lies through questioning everything. //// There are many who, by virture of their passivity, dependency fear and laziness, seek to be shown every inch of the way and have it demonstrated to them that each step will be safe and worth their while. This cannot be done. For the journey of spiritual growth requires courage and initiative and independence of thought and action. While the words of the prophets and the assistance of grace are available, the journey must still be traveled alone. NO teacher can carry you there. There are no preset formulas. Rituals are only learning aids, they are not the learning. "The Road Less Traveled" Dr. M. Scott Peck..

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Your Power Color Is Red-Orange
At Your Highest:
You are warm, sensitive, and focused on your personal growth.
At Your Lowest:
You become defensive and critical if you feel attacked.
In Love:
You are loyal - but you demand the respect you deserve.
How You're Attractive:
You are very affectionate and inspire trust.
Your Eternal Question:
"Am I Respected?" What's Your Power Color?