The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly.
Bruce Lee
I love this quote. It provides me with such a simple check of where I am with my program, at that moment. If I am worried about things going on outside of my control, I know that my true issue is that I am suffering spiritually. I once heard that you can only focus on one Higher Power at a time. It can't be a God of your own understanding and this other thing (like money or partner, etc.). When I am focused on my partner's actions or gaining control of a situation outside my hula hoop, I make those things/people my Higher Power. But when I remember this quote, I realize that when I am focusing outwardly, I am choosing to lose my serenity. Just as simply, the answer to my problems is that I just turn my focus inwardly, to my connection with my Higher Power, God of my own understanding. When I do this, I can regain my serenity and my Higher Power takes care of the rest.
A meditation for June 24, 2013.
Let It Be – The Beatles