Love, Compassion, Kindness, Friendliness
Grace is the gift of unconditional love. "If you can love yourself, and therefore, others unconditionally, well, then, others will be receiving the best support of all: communion in unconditional self love." ~ Sky
To promote grace through love, cultivate a warm heart, practice kindness, communicate compassionately and forgive.
Here are some random thoughts on love and grace. The secret to grace is knowing and loving others. Friends are avatars of God. God is love. Follow the Platinum Rule: Do unto others as they would like to be done unto. "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being," ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Ask others to be their best. "It’s harder to be kind than to be clever" ~ Jeff Bezos' Grandpa. "As you wish," ~ Princess Bride. Interdependence is fundamental law of nature. Open the roof. Celebrate communion. Pay it forward. "The true worth of a person is to be found in the colors an textures that come alive in others." To have a friend, be a friend. "Love and compassion is the universal religion," ~ Dalai Lama. No matter what the question, love is the answer. Social ties are the cheapest medicine we've got. "A true friend brings out the best, while knowing the worst," ~ Sue Thoele. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action. "Charity puts out sin as water puts out fire" - Islamic saying. Love: See, Hear, Hold. Showing others their worthiness is their greatest gift. "People may forget what you said or what you did, but they will always remember how you made them feel," ~ Vivian
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"The surest path to happiness is though compassion to other sentient beings,"
~ Dalai Lama.
"Be with those who help your being," ~ Rumi.
If you can love yourself, and therefore, others unconditionally, well, then, others will be receiving the best support of all: communion in unconditional self love.
~ Sky
"Love your neighbor as yourself,"
~ Jesus.
"Ours are the arms with which God hugs and holds her children,"
~ Sue Thoele.
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being,"
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
"Growth in compassion is the sign of growth in the life of spirit,"
~ Marcus Borg
"Be compassionate as God is compassionate," ~ Luke 6:36. |
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