Loving vs. Liking
Author: Bernice Ross


You can only love that which God created, but you may like
that which man created. You have to accept the part you
have created. What you do with what God created, creates
what you do for you that you like. You create what you
like. You use God's gifts to create more for yourself.

The Bible begins with the story of creation and ends with
the destruction of the apocalypse. Each of us has a birth
date and a time when we will die. How we choose to fill our
time on earth is our decision. In fact, many people believe
that we create our own reality. Is this really true? Are we
actually responsible for what happens to u? Or are we
totally without power to do nothing more than respond to
whatever life and fate dish out to us?

Imagine for a moment if you were completely responsible for
everything that happens to you. There are no accidents and
no chance happenings. Instead, everything springs from your
thoughts. If you were unhappy or if bad things kept
happening to you, would you continue keep thinking in the
same way or would you change your thoughts? What would
happen if you could create exactly what you like by
altering your thoughts?

Well, you don't expect me to believe that someone who is
hit by a drunk driver is responsible for deliberately
creating that situation? Didn't the person who was
accidentally struck by a drunk driver make a decision to be
out on the road at that time rather than at home? Didn't
that person have a series of thoughts leading to a chain of
events that brought him or her to that particular place and
moment in time? Clearly there were two sets of thoughts,
two sets of actions, that lead these two individuals to
cross paths in such a horrific manner. If the drunk had
chosen not to drink, the accident could have been averted.
If the victim had chosen to stay home, the accident could
have been averted, but who is to know? Who is at cause?

Challenge: Each of us has a gift (and probably more than
one). What is your great gift? Do you keep it to yourself
or do you share it with others? For the next week, make it
a point to share your greatest gift with at least one
person each day. At the end of the week, have you created
more or less for yourself? And if you have created more,
why not continue to share your gift and create even more?


About the Author:

Bernice L. Ross, Ph.D., is a Nationally Syndicated Real
Estate Columnist, Master Certified Coach and CEO of
http://www.RealEstateCoach.com . She provides training,
coaching, and consulting. While researching alternative
teaching and decision-making tools, Bernice discovered,
among Native American traditions, a model to assist people
in making better decisions. Read more at
http://blross.typepad.com/going_where .