Deborah Smith

Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

there are nine good things and one bad thing in our lives,

we’ll expend more energy focusing on the one bad thing

than on all that good.

This is a habit left over from primitive times,

when our ancestors needed to be

constantly on the lookout for danger.

If you discover yourself focusing on the bad, tell yourself:

“It’s not the prehistoric era anymore.

Worry about bad things when they happen, not before.”

When flowers wilt,

when the sun sets,

when a person’s life ends,

even in our deep sadness

we learn the wisdom

to understand and accept life

and learn the humility

to forgive others and ourselves.”

—SISTER CLAUDIA LEE HAE-HIN,H FROM “A SMALL PRAYER