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Daily Question, February 23

How can you ease the path that others are walking today?

  • k'Care-Reena

    By being supportive, and no judgmental. Also being very compassionate regarding others beliefs and thoughts and being considerate and respectful. I can also not apply so much pressure to others as far as having to be true to their self, the pressure may change their experience from fun and impactful to annoying and frustrating. I have been having Lives on my ig to keep all my followers on track with being true to themselves.

  • Malag

    Do the small things for others, support at times, spread humour, show I care.

  • Anna

    Sometimes, smiling is enough.

  • Hot Sauce

    Today, I can ease the path others are walking by contributing to the discussions we have in my seminary classes so that other people can learn on their own spiritual journeys and have some clarity from my own insights.

  • Kristi

    The best way to ease the path for others is to be kind. Kindness offers a glimmer of hope. I do not want to add stress to someone’s overloaded path.

  • Ose

    If I listen deeply inside, my reply is that I can give all my heart and all I have and all I can to ease the path that others are walking, That His will may be mine.

  • Colleen

    Simply by being PRESENT.

  • sb
    What an inspiring collection of reflections - for once, I think I agree with every single one and if I can use these to encourage me to do one small thing to improve what I do (rather than what I mean to do!!) everyone's life will be better. We had the prayer that was referred to below, by Carol, at our wedding and I do try to live by it but today's reflections have made me stop and think about how to do it better. thank you all. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatre...

    What an inspiring collection of reflections – for once, I think I agree with every single one and if I can use these to encourage me to do one small thing to improve what I do (rather than what I mean to do!!) everyone’s life will be better.
    We had the prayer that was referred to below, by Carol, at our wedding and I do try to live by it but today’s reflections have made me stop and think about how to do it better. thank you all.
    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
    Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
    Where there is injury, pardon;
    Where there is doubt, faith;
    Where there is despair, hope;
    Where there is darkness, light;
    Where there is sadness, joy;
    O Divine Master,
    Grant that I may not so much seek
    To be consoled as to console;
    To be understood as to understand;
    To be loved as to love.
    For it is in giving that we receive;
    It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
    And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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  • Antoinette

    Be there and say I care .

  • Don Jones

    By being of service. I will check on my progress by regularly asking myself the question: Who benefits here – just me or everyone?

  • Mike S

    Simply checking in with a “how are you doing” and a smile as well as words of encouragement.

  • Lauryn

    I can ease the path of others by putting their needs over my own whenever possible and by being an active listener, by giving them my full attention, by providing words of encouragement.

  • Melissa

    Give them a phone call of support. Leave flowers or food at their door. Send a note of encouragement. Wave hello while wearing a mask. Light a candle and say a prayer for peace or mantra for myself and all creatures and humans on mother EARTH.

  • Ed Schulte
    By a prayer ….(An example below) intention that I "go gently into the day". And then, by reflection, it .does the same for all those whom I come in contact with. Heart centre to Heart centre. “”0 God, my Father, make my footsteps upon life’s path as light as they may be. Let me not raise dust, in anger or greed that blinds my brothers and sisters. Make my steps light upon life’s path. Make my heart, 0 God, my Father, a crystal-clear mirror to reflect Your Love, my love, and to al...

    By a prayer ….(An example below) intention that I “go gently into the day”.

    And then, by reflection, it .does the same for all those whom I come in contact with. Heart centre to Heart centre.

    “”0 God, my Father, make my footsteps upon life’s path as light as they may be. Let me not raise dust, in anger or greed that blinds my brothers and sisters. Make my steps light upon life’s path. Make my heart, 0 God, my Father, a crystal-clear mirror to reflect Your Love, my love, and to allow my fellow humans to rejoice.Dr. Stylianos Atteshlis ( aka Daskalos )

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    • Lauryn

      ‘Let me not raise dust’ — such a perfect metaphor.

      • Ed Schulte

        Yes and it reflects the authors depths. Simple words with amazing depth and power

        A line from the I CHING this morning has a similar intent
        “Watch, listen, study, contemplate, then step lightly but decisively on.
        Changing Lines:”

        and

        The traveler uses a bird’s nest as kindling.
        He chuckles at his cleverness, but soon weeps when he loses his ox.
        Misfortune.

  • ccaropp

    Always being compassionate and understanding is always a good option. Everyone is going through something, and we’re all just human at the end of the day living our own lives. Sometimes all a person ever needs is just to be heard. Times like these are tough, but it is very important for us to try to be there for one another. Humans need interaction and right now it’s tough to even receive that properly.

  • Samuel

    By feeding them. Today our little Bryson City United Methodist Church will be providing free meals to less fortunate folk in our area who are chronically food-challenged. One cannot begin to pursue life’s loftier ambitions until one’s basic living needs, like food and shelter, have been attained…
    .

  • Javier Visionquest

    Keeping the ice and snow cleared from the public sidewalks in front of my and the neighbors’; I’ve been, literally, easing the path that others are walking for the past few days.

    • Carol

      I have a neighbor in eighties who does that for me as I can’t do it for myself. I worry when I see him out there in the cold but he is determined! His kindness and thoughtfulness brings me to tears. Bless you. Yours is a very thoughtful act.

  • Carol
    Prayer comes to mind—not the prayers that ask for specific outcomes but the prayers that I call reporting for duty. Make me an instrument of your peace. Let it be done unto me according to Thy word. Those kind of prayers do not decide what is best for another but ask for wisdom and grace for a troubled soul. They are prayers that surround the other with love and compassionate energies. I spent many years sponsoring others in 12 step programs and whenever I received a call from someone in dist...

    Prayer comes to mind—not the prayers that ask for specific outcomes but the prayers that I call reporting for duty. Make me an instrument of your peace. Let it be done unto me according to Thy word. Those kind of prayers do not decide what is best for another but ask for wisdom and grace for a troubled soul. They are prayers that surround the other with love and compassionate energies. I spent many years sponsoring others in 12 step programs and whenever I received a call from someone in distress, I uttered a silent prayer, asking God to get me out of the way. I wanted to be able to listen without judgment and deliver straight, helpful information with love and compassion. Ironically, in most cases the advice or counsel I gave was as helpful to me in my own journey as I hope it was to the caller. I grew from those conversations. No matter what our circumstances or limitations, in most cases, we can always pray or pick up the phone and check on another. You never know. It could be the highlight of their day.

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    • Ana Maria

      What a lovely gesture. I thank you for helping me organize my words as I reflect on the question for today. Inspiring!

  • Melinda

    By remember that everyone is fighting their own battle and treating each and every person whom I encounter today with kindness and understanding. Taking my neighbor’s dogs out when she needs it today 🙂

  • Journey
    By trying to understand what they are going through. By providing the help they need instead of the help I THINK they need. I can sometimes assume what someone needs, even close family and friends and try to provide it to them and wonder why they dont really like my help. I maybe don’t always stop to think about whether what I am providing is actually what the other person needs. I can ask simple questions ‘what can I do to help? what would make you feel better? And then I can listen and act...

    By trying to understand what they are going through. By providing the help they need instead of the help I THINK they need. I can sometimes assume what someone needs, even close family and friends and try to provide it to them and wonder why they dont really like my help. I maybe don’t always stop to think about whether what I am providing is actually what the other person needs. I can ask simple questions ‘what can I do to help? what would make you feel better? And then I can listen and act.

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