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Daily Question, August 5

How can I be a better friend?

  • EJP

    Just listen with pure attention.

    • Present Moment

      To drop all thoughts except what !y friend is saying makes me a better friend. Mirroring their words occasionally makes them FEEL heard and opens space for expansion of their thoughts.

  • Antoinette
    I can be a better friend to everyone when I am focused on ethical conduct and right views. When we have a world full of people who constantly want to please themselves at the expense of anyone and everything we are not “good friends”. The earth and all beings need for us to pay close attention to what is ethically correct in everything we say, think and do. So for me be a better friend would mean that I would start being a better friend myself and make sure that I always abide by ethical...

    I can be a better friend to everyone when I am focused on ethical conduct and right views. When we have a world full of people who constantly want to please themselves at the expense of anyone and everything we are not “good friends”.
    The earth and all beings need for us to pay close attention to what is ethically correct in everything we say, think and do.
    So for me be a better friend would mean that I would start being a better friend myself and make sure that I always abide by ethical conduct and always.
    So much of the suffering of the world would be gone if we would all simply follow ethical conduct and vow to not harm ourselves or others.
    Last Saturday I took vows regarding ethical conduct which I’m so grateful for having the opportunity to do.
    I hope by me taking these actions I can be a better friend to all. I hope and pray I am strong enough to follow through and make ethical conduct an ingrained habit energy full of love and truth to shine outward in all directions.
    Let’s heal together. ?❤️?

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    • Patricia

      I often think of my own ethical conduct and service as what I do for “community” or “the common good” — but because of what you wrote, I think I’ll begin thinking in terms of friendship: how my thoughts and actions serve to “befriend” in my neighborhood, community, area, world… Thank you.

      • Antoinette

        You’re welcome Patricia. I like what you said about befriending our thoughts, actions and words. We can choose to send these out wherever we go! Great idea. Now this is really a way to choose to use our energy to create peace and joy.
        Love to you !

    • Judith

      You are on a noble path, Antoinette. Prayers and hugs!

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