I greet The Indwelling Purposeful Life.
Today’s “Pay Forward” gift is - The Want-A-Be-Hero’s Journey. At six years old, I wanted to be a hero like Batman. My sister made me a cape, and I jumped off the garage; I did not fly. At seventeen, I forged my mom and dad’s signatures and joined the Marines. I soon found I was not a hero, just a kid wanting to make a difference as a hero. Being and doing are not the same. So what, if I’m a workaholic; activity and productivity did not match up. I’ve run across a great many heroes and heroines in Alcoholics Anonymous. Yet, I’ve been a maverick, as long as I can remember. “Do small things with great love” Mother Teresa. After I practiced Alcoholics Anonymous’ spiritual principles, for a few years, my understanding on the nature of a hero changed. I no longer want to punish wrongdoers. I was drawn to a loving, peaceful, forgiving way of life. The more I learned from Spiritual Leaders, the more I want to be their kind of hero. We are diamonds in the rough. “The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.” Chinese Proverb. The friction and our suffering are our resistance to our Father’s grace. As I turn the diamond over within, I chanted to my hidden "want-a-be-hero," “I know you are within me, reveal Yourself.” Thy Love, Thy Will Be done.