Tuesday, July 6, 2010

a prayer for the good people

I am blessed to know so many good people. I'm married to one of them. I have many friends, old friends, new friends, work friends, Internet friends who are good people.

The good people I know rarely know that they are good people. They think they are bad. They feel every mistake they ever make. Their mistakes can eat them up sometimes. Because they are good people, they care about doing right, about helping and not hurting. So when they screw up, which we all do (good and bad) because we are after all...[wait for it]...human, they ache for the pain that they, unintentionally, caused others.

My prayer for all the good people in my life, is not that they stop feeling sorrow for their mistakes, after all that is what makes them good people, but that they avoid allowing that sorrow to engulf and drown them.

Be well happy and peaceful my friends. Shalom and namaste.

8 comments:

septembermom said...

What a beautiful prayer. I will remember this. Peace to you.

Anonymous said...

What a thought provoking post. Here is my prayer for the good people too!
Love,
Marilyn

Maggie May said...

That is a great prayer and a very thoughtful post.

Blogger is certainly playing up tonight on many blogs and not showing the true number of comments on our posts.
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SandyCarlson said...

So needed this exactly now. Thank you, friend.

Qaro said...

Oh, that's really neat stuff. Needed that too!

One baby year means:
"One year, baby!!!!" If you don't know what I mean I guess we'll have to email. : )

SandyCarlson said...

Thanks for your comments on my blog and on FB. You have helped me tremendously.

sgreerpitt said...

@qaro -- d'oh! yeah, I get it. hadn't realized it had been a year already, I'm sure it moved much more slowly for you.

Geraldine said...

Oh what a wonderful post to read today. I send back good wishes and vibes and many hugs to you Sue. Lovely.

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