Why am I starting this blog?

I guess I don't have a good answer to that question. Maybe the simple answer is that I like to record my thoughts in a journal, but I can type much faster than I can write. I don't necessarily even mean to share this with anyone...but if for some reason you are reading this and are interested in what goes on in my head, go ahead and read on if you want to.

So the thing that I keep thinking about today is a passage I read last night from the book "Conversations with God." I have read it many times before, and each time I read it I find it comforting...

"...all of life arises out of choice. It is not appropriate to
interfere with choice, nor to question it. It is particularly
inappropriate to condemn it.
What is appropriate is to observe it, and then
do whatever might be done to assist the soul in seeking and making a higher
choice. Be watchful, therefore, of the choices of others, but not
judgemental. Know that their choice is perfect for them in this moment now
- yet stand ready to assist them should the moment come when they seek a newer
choice, a different choice - a higher choice.

Move into communion with the souls of others, and their purpose, their
intention, will be clear to you...

...Allow each soul to walk its path."

I have come back to this particular passage on more than one occasion. Anyone reading this likely is familiar with my family and the "soul" whose path I find myself questioning. But this makes sense to me. I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, we just don't always know what that reason is at the time. This passage somehow confirms that belief for me. And while believing this helps me to stop making judgements about BIG things in the lives of others, it even helps me to be more understanding of people on a daily level. When I remember that it does me no good, not to mention the fact that it does the other person absolutely no good, to make judgements about whst they are doing, I find my day goes much more smoothly. It's very easy for me to get wrapped up in feeling like I am smarter than everyone else around me and I know better than they do...I guess deep down I know that really isn't true at all. All I can really know is what is right for me.

I suppose that's my big thought for the day. I'm also thinking of my brother who will be entering a new phase of treatment next week and I'm sending love and good thoughts his way. I can already feel positive energy about him and I pray that he continues to feel that. He's awesome.
We'll see how often I post things here. My time is somewhat occupied with my little man, who is about the greatest thing EVER. I just started a blog page to share him with everyone else...what a great way to stay connected with the people we love.