Monday, May 1, 2017

Guilt From "Can't Always Give What You Want"

So today I woke up with a song on the brain.  It's by Rolling Stones, called "You Can't Always Get What You Want."  It made me pause because I wasn't quite sure what this was in reference to, but then I remembered that yesterday during my share with my Anam Cara (Soul Friends), I spoke about how I feel awful when I need to say "no" to something or, even worse, I get aggravated at the people who keep asking.  In essence then, the lyric changed in my head to "you can't always GIVE what you want."  In the meantime, I need to learn how to bow out more gracefully.  Right now, I am not at all good at this so I am asking God* to help me.  
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Now for the reflective questions which you can journal about or if you'd like to share your story, the community and I would love to hear from you!  Your comment could have a major impact on someone else.  Most likely it will be just the right thing at the right time for one of the readers. For me, God* wanted me to know that helping even just one person is wonderfully impactful.

Reflective questions:
1.  When do you have guilt?

2.  What does God* want you to know about this (ask directly, God, what do you want me to know?)

* I use the term God as a universal term.  You may decide that Great Spirit, Allah, Higher Power, Sensibility, etc. better suits you today.  It is not for me to decide.

Photo by MH, Elmwood Park Zoo
Note:  These posts are part of a broader call to do spiritual journaling (read more at CardinalTouch.net)
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  1. UnknownMay 2, 2017 at 5:12 AM

    This is also a real struggle for me. Recently I have listened to God telling me to stop. And I have. My spirit was tired. But now new things are grabbing my interest and I feel that pull again to jump back in. But I am being very judicious and doing only pieces of the things I love. Like the cycles of the seasons there needs to be time to be busy and time to rest. It is helpful when the things we jump into have cycles too. So I hear God saying to just do a piece of something and practice balance. I am still trying to figure out completely what things I need to try and what I need to push aside. So many things excite me. I love the way you changed the song and maybe I need to create a mantra that helps me live into the balance and cycles of life. I'll ask God to help me with that part next😀

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