Unity of hearts is challenging
Unity of hearts is challenging because it is where my uniqueness meets the uniqueness of the other. Often the uniqueness of the other is presented as a threat to me. Especially if I fail to see the good in the uniqueness of the other which will enrich me. And there is no real unity if I fail to see the uniqueness in the other. So, this is challenge. Only the Spirit of God who is the cause of our uniqueness can bring the real unity where you see the uniqueness of the other and welcome it as complementing your uniqueness. Realize the need of the Spirit of God in between persons and make sure the presence of the Spirit of God in between you and the other for a perfect unity. Creating unity is creating heaven for you and for the other. Don Giorgio
We all like appreciation
We all like appreciation. And sometimes we even long for that - a pat on the back. When desired and not achieved, we feel empty. An emptiness that comes from the craving for a pat or a word! Actually, by letting yourself to that feeling of emptiness, what are you doing? You are belittling your own hard work. Your efforts have an innate value of its own if done with conviction and love. When you yourself do not appreciate it and fill yourself with the emptiness created by the lack of appreciation from others, you are not doing justice to yourself. Learn to accomplish your task even the smallest one, with the conviction of its value and to see the difference it makes. You will not be haunted by your desire for a pat! Don Giorgio
The key to collaboration
The key to collaboration is not always the understanding of everything. The key to collaboration with the Grace of God or with the good will of others is your heart and the longing of your heart to love and to contribute. It is desirable that you know everything but your obstinacy to know everything can ruin everything. Because in every situation there are lots of know and unknown factors present, some you can know, and you can never know. So, both your craving to know everything or the posturing that you know everything will ruin the web of collaboration and interaction. Grow in trust by giving space to unknow factors in each situation and enjoy the beauty of life. Don Giorgio
Be happy about what you achieved
Be happy about what you achieved and do not ruin it with the comparison of the achievements of others. See the achievements of others as complementing and not as juxtaposed. More as a continuation than as something different. There will be always possibility of betterment in what you did. But space for betterment is not the space of belittlement. You did what you could and make the mental space for accepting the novelties by others. This puts you in peace with the present than stuck up in the past with unhealthy sentiments of rivalry. It’s meaningless to make a competition between your past achievements and someone else’s present achievements. Synchronize your concepts with the present realities in harmony. Don Giorgio