November
It is how much love we put in the doing that makes our offering something beautiful.
~ Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa’s words aren’t new to most of us. Program sponsors often suggest this idea to us too. What we give comes back to us.
We often note people who excel on the job, in a sport, at a creative pursuit. We may envy them and think we should excel at everything we try. Why are we so lacking in talent? we wonder.
We have not been short changed. The truth is, we may not have learned to concentrate our attention so fully on an activity that we come to love the experience simply for the sake of the experience. Those who excel are not easily distracted by others’ actions or their own ongoing inner dialogues or fear of failure. Their intense focus and love for what they are doing allows their talent to be realized.
When we’re putting love into our actions, we, too, will discover our own excellence.
It’s not what I do but how I do it that counts. Being in love with my life today is a choice I can make.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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