The Killers – You’ve Got Some Kind of Love
You got the will of a wild, a wild bird
You got the faith of a child Before the world gets in
You got some kind of love
You got some kind of love
You got the soul of a truck On a long distance haul
You got the grace of a storm In the desert
You got some kind of love
You got some kind of love
You got some kind
You got some kind
You got some kind
You got some kind of love
…this moment for the gift that it is.
…the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin.
…your enemies to be your teachers.
…your life to be both the gift you receive and the gift you get to offer the world.
Now…What would happen if you caused just one person today to consider such things?
Intentions – They will be your map.
Set your intentions to create and acquire, to give and to receive, and to enjoy and to be. If you’re only intent is to get a job or obtain a college degree, expect frustration when that intention comes to fruition.
Values = They will be your compass.
We all need a North Star….A song to know and claim in the midst of the noise…Mantras to engage when the headwinds hit us. Align these values with the grain of love. This won’t fail you.
Wisdom = She will be your companion.
Never walk away from Wisdom—she guards your life;
love her—she keeps her eye on you.
Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom!
Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding!
Throw your arms around her—believe me, you won’t regret it;
never let her go—she’ll make your life glorious.
She’ll garland your life with grace,
she’ll festoon your days with beauty. Proverbs 4:6-9
Christopher L. Heuertz was first introduced to the Enneagram in the slums of Cambodia. Since then he has trained under some of the great living Enneagram masters including Father Richard Rohr, Russ Hudson, Marion Gilbert, and Helen Palmer, and now teaches the Enneagram in workshops and retreats around the world. Chris is an International Enneagram Association Accredited Professional. He and his wife Phileena live in Omaha with their puppy Basil, and you can join him on Facebook and Twitter in his intentions to love on the margins.
Before you label it good or bad…
…before you critique it as right or wrong…
…before you define ‘them’ and ‘those’ as in or out…
…or before you grant yourself the freedom to judge – give yourself the opportunity to just be.
Now you can be with the moment.
Now you can be in the moment.
Let the moment work on you before you work on it.
This is the art of allowing.
This is how one becomes available to what life is ushering forth on your behalf.
Life just happens to be woven and composed with the purposes of transformation. We see it everywhere if we will only stop, look, and acknowledge.
Just ask the trees or the person(s) you most admire.
You’ll see their branches, but they’ll tell you stories about their leaves.
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