http://www.blessedmadness.com/compromise/ Outspoken for the Sake of Truth Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.blessedmadness.com/compromise/#comment-954 Rio Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:25:32 +0000 http://www.blessedmadness.com/compromise/#comment-954 I was once told that sacrifice wasn't just giving something up...it was giving up something lesser in exchange for something higher. True sacrifice, in that light, would never be wrong for me-and it would never make me feel "stuck". Everything that I have ever given up-sleep, work, peace-of-mind, comfort, etc..-I gave up because I believed that the return was more important to me. The "bad" feelings that I associate with giving things up usually come from my own issues of control and unrealistic expectations. You're right-I don't like receiving from someone who doesn't want to be giving. I was once told that sacrifice wasn’t just giving something up…it was giving up something lesser in exchange for something higher. True sacrifice, in that light, would never be wrong for me-and it would never make me feel “stuck”. Everything that I have ever given up-sleep, work, peace-of-mind, comfort, etc..-I gave up because I believed that the return was more important to me. The “bad” feelings that I associate with giving things up usually come from my own issues of control and unrealistic expectations. You’re right-I don’t like receiving from someone who doesn’t want to be giving.

]]> http://www.blessedmadness.com/compromise/#comment-955 victoria Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:48:36 +0000 http://www.blessedmadness.com/compromise/#comment-955 As a parent, I agree that sometimes I must give something up for the highest good of another, but the return on that level of giving is exponential. What I'm referring to in this posting is the ongoing daily unconscious compromises people make to please one another. These kinds of acts are soul killers. For me, giving and service, when it comes authentically is all about joy and connection with others. Most of us are so disconnected from ourselves that we rarely feel the lightness of being that comes from loving ourselves and thus, others. As a parent, I agree that sometimes I must give something up for the highest good of another, but the return on that level of giving is exponential. What I’m referring to in this posting is the ongoing daily unconscious compromises people make to please one another. These kinds of acts are soul killers. For me, giving and service, when it comes authentically is all about joy and connection with others. Most of us are so disconnected from ourselves that we rarely feel the lightness of being that comes from loving ourselves and thus, others.

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