| If we might have a second chance to live the days once more, and rectify mistakes we've made to even up the score. If we might have a second chance to use our knowledge gained, perhaps we might become at least as fine as God ordained. But we can't retrace our steps, however stands the score. Tomorrow brings another chance for us to try once more. -Another Chance ~Author Unknown |
| A bend in the road is not the end of the road . . . unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown Many people give up just before they reach success ~Sneider |
To go back
after realizing you made a mistake;
- making amends,
-learning from the mistake,
- and putting 100% effort into trying
to regain what was lost.
To make a mistake,
and then leave it behind to try again,
using what was learned;
is not a second chance
it is a first chance.
after realizing you made a mistake;
- making amends,
-learning from the mistake,
- and putting 100% effort into trying
to regain what was lost.
To make a mistake,
and then leave it behind to try again,
using what was learned;
is not a second chance
it is a first chance.
Music: Let Everything That Has Breath
This is the story of a merchant in a small town who had identical twin sons. The boys
worked for their father in the department store he owned.
When he died, they took over the store.
Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had
left the bill on the cash register and walked outside with a customer. When he
returned, the money was gone.
He asked his brother, “Did you see that dollar bill on the cash register?”
His brother replied that he had not. But the young man kept probing and questioning.
He would not let it alone. Dollar bills just don't get up and walk away! Surely you must
have seen it! There was subtle accusation in his voice.
Tempers began to rise.
Resentment set in.
Before long, a deep and bitter chasm divided the young men. They refused to speak.
They finally decided they could no longer work together and a dividing wall was built
down the center of the store.
For twenty years hostility and bitterness grew, spreading to their families and to the
community.
Then one day a man in an automobile licensed in another state stopped in front of the
store. He walked in and asked the clerk,
"How long have you been here?"
The clerk replied, that he'd been there all his life. The customer said,
"I must share something with you. Twenty years ago I was riding the rails and came
into this town in a boxcar.
I hadn't eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a
dollar bill on the cash register.
I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven't been able to forget that.
I know it wasn't much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness."
The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man.
"Would you please go next door and tell that same story to the man in the store?" he
said.
Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very
much alike, embracing each other and weeping together in the front of the store.
After twenty years, the brokenness was mended.
The wall of resentment that divided them came down.
When they had all the facts, and talked it out,
they were able to reconcile.
They received a second chance and took it.
It is so often the little things that finally divide people
- words spoken in haste;
criticisms;
accusations;
resentments.
And once divided,
they may never come together again.
The solution, of course,
is to let it go.
There is really nothing particularly profound
about learning to let go of little resentments.
But for fulfilling and lasting relationships,
letting them go is a must.
Refuse to carry around bitterness,
and you may be surprised
at how much energy you have left
for building bonds with those you love.
Do you have all your facts straight,
and talked it out?
Is there room in your heart to reconcile
and give yourselves
a second chance?
-Letting Go
-Source unknown
worked for their father in the department store he owned.
When he died, they took over the store.
Everything went well until the day a dollar bill disappeared. One of the brothers had
left the bill on the cash register and walked outside with a customer. When he
returned, the money was gone.
He asked his brother, “Did you see that dollar bill on the cash register?”
His brother replied that he had not. But the young man kept probing and questioning.
He would not let it alone. Dollar bills just don't get up and walk away! Surely you must
have seen it! There was subtle accusation in his voice.
Tempers began to rise.
Resentment set in.
Before long, a deep and bitter chasm divided the young men. They refused to speak.
They finally decided they could no longer work together and a dividing wall was built
down the center of the store.
For twenty years hostility and bitterness grew, spreading to their families and to the
community.
Then one day a man in an automobile licensed in another state stopped in front of the
store. He walked in and asked the clerk,
"How long have you been here?"
The clerk replied, that he'd been there all his life. The customer said,
"I must share something with you. Twenty years ago I was riding the rails and came
into this town in a boxcar.
I hadn't eaten for three days. I came into this store from the back door and saw a
dollar bill on the cash register.
I put it in my pocket and walked out. All these years I haven't been able to forget that.
I know it wasn't much money, but I had to come back and ask your forgiveness."
The stranger was amazed to see tears well up in the eyes of this middle-aged man.
"Would you please go next door and tell that same story to the man in the store?" he
said.
Then the man was even more amazed to see two middle-aged men, who looked very
much alike, embracing each other and weeping together in the front of the store.
After twenty years, the brokenness was mended.
The wall of resentment that divided them came down.
When they had all the facts, and talked it out,
they were able to reconcile.
They received a second chance and took it.
It is so often the little things that finally divide people
- words spoken in haste;
criticisms;
accusations;
resentments.
And once divided,
they may never come together again.
The solution, of course,
is to let it go.
There is really nothing particularly profound
about learning to let go of little resentments.
But for fulfilling and lasting relationships,
letting them go is a must.
Refuse to carry around bitterness,
and you may be surprised
at how much energy you have left
for building bonds with those you love.
Do you have all your facts straight,
and talked it out?
Is there room in your heart to reconcile
and give yourselves
a second chance?
-Letting Go
-Source unknown
There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature.
A scar means the hurt is over,
the wound is closed
and healed,
done with.
Healing,
forgiveness
and reconciliation
are important in forming those scars.
A scar means the hurt is over,
the wound is closed
and healed,
done with.
Healing,
forgiveness
and reconciliation
are important in forming those scars.
To submit comments, requests or materials,
contact me at outreach@dawncoveabbey.org
contact me at outreach@dawncoveabbey.org
For empowerment workshops, seminars and lectures, see: http://www.dawncoveabbey.org/healing-circle
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