SEEING OURSELVES CLEARLY
When we begin to see clearly what we do, how we get hooked and swept away by old habits, our usual tendency is to use that as a reason to get discouraged, a reason to feel really bad about ourselves. Instead, we could realize how remarkable it is that we actually have the capacity to see ourselves honestly, and that doing this takes courage. It is moving in the direction of seeing our life as a teacher rather than as a burden. This involves, fundamentally, learning to stay present, but learning to stay with a sense of humor, learning to stay with loving-kindness toward ourselves and with the outer situation, learning to take joy in the magic ingredient of honest self-reflection.
To this I feel I must add these words from Taize
Lord Jesus Christ, your light shines within us.
Let not my darkness and doubts speak to me.
Lord Jesus Christ, your light shines within me.
Let my heart always welcome you
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