Henri Nouwen

The Daily Meditation from HenriNouwen.org often compliments my thinking. Some wise words like those of today make me thankful that situations I have been in have somehow been lifted. Day by day I have realized that occasionally I feel a complete peace; and joy has replaced despair.

Today this little nugget sailed ethereally into my inbox:
"Sometimes we have to "step over" our anger, our jealousy, or our feelings of rejection and move on. The temptation is to get stuck in our negative emotions, poking around in them as if we belong there. Then we become the "offended one," "the forgotten one," or the "discarded one." Yes, we can get attached to these negative identities and even take morbid pleasure in them. It might be good to have a look at these dark feelings and explore where they come from, but there comes a moment to step over them, leave them behind and travel on." Henri Nouwen.