The Divine in Every Person

I’m currently reading a book — Soul Mission, Life Vision, by Alan Seale. It helps you through the process of clarifying what your mission in life is, and how to move yourself in that direction. It’s a great book — I highly recommend it.

I wanted to share an activity from this book that can be helpful to those of us who love an addict. The activity is called: The divine in every person.  Here’s the activity:

For one week, make a conscious practice of seeing the unfolding of an aspect of  God (or spirit or love) in each person, regardless of the encounter. Let go of your judgements about what is “normal” or appropriate, and allow each situation to stand on its own, offering its particular gift.  You will probably have experiences in which the divine is fully expressed and felt, and others in which fear, anger, or some other reactionary feeling blocks the possibility of divine expression. They are all a part of the daily human experience.

At the end of each day, reflect on your experiences or encounters and see what each has to teach you about the essence of divinity, and how divinity moves in your midst.

After reading this last night, it struck me how often we judge the addict. Is it possible, for one week, to let go of all judgement, and only see the God, spirit, or love in them? How might that feel? We are each imperfect human beings trying to make our way — can we learn to accept this and see the love shining through him or her, instead of holding each person up to a standard? 

It’s only a one week commitment. I think its worth a try.

Have a wonderful week!