Another recent David Brooks editorial really touched me. He entitled it, "a moral bucket list for a rich inner life." It was in our paper on Sunday April 19. If you can find the entire piece I really encourage you to read it. If not here are a few quotes I loved.
"About once a month I run across a person who radiates an inner life...They seem deeply good. They listen well...their laugh is musical...their manner is infused with gratitude...they are not thinking about the wonderful work they are doing.They are not thinking about themselves at all."
"It occurred to me there are 2 kinds of virtues...the resume virtues and the eulogy virtues...the resume virtues are the ones you bring to the marketplace...the eulogy virtues are the ones talked about at your funeral...whether you were kind, brave, honest, or faithful. Were you capable of deep love?"
Brooks talks about the time we strip away all the status symbols and "crash through the barriers of our fears."
And then he calls some of us "stumblers." "The stumbler scuffs through life, a little off balance. But the stumbler faces her imperfect nature with unvarnished honesty, with the opposite of squeamishness. ...the stumbler has an outstretched arm, ready to receive and offer assistance. ...Stumblers occasionally experience moments of joy. Her friends are there for deep conversation, comfort and advice."
"The stumbler doesn't build her life by being better than others, but by being better than she used to be."
Amen! Dear God, please be with me as I work to be better than I used to be.
Blessings---Penny
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