Greetings Dear Reader,
There is a running gag in The Big Bang Theory about
Penny’s check engine light. Sheldon is
in her car for the first time and points out the light. Penny says she just ignores it. Sheldon says that it should be seen to straight-away. Three years later, when her engine goes,
Sheldon reminds her that he told her to get it checked.
It is easy to see the blinking check engine lights in others’
lives. We are quick to point them
out. Sheldon had the funds and ability
to see to her light and her needs. He
lacked the compassion to do it. Instead
of pointing out those warnings, perhaps we are better serving others to help.
Better still, perhaps we must be vigilant to see and heed
our own check engine lights. If we tend
to our own foibles and failings first, we are in a position to help others out
of love and kindness. If we find that we
are seeing others’ failures and not our own that is also a vital blinking check
engine light. We must work on ourselves
and tune our lives as needed.
Only when we maintain the warnings about our own journey can
we help others with theirs. I must be
constantly aware of my need to love more deeply, treat others with kindness and
respect, and be aware of the needs of others.
I have to seek deeper humility, integrity, and justice in all that I
do. I must always accept that the check
engine light is going to come on. It is
in checking it that I find a way to peace, Dear Reader. It is in addressing the problem that I can
travel on free of worry and potential breakdown.
I will never reach the place where the light will not come
on at times. I cannot be perfect. What I can do is seek Christ in every step
and look to reflect his love to others no matter how dire the situation. The journey home is over a long winding
road. I must not fail to be aware of how
my engine is running and the quality of fuel I give it. There will be misfires. It is up to me to do better, to love better,
and seek to run the race in a way that brings others with me. You are always welcome in my journey, Dear
Reader. You are loved more than you know
and perhaps more than you can see.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner.
He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads
to the Father getting everything back to Good.
Contacts for Aramis
Thorn:
#aramisthorn
Bookings: aramisthorn@aramisthorn.com
The check engine light will come on but the next step is
always ours.
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