A quote from Catherine McAuley;
Preserve union and peace.
Do this and your happiness will be so great as to cause you to wonder.
When we live in community, sometimes we can nitpick each others faults and failing or little idiosyncrasies causing a bit of discord and tension in the house. It is not as if we are looking to find big faults, but actually the little things are the things that get to people. The big stuff is often easier to handle. If we take Catherine's words seriously, we will not be the ones to find fault in others. By preserving union and peace we also live a harmonious life. It is amazing how that can happen. So today, I will not find fault in my sister or brother, in my housemate, classmate or neighbor. I will instead, look for the good in everyone and let the little stuff pass on by. I will not dwell there.
Will that be hard? Maybe. But I know I will be at peace at the end of the day. What about you?
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