God & Spirituality - Steve Maraboli

On Earth as it is in Heaven

]The greatest minds, the most impactful influencers, the potent individuals whose lives have echoed long past their days; mastered the art of speaking to God without saying a word. This wondrously vast earth is home to billions of people who speak thousands of languages. I find it to be so masterful that regardless of where you live, regardless of what language you speak, regardless of who you call God, regardless of your beliefs, and regardless of your education… the universally understood language is ACTION. Actions speaks! Do you really want to achieve your goals? Action will say so. Do you really want to enhance your relationship? Action will say so. Do you really want to live a healthier life? Action will say so. Do you really believe in your God? Action will say so. Action separates the heroes from the cowards, the achievers from the complainers, the successful from the mere dreamers, the happy from the envious; it separates those who rise to the challenge of their goals from the haters who cower in the shadow of inaction. How would your life be different if you decided to speak the powerful universal language of action? If you want to change

Don’t Confuse Religion for God

What are we doing? Instead of being nice, instead of being compassionate to each other, instead of helping each other, we are judging each other for our beliefs. That isn’t faithfulness to a God. That is faithfulness to a religion. It is clear that we have come to a point where we confuse a religion for God. We have confused the story for the message. We get caught up in the details of our differing theistic stories and we argue, often violently, the details of these stories instead of honoring the common message. We see this played out in our wars. We see this played out in disputes in our communities. We see it played out in our domestic and international policies. Our relationships are damaged, our families split, our nations torn, and our minds confused because we have all become conditioned to be more faithful to a religion, and the story in the particular religion, than to the message of the God. In essence, we have been taught to worship the religion instead of the God. Religions vary. Characters in the theistic stories vary. Time, place, and languages vary. Throughout the world’s recorded history, many religions have held prominent

Mom on the Eighth Floor

It was a year from her diagnosis to her death. Mom was a dynamic, classy, beautiful woman; always sharing her vibrant laughter and contagious smile. She and dad had been married since she was a teenager. They put their whole heart and soul into creating the life they dreamed of; and even though she was still young, they had planned to eventually retire and travel.