On the Porch
Onisha Ellis
I saw this on a friend’s Facebook page this week.
I was feeling fairly comfortable with myself until the last one on the list…mean thoughts.
I am so guilty of this. In fact I am good at this! I can spin an intricate web of mean thoughts complete with vengeful scenarios. I figured that if I didn’t speak my mean thoughts they were harmless. I was wrong.
Mean thoughts harm the soul just as mean words harm those they to whom they are aimed.
Since I have been meditating on peace I have come to realize how destructive the mean thoughts are to me. There is no peace in mental revenge.
I still utter words like idiot when I read or hear something that in my opinion is off the wall. I’m not sure I will ever be able to curb that reaction, but when the incident lingers in my thoughts, I am reminding myself to silently pray a blessing upon the person. This frees me from feeling that I need to set that person straight.
Side note, I am a southerner and I am not referring to the double meaning, “well bless her heart.”
Love Does not indulge in mean thinking.
Joy Choosing joy removes the mean thoughts.
Peace Comes when I choose blessing over plotting.
Old Things R New 