Extroverted thinking

One of the marks of a true extrovert is their need to talk out what they are thinking in order to determine exactly what they DO think; in other words extroverts are always thinking outloud in order to clarify their thoughts. It helps this process if that extrovert has someone who thinks differently about the subject to discuss the issue with them That is why I am grateful that my brother and I can have such passionate discussions about religion and politics. You can count on us to be 180 degrees apart, and our discussions of course don;t change either one of us as to our opinions but they certainly help clarify my beliefs. And the best part is that we can laugh later that we can think so differently and still love each other.

And that leads me to my reflection of the day....why can't we be like that with all our sisters and brothers?

I believe in the power of love. I believe that our most important task is to continually grow in our ability to express that love through forgiveness and compassion to all creatures no matter what label they wear. I believe that those of us born into a Christian culture use Jesus as our model of that love practiced perfectly. My friends who are born into a Muslim culture value the same qualities but ascribe them only to God My Hindu friends who value the same qualities have many manifestations of God that represent different qualities,

What matters in this life is how well we live out those qualities we profess belief in, especially those that govern how we treat each other and how we treat the those most in need.

I have a friend who is convinced that the older we get the more conservative we are. I think that may be true in certain arenas of our lives, but I find it important to grow less judgemental, more forgiving, more generous in sharing and more likely to expand in my concept of who are my brothers and sisters,