Mid-week Inspiration,

Have you ever taken the time to look at how you allow yourself to do something 'for the good of others'.  Have you wondered, when you've found things didn't go quite right, "How did I ever think such a thing would work?"

I have a few times in my life had such an opportunity.  And I've thought to myself, "Well, it seemed to make sense when I started out here."  This little piece of humour below helps to illustrate just how we get ourselves into unexpected complications.

New spelling of the English language

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of Europe, rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish":

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favor of the "k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f ". This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expected to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have Always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.

By the 4th yar, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "y".During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaing "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leteres.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no more trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.

So if you are starting to ask yourself why your life is so confusing maybe it's time to ask, "Who have I been changing my language to please?" Maybe it's time to be true to your own language of the heart. The simple truth is we can never realize our magnificence by relinquishing our sovereignty, by pleasing another person before our highest selves.

When we realize God as the Indwelling Presence this wonderful quote takes on liberating overtones:  "Though shalt have no other Gods before me."(Ex 20:3 KJV)

I affirm; 'Today I choose to honour my highest intentions.'

May your day be filled with wonder.

In Love and Light,