Valerio Albisetti - Il viaggio della Vita

<!– .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } –> Many people base their lives on security, reducing risks to a minimum and never facing new experiences. But to truly live we must leave the known for the unknown. We must abandon certainty for uncertainty. Usually a person is afraid of the new when she insecure; when she is dying.

The process of falling in love fulfills our neuroses and needs. It begins and ends in illusions and sex. Love however, is part of a psycho-spiritual growth journey. And because of this -even its roots are found in vital desire and physical attraction- love obligates us to emerge from the logic of dominion and possession, towards a logic of welcoming, listening and service to the other.

It is the heart, more than reason, that feeds our motivation, strength and energy to excel in quality rather than in quantity. It is the heart, more than reason, that makes us passionate about a task; that pushes us to finish it with enthusiasm and vigor. It is the heart, more than reason, that warns us not to monotonously follow the cultural models of the day. It is the heart, more than reason that brings us well-being and serenity. Reason can bring us dissatisfaction and...

It is important to reduce our level of personal neurosis to a minimum. We also need at the same time to keep our hearts open, so that we know how to welcome, forgive and give. Everyday, as a discipline -like exercise- we should always: Read in order to learn; Stay in silence in order to listen deeply to ourselves; Love in order to feel true; Laugh in order to feel alive; Give in order to feel rich; Think in order to feel deep. Windows LiveT Hotmail is faster and more secure...

Knowing how to discern priorities is a skill that prevents us from wasting time. It facilitates the personal growth journey; renders the journey clearer, more secure. We often confuse urgent matters with important ones. We confuse needs with choices. Not always are the most urgent matters the most important. Choices should guide our lives rather than needs.

Rejection by others triggers the old, childish complexes of insecurity and a sense of inferiority. Accept it. They are part of human nature. However, these reactions should be temporary – a few days, a few months, but not years. Fast. Stay in silence. Pray. And forgive yourselves. Only after these steps will you be able to feel your heart again. Clean....