Today's Reading - Today's Gift

"They were the first . . . self-created people in the history of the world. Ad their manners were their own business. And so were their politics. And so, but ten times so, were their souls." Archibald MacLeish There once was a child named Yemaya. Even before she could walk or talk, her mother introduced her to the trees. Yemaya touched them and they accepted her. They told her she was wonderful and she knew it was true. As she grew up, Yemaya occasionally met people who said unkind things to her. When this happened, she went back to her trees, who continued to tell her she was just fine. She couldn't understand what was wrong with those who were mean to her. Whenever they appeared and insisted on being mean, she pretended what they sad was an arrow that sailed right by as she stepped out of the way. We can do the same. What others say or think is part of them and their lives, not ours. When we are wise enough to let go of things that don't belong to us, we will find our own treasures. What can I step out of the way of today?