Amorvia Extrasolar

You don’t need to be a psychological expert to read a face; you were born with the gift. In fact researchers developing facial recognition software are hard pressed, and may never be able to read a face as well as a baby does.

Here is an experiment. Watch a baby check out people’s faces and then watch when she recognizes her mother. It is amazing.

This special gift of facial recognition has long been used by psychologist and researcher to determine mood, truth, and other telling aspects of emotion.

But you use it every single day, whether you know it or not. You are already an expert face reader. You have a real good idea about what is going on in and with people just by watching their face. You know why people suddenly turn their face away, don’t you? They don’t want you to see the depth of their emotion; it is like they are naked before you and they cover up.

As a spiritual people we use information we get from people’s faces for Godly purposes. We cry with those who are crying, we rejoice with those who are rejoicing, we question with those who are questioning and we love with those who love.

Facebook, is revealing also. I often hear comments from and about people who are emoting on FB. You can read their Facebook just as easily as you can their face. What I noticed about many well meaning people is that they don’t know what to say or how to respond. Most of the time it has to do with being uncomfortable with the feelings expressed. Their sadness and pain triggers sadness and pain in us, we get uncomfortable, and say weird things trying to make it better. Fortunately the emoter usually understands and just appreciates the response.

Your spiritual exercise for today is two fold:

#1. Take time to read faces. Let them speak to you about the inner life of your friend. Then respond with kindness and love. DON’T TRY TO FIX THEM, JUST LOVE THEM WITH KINDNESS. Give that a try and get back to me about how that works for you

#2. Take time to read Facebook. There is a lot of emotion on that screen. If you can check out my responses to people and tell me what you think. Then respond with grace and love to your emoting FB friend. Facebook is fun, but there is more than just fun happening there.

My point is this. There is a whole lot of loving that needs to happen and it is right before our eyes. Let’s seize the opportunity to love and change the world one face at time.

I love you – Bryan