I found a good definition for goodness for myself. Goodness is the consistent actions that creates restoration of health, healing, and balance. Something as simple as giving flowers to forgiveness and mercy to saying no with integrity is about an action that tries to instill healing, correct a wrong, uplift, restore.

The thing about goodness is that is changes form situation to situation. You need discernment to know what will restore in every situation. I'm seeing more and more that it's not about what you know as a Christian or even what you know is right, but the wisdom to know what to do with it. It goes back to gentleness and a comment Wise M said. I'm paraphrasing, cuz I can't remember exactly how she said it, but the gist is that it's not just about what the truth is or bringing the truth to someone's eyes, but it's how you do it. Sometimes telling the truth is more about making you feel better and right than about the other person. The discernment is to know, what is best for the situation? Who needs the healing here? Goodness utilizes the gentleness, patience, kindness, mercy, knowledge, love, you name it.

Last night's dream--I actually didn't remember it at first. It might have been the cold medicine. Now I can't sleep because I can't breathe and my throat feels like a saw's been at it. But two images. At some point, Wise M and I were talking and sliding down this huge convoluted slide. It was very high, and I was afraid of falling, but I tried to relax and enjoy it. Wise M went first and seemed to think it was fun. It was dark and cold outside, and the slide was made out of some strange material. Another image from the dream was a date in a coffee-type shop between Hugh Grant who didn't look like Hugh Grant and some woman. At one point the woman had her head down like she was sleeping and lifted it up and she had been crying. She dreamed about her husband and a baby that I think had died. She made a comment that Hugh probably didn't think much of this date since they were just friends. So I realized then it wasn't a date.