If I were to Tell You Everything Important that I Know Today

First :  Show Up.

There are precious moments in life that can easily be missed if I allow distraction to win my attention, or if I lack energy for being here for others. I believe, we were created to be here for each other. When we wonder why God isn't doing anything about this problem or that problem in the world, we can remember that He created us, and we are capable of helping each other, and that is part of His plan all along. We are His answer. Rather than a magic zap of a wand, he craated you and me to think intelligently and love deeply, and care infinitely, and sometimes the most intelligent thing to do is just show up and be present with others.

I ask myself:  Who can I show up for today?

Second:  Be Grateful.

When I pause and sit still and clear my mind of all the "to do's and musts" and the "didn'ts and should'ves", and meditate on "what is" and "what's good", I am blown away by what I find. The love that surrounds me every single day by a God whom I know; my children growing in perfection, each in their own circumstance and beauty; the man I love, who every day finds some way to actively show his love for me, who lets me be me, and honors the woman God created in me; my parents who have so much wisdom, love and compassion to offer me... still... even though I am grown. I have food to eat and a roof over my head and a job with a company that pays me every other week. I am grateful for my ability to help others, for the "extra" given to me that can help someone else when I merely let go, and give it away. The gratefulness calms me and peace washes over me, and all striving can cease, if only for a moment.

I ask myself:  What am I grateful for at this very moment?

And third:  Open my Mind, Heart and Spirit to infinite possibility. I believe, there is much I have yet to discover about myself, about those I love; about God, about this world I live in; about what is to come, and what has already been. My daughter and my son are my teachers as they grow up and go down paths I have not trod, and they tell me of the scenery and their teachers along the way, their struggles and their new found joys in everyday living. And I am not too old to learn new ways, to change my mind about things I thought I knew, and now it seems as though I did not know at all, and I am able to let go of that which no longer serves me, and in that open space, I can reach for betterment. I reach to those light-bearers further down my path as they lead me by asking me to consider suggestions and questions, never gving me answers, but gently leading me towards answers. As Mary Oliver says, "Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable." Leaving room in my heart for that which my mind has yet to even imagine, is powerful and exciting. I hope to always remain open to all possibility of new thoughts and new considerings and new paths and new wonderings and new wanderings.

I ask myself:  What is around the corner waiting for me to grow, stretch and discover?

Namaste

Acceptance

I am listening to one of my favorite songs. There is a verse in it that says, "Still. Are you still my child? Be still and know that I am God. Wait. Wait on my power to fight the battles that you find so hard. And rest, rest for a while until my Spirit makes you new. Still. Be still, my child, and know that I'll be God for you."

It took me an hour and a half to get to work today. The train was crossing in Cresson. Many stories of frustration could start with those words:  "the train was crossing in Cresson."

For you see, those of us who drive from and to Granbury know how hard it is to be held up for 20 minutes or so by that darn train. While we huff and puff about our schedules, and our time, and question why this train is allowed to pass through here during commuting hours, the world is still turning, precious time is still passing, and lessons are waiting to be learned and applied to our lives. Perhaps God's message to me was, "I've been watching you run around in your circles, acting just like the world in all of its ways. Never seeing the truth or the miracle. Never taking the time to hear me saying, that still, are you still my child? Be still and know that I am God."

Trusting God with all matters of my life, means accepting the "train in Cresson" and every other inconvenience surrounding my day today. Accepting that there was no inconvenience, other than the one I chose, which in turn affected my spirit. My spirit could have rested instead of anxiously stomping my foot and texting my annoyance... if only I had accepted.

Acceptance:  ah, that word that often turns up in my conversations and readings...in my prayers. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change." 

When all is said and done, my acceptance of what is, and my faith and trust that many times, what is, cannot be changed by me. And with that acceptance, I can let go. I can exhale, and I can breathe in deeply. I can rest, and know that God will be God for me... for those I love... for those I still resent... And one day, with God's miraculous power, resentments will be gently released, leaving room for all things new. Today, the train crossing in Cresson was a blessing for me.

Letting God be God today. Namaste.