Distractions?

Practice. It takes practice to learn to be still in body and mind. I’ve been practicing for years. When I get sucked into “there’s only one way,” I forget there are other ways to go about practicing. In the pre-dawn hours this morning my mind bounces around in the silence once again. I’m making lists in my head - who I need to talk with, what I need to be working on and how I am avoiding it (!), how I feel like responding to situations versus how I want to behave. Distractions! Or, opportunities?

This morning I sense the Presence, the lens through which I’ll sort out these thoughts. Today these distractions are my prayer. As the list parades through my mind, I am asking to discern what are the best words to use in a needed conversation, how can I behave in a loving yet firm way in a situation, acknowledge my habit of avoidance that keeps me from some progress I want to make…

Yes, there are times my brain’s activity begs to be stilled, especially when it loops in self-criticism. But I remember this morning there are times my brain is seeking the guidance of my heart and soul where the still small Voice awaits to help me be my best self.

in this together…