Photos are from today’s walk - February 24, 2020
It was a weekend full of lots of self-reflection.
Saturday - I don't have to be anything
I’m grateful for a contemplative community that
comes together every few months and practices
contemplation together and shares their insights
in a vulnerable way throughout the day.
Perhaps my biggest insight during our quiet
day was this one....
Once in a while, I need to remind myself that I
don’t have to be anything.
It’s more than okay to just be.
Then, standing outside beside a field...
I feel the cool breeze blowing
I hear the bird sing
and for just a moment
I feel free.
Sunday - Rest
On Sunday I did the best I could to rest.
It helped a little that I was having some vertigo
and needed to be still.
As a discipline, I try to be still and quiet most
Sundays and make it a day without
social media and as few screens as possible.
It feels really good and somehow builds up
the muscle of self-control. It’s not easy though.
I find, and maybe you do too, that when I try
to give something up even if it’s just for 24 hours
the pull to do it is really strong. Maybe stronger.
Sunday - Wisdom
I am being reminded to...
- be “surrendered to Self”
- “Don’t change it, just observe it (the difficult truth about yourself)”
- “God is playing you, you are not playing God”
- “Spirituality isn’t about the cessation of doing, but the cessation of doing for selfish reasons”
- “...do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God“ Micah 6:8
Today I’m a little overwhelmed by everything
that I have on my plate which can be
paralyzing for an Enneagram nine.
Nevertheless, here we go.
Take good care,
~ Rod