Sharp reminder: the Christ image we feed ourselves and how subjective our prayers can become. Am I thinking of others before myself? Am I reiterating the past or trying to spell out the future? God asks that we *be with Him and to trust Him in that we are exactly where we need to be.
There is a dichotomy between contentment and complacence just as there is a difference between being patient and being passive. Patience is actively listening to know when to act or respond whereas passivity reverberates inactivity and an uncaring attitude. Contentment means finding peace and joy in our daily lives as well as challenging our comfort zone so as not to become complacent.
We are always in this state of becoming: stripping down flaws and growing in humility; growing in confidence of our skills and purpose; redefining our daily habits. We are always seeking to understand the self: the rational mind that logically analyzes each problem and aggressively pushes onward and up; the animalistic mind that is blind to reason and would prefer to remain static, to keep stemming and returning to comfort/pleasure. Then, there is the Will that can choose between right and wrong; light and dark; positive and negative. There are these intense moments when we say, feel, or do something that we do not expect of ourselves. Nothing brilliant, but the excess cobwebs are no longer clouding judgement and the images become clearer, sharper. Sometimes we crave stimulation, but our souls require peace. Time and solitude can be healing in order for our GABA neurotransmitters to inhibit and clean up all of the excess Glutamate excitatory neurons from overthinking. Are we constantly giving and growing? But amidst the busy schedules there is also a need for solitude and rekindling a friendship with yourself. Speak kindly to yourself and be gentle when uncovering wounds. Sometimes I think that I am doing my best, but I can be better. I hope so because the best is yet to be.
There is a dichotomy between contentment and complacence just as there is a difference between being patient and being passive. Patience is actively listening to know when to act or respond whereas passivity reverberates inactivity and an uncaring attitude. Contentment means finding peace and joy in our daily lives as well as challenging our comfort zone so as not to become complacent.
We are always in this state of becoming: stripping down flaws and growing in humility; growing in confidence of our skills and purpose; redefining our daily habits. We are always seeking to understand the self: the rational mind that logically analyzes each problem and aggressively pushes onward and up; the animalistic mind that is blind to reason and would prefer to remain static, to keep stemming and returning to comfort/pleasure. Then, there is the Will that can choose between right and wrong; light and dark; positive and negative. There are these intense moments when we say, feel, or do something that we do not expect of ourselves. Nothing brilliant, but the excess cobwebs are no longer clouding judgement and the images become clearer, sharper. Sometimes we crave stimulation, but our souls require peace. Time and solitude can be healing in order for our GABA neurotransmitters to inhibit and clean up all of the excess Glutamate excitatory neurons from overthinking. Are we constantly giving and growing? But amidst the busy schedules there is also a need for solitude and rekindling a friendship with yourself. Speak kindly to yourself and be gentle when uncovering wounds. Sometimes I think that I am doing my best, but I can be better. I hope so because the best is yet to be.
