Sunday
Friday
calm in a world of turmoil..
We will certainly find situations around us that have the ability to put us under pressure from conditions that seem outside of our control. Instead of reacting to them and letting them control us; we can learn to take a step back and get control with a calm perspective.
A good way to soothing therapy is to find a quiet place amid the noise. This can sometimes be an easier place to get to than when you’re in a serene peaceful setting. The concentration required at the beginning is sharp and focused and you can get there quickly. It is harder to go deeper into the meditation but this can be used for a quick escape route. We can all use this quick escape because the noise seems endless in this world we travel.
One technique is to gather all the noise and commotions and roll them into a big ball of senseless 'white noise'. The key is to realize the sum of this senselessness. Once we do this it can be pushed or pawned off as more of an interruption. This is where we can focus on the calm. This ‘noise ball’ is reduced in its loudness and it seems farther removed as we drift into a controlled peace. Not to say that we can be startled into a relapse while we’re adrift. But if we show a resolve, we will be rewarded.
Another technique is to allow the noise to swirl about you. Imagine it whirling around you like a tornado but you remain unfazed; your hair doesn’t even move. The noises and motions seem almost amusing to you as you sink into a calm crevice that cannot be disturbed.
And if you need a helping hand just say this prayer: “Lord, let there be nothing that you and I together can’t handle”.
A good way to soothing therapy is to find a quiet place amid the noise. This can sometimes be an easier place to get to than when you’re in a serene peaceful setting. The concentration required at the beginning is sharp and focused and you can get there quickly. It is harder to go deeper into the meditation but this can be used for a quick escape route. We can all use this quick escape because the noise seems endless in this world we travel.
One technique is to gather all the noise and commotions and roll them into a big ball of senseless 'white noise'. The key is to realize the sum of this senselessness. Once we do this it can be pushed or pawned off as more of an interruption. This is where we can focus on the calm. This ‘noise ball’ is reduced in its loudness and it seems farther removed as we drift into a controlled peace. Not to say that we can be startled into a relapse while we’re adrift. But if we show a resolve, we will be rewarded.
Another technique is to allow the noise to swirl about you. Imagine it whirling around you like a tornado but you remain unfazed; your hair doesn’t even move. The noises and motions seem almost amusing to you as you sink into a calm crevice that cannot be disturbed.
And if you need a helping hand just say this prayer: “Lord, let there be nothing that you and I together can’t handle”.
Saturday
microwave society
For many, the haze of adolescence descends into our mind and causes a cloud of unknowing. There are a few ways to find faith through this fog and they are usually kindled by a direct or an indirect nudge from God. Form this nudge we can either study ourselves into the Church, or come from an interior perception. But in each case the final decision to accept or decline this gift is ours to make.
And what helps us to decide?
We can gain inspiration from others blanketed in the faith, or from the Church herself; because a truer model does not exist.
The lure of instant satisfaction and pleasure tempts us to put off this transformation. We live in an ‘instant’ or ‘microwave society’ looking for immediate results and unearned satisfaction. What causes some to remove the blindfold and see the truth? We need to come to our senses and realize that this life itself is but an instant when compared to eternity. If we take the effort required to think or ponder this we will come to the same conclusion.
And what helps us to decide?
We can gain inspiration from others blanketed in the faith, or from the Church herself; because a truer model does not exist.
The lure of instant satisfaction and pleasure tempts us to put off this transformation. We live in an ‘instant’ or ‘microwave society’ looking for immediate results and unearned satisfaction. What causes some to remove the blindfold and see the truth? We need to come to our senses and realize that this life itself is but an instant when compared to eternity. If we take the effort required to think or ponder this we will come to the same conclusion.
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