A New Week Begins
Trying to live in the present moment is really challenging. Beginning a new week of work seems to be a fitting time to focus on living in the present. Daily I am honored to listen to people talk about life. Many focus so much on their yesterdays that they can't live in the moment. I am like that from time to time, too!
This insight might be helpful: “Drive home tonight but only look in the rear view mirror and... see how long it takes you to crash. Are you feeling anger or resentment towards someone or something that is in the rear view? There is a solution: Let it go. Relationship amnesia can be a good thing and it helps you focus on the road ahead where your effort matters!” (Anonymous)
Your yesterdays are history and they won't change, your tomorrows aren't here yet. Each of us has today-- a day to the make the most of, a day to help the world be a more peaceful place, a day to bring a rainbow of hope where darkness seems overpowering! Enjoying your new week means that you must enjoy today. May you be surrounded by a peaceful presence that allows today's potential to overwhelm you.
--Ben Keckler
09.20.10
Showing posts with label Releasing the past. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Releasing the past. Show all posts
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Daily Devotion - Thursday, September 2
I Ought To Have...
Erasing the “ought to have” and the “if only” aspects of our lives is important. To forget what is behind is the best way to face today. It is also a very, very, VERY difficult thing to do.
Henri Nouwen writes, “So many things have happened in our lives about which we feel uneasy, regretful, angry, confused or ambivalent. And all these feelings are often colored by guilt. Guilt that says: ‘You ought to have done…..’ or ‘You ought to have said…..’” The result is that we cannot be fully present in the moment because we are holding on to past feelings that obscure our living in the moment.
The same is true of our “what if” moments. When we are wondering things like “What if the stock market plunges even more?” we are contemplating things beyond our control. We can end up missing the beauty that surrounds us.
Each of us has this moment, this day to be present and attentive to our inner voice, our work, each other. Be alert friends, the One who is, is present right now.
A prayer: God, help me to discover you right here, right now! Amen.
--Ben Keckler
09.02.10
Erasing the “ought to have” and the “if only” aspects of our lives is important. To forget what is behind is the best way to face today. It is also a very, very, VERY difficult thing to do.
Henri Nouwen writes, “So many things have happened in our lives about which we feel uneasy, regretful, angry, confused or ambivalent. And all these feelings are often colored by guilt. Guilt that says: ‘You ought to have done…..’ or ‘You ought to have said…..’” The result is that we cannot be fully present in the moment because we are holding on to past feelings that obscure our living in the moment.
The same is true of our “what if” moments. When we are wondering things like “What if the stock market plunges even more?” we are contemplating things beyond our control. We can end up missing the beauty that surrounds us.
Each of us has this moment, this day to be present and attentive to our inner voice, our work, each other. Be alert friends, the One who is, is present right now.
A prayer: God, help me to discover you right here, right now! Amen.
--Ben Keckler
09.02.10
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