These past two weeks have been pretty hectic and heavy, so I apologize for the lack of posts. With homework, work deadlines and the passing of a family member, it was hard enough just trying to keep a smile on my face and push through the days. But we've all have those moments, right? When things around you are moving so fast, your stressed out and it seems as though your fighting your hardest not to get swallowed up by your current circumstances? So what is one to do when this happens? My first instinct was to get out of the house, hang with friends, and (for a minute) forget about what's going on. But that didn't happen, and consequently I found something that worked better: being still.
While getting out to let loose and "clear your mind" is great, sometimes the best remedy is as simples as turning off the phone, computer and TV and just being still. How often do we really get the chance to do that? There's always going to be emails to check, phone calls to answer, text messages to respond to and a new life challenge waiting for you; but how often do we put all that on PAUSE and really decompress? I admittedly don't, and it usually just adds to whatever insanity I'm dealing with at the moment. So this little trick worked wonders for me. Just for those few minutes everything stopped and I was able to breathe, collect my thoughts, and reflect on the circumstances I could change and ask God to give me the strength for the ones I could not.
Give it a try, and don't be like me and wait till all hell breaks loose either...that tends to be the hardest time to "be still".
God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer. ~Mother Teresa
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