“My Safe Place?” Blog # 171
What if today were my last day on earth to live?
How can I see my life differently, where I am going?
Can I decide to fill my day with prayer, peace and purpose?
No matter where I go, no matter what I do or what I buy, it’s never enough. Nothing in this
secular, material, temporal world is ever enough to buy myself “Peace of Mind”. Many
times I have laid in bed at night after a great purchase. Perhaps it was a new home, a new
car, or a specific holiday I had planned for and was now over. At the end of the day, it is
the anticipation that sets the sail. Looking forward to something planned and not here yet.
Then it is all over. Nothing in the entire world is ever as someone wants it to be.
William Shakespeare once noted: “The brain is the souls fragile dwelling place”.
My character is who I am, It is the sum total of all my thoughts, feelings and emotions. So
in order for my soul to work right, I have to grow inside, emotionally and spiritually. If I get
stuck and my mind starts racing in the wrong direction, all kinds of negativity, isolation and
darkness enter in. I have to keep moving around the track of life in a positive manner. Just
imagine walking into a room that is totally dark, with a fowl smell in the room and dark
angry music plays all around me.
HOW DO I FEEL? Angry, unsettling thoughts cause “dis-ease”. Remember this daily!
Here in lies the challenge, NO one person knows what is happening tomorrow. Yesterday
was calm and easy going, not too difficult. Today is different! There may be challenges
around each corner I turn… NOW I must say to myself:
‘WHERE ARE MY TOOLS TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULTY AND HOW CAN I USE THEM?”
Years ago I asked my grandma, “how can I know when to do the right thing?” My grandma
smiled at me saying, “If you feel anxious, don’t do it. If you feel calm, the right decision is
now!” As long as I am alive I realize no other person has ALL the answers for me. It will
always be my decision in the end to decide. Other people give their input and either
contribute good or bad advice to what I must decide for myself. Grandma giving me
advice was a blessing in disguise. However, I need to pray daily for: Discipline, (to do the
right thing), Discernment (to know to do the right thing and Detachment. (to withdraw from
situations not good for me).
Another truth comes into play when seeking my “SaFe Place”. I must see my thoughts,
words and actions daily, in a positive manner. I MUST be focused on the good. If I am
focused on “past problems of yesterday” I am stuck in a rut and this is NOT SAFE FOR ME. I
need to go forward now. Getting to my Safe Place is looking at the thoughts keeping me
stuck. Dwelling in sadness from the past with regret is wrong. I now decide to laugh at the
absurdity of “why In the world” I allow myself to go to past situations of regret and FOR
WHAT? It’s time to dust myself off, give it a good laugh. I say good bye to old intrusive
memories enabling me NOT to forgive. I MUST DO THIS NOW. Above all I desire better
health, improved relationship with another and good behavior on my part. Am I truly
acting like a Christian? I cannot afford to forego a relationship which is NEGATIVE. This
affects my own health in a negative way! Sad, depressive, dark thoughts cause DIS - EASE.
Knowing, the only person affected, is ME! Internally, and all through my own body, I must let
it go. I forgive the other person who has hurt me and now I MOVE ON. What is my
barometer to do this?
Only one man. Jesus Christ. All HIS disciples, mass amounts of followers, friends, ALL
THESE PEOPLE TURNED ON HIM, FOR ALL THE GOOD HE DID.
Still Jesus said, Father forgive them for they know NOT what they do”
IF I REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM TODAY….I WILL USE THE ABOVE SENTENCE TO TAKE ME TO
MY “SAFE PLACE.“ NOW ALL IS WELL.
Can I look at anyone I am upset with and say the above?
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