dailydatewithgod

We are all independent and we make choices, some of them conscious, others subconsciously.  At every moment decisions are being made about where to go, what to do, what to say.  We think that we make these decisions independent and all on our own.  But as is usual with life, there is a duality present.  We do make these decisions independently, but we also make them based on past experiences, prior knowledge, what we feel like, what we are thinking about, what we hope will happen, what we think others reaction might be, etc.  We manufacture in our mind the outcomes to some extent and are led in the direction of the outcome that we are seeking.  There is an intention set before us whether it is set consciously or subconsciously or even unconsciously. Our brains are firing off messages that get sent to our body as we begin to formulate the end result of our decision.  It is a magnificent machine.  It is pushing for our survival.  The question is not whether or not we are being led by something, the question is what are we letting ourselves be led by?  How different might our day be if before we made a decision about what to say to someone or whether or not to eat something, we stopped and paused and asked ourselves, what is driving this decision?  What do I hope will happen as a result of this decision?  What is leading me to the choice that I am making?  Perhaps it sounds arduous and ridiculous to stop and check in with ourselves, but how else does one design a life of purposeful living?  How else does one know what he or she is being led by?  I think a gift of daily meditation time comes not in tremendous spiritual experiences that I have during the meditation but instead the pause that I have throughout the day.  In that pause moment, when I am doubtful or even agitated I can breathe, check in with my heart (God) and spirit and decide what is leading me in the direction of my decision.  Does it move me closer to who I truly am or who I want to show up in the world as?  Or, is it simply based on prior programming, that may have served me well in the past, but not where I want to go today in this moment?  Living this way means that I am no longer a victim of circumstance or of my own thinking–it takes courage to step up and choose what I want to lead me.  My prayer for you today is that in a moment of decision you reach for that pause and check in with your heart and spirit (God) and ask, will this lead me to become the best version of myself today?  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen