Discipline typically gets a bad rap. Perhaps its it the image of being in trouble or called to the principal’s office. One definition of discipline has to do with punishment but the one I am writing about is the one that is connected to following a practice and of self-control: “training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties, or moral character.” The question is what discipline do we follow on a day-to-day basis? We are aligning ourselves with something. It is the world that tells us that we need to be, do and have more. Is it our religious practice that tells us we must be kind, giving, and self-less? Is it the media who tells us we need to be more like the lives of the people who we see on TV and in the movies? Is it our family values? Whatever training it is that we use to align or discipline ourselves with, it is important that we choose it. There are many great things that come out of so many places, but often we are still following them without questioning them. Some may still be in alignment with our true selves, our God-selves. Some may have outlived their usefulness. Often if they have outlived their usefulness they cause us some discord. We have to force them upon or ourselves and we have to “should” ourselves to engage. My prayer for us today is that we be willing to wake up to an idea that we have been mindlessly going along with and ask God to show us if that particular discipline is still in alignment with who we are in God’s eyes. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Do you have any disciplines that you mindlessly partake in that you want to mindfully practice today? If so, share in the comment section.
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