dailydatewithgod

It’s good to shake things up now and then.  To get a new perspective.  To focus on something new and different.  Our mind becomes so used to seeing certain things and “knowing” the presence of the physical world that we encounter every day that it can miss the little nuances of what has changed in our field of vision.  When we seek out new sights we initiate a rejuvenation of our mind.  This new view will help put things in perspective.  It allows us to be restored to the waking state in which we are actively present in our lives and more fully present. This is why people love vacation and travel.  It opens their eyes to new sights and awakens in them an alertness.  The new experience then becomes a way of restoring the mind and ultimately the heart and the spirit.  The simplicity of this kind of restoration is that we do not have to seek outside views for it to occur. It also occurs in meditation, in quiet times of stillness.  Neuroscientists have seen that if we take even just a few minutes each day to quiet our body and our mind and just observe our thoughts, we create room for new connections in the brain.  Besides, ask any monk and they can tell you about the centuries of practice that has shown this to be true.  My prayer for us today is that we be open to God’s invitation to spend some time away from all the visions and happenings of life and be restored to our true hearts, minds and spirits by spending time with the Creator of our hearts, minds and spirits.  Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen