Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, two hands-do you think God is trying to tell us something? The things that we use to receive with are in the twos. Eyes through which to see what is physically happening, ears with which to hear it, nostrils to taken in the scent and taste and hands with which to grasp. Yet none of this has any meaning until we make the connection in our minds and our hearts. Once the perception hits the meaning making machine (our minds) which looks to place it in a familiar file, things just are. What if we were to pause first with our hearts and just observe what we are taking in? What if we were present to the energy of the reception before we put a label on it? The meaning we create would then be subject to the influence of our heart. Maybe this already happens but we are so quick to listen to the voice that speaks up so hastily in our minds that we miss it. If God designed us to live from our hearts then it is within our power to cultivate the listening of the beats of energy that resonate within us before forming an opinion of what we are perceiving. If we place greater value on our minds’ perspective versus our hearts’, we are going to wait for its verdict and pass over the one that is sensitive to the energy within all things perceived. I think as children our hearts are open and full, ready to take in what is being offered but we get hurt and shut it down to protect it. Then we place priority of the mind over the heart. This is what happened to me. It is part of the human experience. This experience calls us to live out our mission to continue to search for the One who designed the heart and longs for us to draw closer to love with each new day. Our hearts and minds do not work in opposition, they are meant, like all our systems to work cohesively. If we are open to cultivating the practice of pause and observance, we can find room for them both. We can create the balance of living from a place of receiving and giving love while knowing that we are taken care because Our Creator who designed us this way is still in charge. Nothing that happens to us can undo what God has done. My prayer for us today is that we be willing to explore the power of observation as a means to reconnect the relationship between our hearts and our minds. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Be With Observance!
on April 22, 2015Are you willing to pause and observe in your heart before going with the verdict of your mind at least once today? Share in the comments.
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