dailydatewithgod

There are many, many thoughts that go through our minds throughout the day.  Many we don’t even realize because they are the same thoughts over and over. The ones we notice are the ones we latch onto.  The ones we allow to lead us down a path of thinking about it and formulating ideas and stories.  The question is, do those stories lead us in a direction that supports us or brings us down? Do they help us to grow or keep us stuck?  Do they convey the idea that we are worthy and here for a purpose or we might as well call it a day?  The first step is to recognize that each thought that leads us is an opportunity to explore it. It’s not about shutting it down or making it wrong.  It is an indication of where our thoughts spend their time and what message they are trying to tell us about ourselves.  I have had many terrible thoughts that I found leading me down a dark spiral and at first I ignored them, fought them, or made myself wrong for having them. Strangely, that did not work.  Then, God showed me how to invite them in and see what they were there to tell me.  A mindfulness practice usually involves learning how to be with oneself and that means all of oneself, body, mind, and spirit.  When we stop running from what is leading us, we have the power to steer the direction by using it to find the light hidden beneath the darkness.