dailydatewithgod

For the most part I am someone who likes to be prepared.  I can improvise and think on my feet quite well when needed but I do not try to go into situations completely blind.  The setting of a situation has so much to do with our experience of it.  The setting is as much the actual physical experience as well as our intentions. If I go into a meeting expecting to deal with a stressful situation my perspective is going to be slated to one of safety and protection. The meeting itself may be in a nice conference room with plenty of light and space between seats, but if I am intending to be on guard I will not notice any of that.  The setting of our intention impacts the setting of our experience of life.  On my daily dates with God I am setting myself up for a mindset in which I am more likely to remember God is in charge and I am whole.  I can set up the perspective of looking for what I can bring to a situation instead of what I can get out of it.  Creating a setting in which love can grow has to do with my state of mind, not with whether or not someone else is acting the way I want or meeting my expectations.  This is a different way of looking at life.  As someone who did not feel internally safe for a long time, my intention was set at a default of protection. This barred me unintentionally from experiencing so much of what life has to offer. As a mature woman I can choose to change that and where I am not able, ask God for help. By re-calibrating my setting in God, I can open myself up freely to be present for the adventure of life.